Community Connector – Place-Based Programme

Govan Home and Education Link Project; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Govan HELP is recruiting a Community Connector to lead and coordinate place-based community development activity across Govan. The postholder will strengthen collaboration between residents, community groups, public services and third sector partners, ensuring local priorities are identified, supported and delivered in a coordinated and inclusive way.

The role focuses on developing and implementing a place-based action plan aligned with local priorities, particularly those linked to poverty

Qualifications

• Experience in community development or place-based work.
• Ability to build partnerships across sectors.
• Commitment to poverty reduction and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of locality priorities and action plans shaped by community voices.
• Build and sustain partnerships across statutory, voluntary and community sectors.
• Encourage community-led responses to poverty, inequality and exclusion.
• Create opportunities for meaningful engagement and shared decision-making.
• Provide a consistent, trusted presence within the Govan community.

Job description

Job Purpose

Govan HELP is recruiting a Community Connector to lead and coordinate place-based community development activity across Govan. The postholder will play a key role in strengthening collaboration between residents, community groups, public services and third sector partners, ensuring that local priorities are identified, supported and delivered in a coordinated and inclusive way. The role will focus on developing and implementing a place-based action plan aligned with local priorities, particularly those linked to poverty reduction, family wellbeing, inclusion and community resilience.

About the Place-Based Approach

The place-based approach focuses on improving outcomes for people by addressing the social, economic and environmental conditions in specific neighbourhoods. In Govan, this work complements wider child poverty and family wellbeing strategies, alongside community planning and partnership activity across Glasgow. Govan HELP acts as a trusted local organisation with deep roots in the community, well placed to convene partners, amplify community voices and support collective action that reflects lived experience.

The Role of Govan HELP as a Community Anchor

• Supporting the development of locality priorities and action plans shaped by community voices
• Building and sustaining partnerships across statutory, voluntary and community sectors
• Encouraging community-led responses to poverty, inequality and exclusion
• Creating opportunities for meaningful engagement and shared decision-making
• Providing a consistent, trusted presence within the Govan community