COMMUNITY HUB DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (Part Time) Self Employed Contract

HIJOBS; Lochgilphead; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A community trust organization in Lochgilphead is seeking a self-employed Development Officer to lead and manage the development of Cairnbaan Community Hub. The role requires strong project management skills and allows flexible working conditions, including remote work. Candidates should have experience in community project management and be prepared for a visible presence in the village. The part-time contract offers competitive payment based on a daily rate.

Qualifications

• Wide range of community project management skills required.
• Experience in working with building trades preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage, implement and co-ordinate the early stages of the development.
• Ensure visible presence in the village while working remotely.

Skills

Community project management

Clerk of works style role

Job description

We are at the final stages of the transfer of forestry buildings to our community for conversion into a community hub with adjacent workshop space. We are now seeking a self employed Development Officer with a wide range of community project management skills including working with the building trades in a clerk of works style role.

• The successful candidate will be engaged flexibly in the early stages with hours increasing, as the project develops, up to an anticipated 3 days per week.
• Their role will be to manage, implement and co-ordinate the early stages of the development of Cairnbaan Community Hub.
• This post is funded by the Scottish Land Fund for a period of up to a year.
• Payment will be made on submission of monthly invoices, based on a daily rate in the region of £250, including travel.
• The post is open to a person wishing to work both remotely and locally for two or three days a week, to be negotiated with the Board of Trustees, however they will be expected to have a visible presence in the village.
• This role will report directly to Colin Davies of the Trustee Board, who will act in a line-management role for the position.

Details of the Trust can be found at: https://cairnbaancommunitytrust.org

CLOSING DATE 16TH August with interviews scheduled for 22nd August.

for informal discussions and final applications:- [e-mail]

Immedediate FLEXIBLE start of part time contract available