Community Action Leader for Social Justice & Partnerships

South West Community Chaplaincy; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

South West Community Chaplaincy in Manchester invites applications for a lead role in driving social justice through community-led action and partnership development. You will work with Community Savers Leadership and partners to foster action across gender, housing, climate and economic justice in Manchester neighbourhoods.

This is a 0.6 FTE three-year fixed-term contract with a pro rata salary and responsibilities including strategic development, partnership building and community mapping.

Qualifications

• A deep understanding of facilitating community action and development projects in areas with long-term inequalities.
• Ability to maintain a positive can-do attitude while negotiating complex political/relational dynamics.
• Experience in community-led action; advocacy; campaigns, fundraising, communications, leadership development, partnership brokering, equality and inclusion, conflict resolution, safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development of community action, projects and partnerships to reduce health inequalities and promote social justice.
• Build relationships with statutory and non-statutory partners to support community-led development.
• Coordinate support for affiliated groups and leaders to ensure a community-led process underpins leadership development.
• Support community mapping, visioning, action planning, reflection and evaluation.

Skills

Community-led action

Advocacy

Fundraising

Leadership development

Partnership brokering

Equality inclusion

Conflict resolution

Safeguarding

Job description

South West Community Chaplaincy in Manchester invites applications for a lead role in driving social justice through community-led action and partnership development. You will work with Community Savers Leadership and partners to foster action across gender, housing, climate and economic justice in Manchester neighbourhoods.

This is a 0.6 FTE three-year fixed-term contract with a pro rata salary and responsibilities including strategic development, partnership building and community mapping.