Community Partner Engagement Lead

Coram; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Coram, a UK charity focused on families and childcare, is looking for a Community Partner Engagement Lead to build and nurture partnerships with local organisations and communities.

The role requires proactive project management, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to work across teams. Some travel around the county is expected; hybrid working arrangements apply. 21–28 hours per week, flexible scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Lead on projects and partnerships with local organisations.
• Engage a range of audiences with clear, impactful communications.
• Travel around the county to meet new and potential partners.

Job description

Job Title - Community Partner Engagement Lead

Hours - 21 hours to 28 hours (0.6 - 0.8 FTE). Flexible working options available including hybrid home/office working, compressed hours etc

Location - Coram Campus

About Coram Family and Childcare

Coram Family and Childcare works to make the UK a better place for families, focusing on childcare and early years to make a difference to families’ lives now and in the long term.

We are a leading voice on early education and childcare, carrying out research that aids understanding and drives change in early years and childcare policy. Every year, we publish our annual Childcare Survey and our Holiday Childcare Survey – the definitive reports on childcare costs and availability across Great Britain.

Our network of local Parent Champions schemes reaches thousands of parents each year, with dedicated local volunteers ensuring parents are aware of their rights and entitlements, improving children’s outcomes.

We deliver the National Association of Family Information Services (NAFIS) – the only national membership organisation supporting essential Family Information Service staff in local authorities to deliver high-quality information and advice to families.

We deliver responsive, family-focussed projects, often in partnership with other expert organisations, reaching some of the most disadvantaged families and levelling the playing field for disadvantaged children.

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

We are seeking a confident professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, with experience managing complex projects with competing demands. The role would suit an adaptable, creative and organised individual who enjoys communicating with a range of audience and who relishes the chance to take the lead on areas of their work.

This role will involve some travel around the county to meet new and potential partners in-person.

We are a small team who pride ourselves on being friendly, dedicated and supportive.

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro‑diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.