Project Officer

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Newtown; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Bwyd Powys Food (hosted by Cultivate) seeks a proactive operational coordinator to support cross-county activities across Dyfed Powys. You will manage administrative tasks, coordinate events and workshops, and help integrate bilingual Welsh/English communications across Workstreams 1 and 2 of the civil food resilience project.

You will liaise with four Local Food Partnerships, support governance meetings, and ensure compliant, well-documented engagement and delivery across regional hubs.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating cross-county projects in a regional setting.
• Proven ability to plan and deliver multi-partner workshops and events.
• Commitment to bilingual Welsh/English communications and accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide cross-county operational coordination and administrative support across Dyfed Powys.
• Deliver workshops and events and assist with governance meetings.
• Support monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) documentation and partner sign-ups.
• Champion bilingual compliance in engagement resources and public events.
• Liaise with Hub Officers and local partners to promote activities and sign-ups.

Skills

Coordination

Administration

Event planning

Stakeholder engagement

Welsh language

MEL data support

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Bwyd Powys Food (hosted by Cultivate) serves as the lead administrative organisation for the Dyfed Powys Civil Food Resilience Project (Phase 2). This collaborative regional initiative unites all four Local Food Partnerships (LFPs) across the region—Bwyd Powys Food, Bwyd Sir Gâr Food Partnership, Partneriaeth Bwyd Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire Food Partnership.

Phase 2 focuses on scaling up civil preparedness and literacy regarding food system shocks, co-producing household and community toolkits, and expanding machinery rings and shared processing capacity for local producers.

Workstream 1 (Scaling Up Awareness & Governance): Co-creating bilingual food resilience toolkits, conducting scenario testing workshops and engaging households, community groups, food businesses, and public bodies. to embed food security into emergency planning.

Workstream 2 (Strengthening Local Food Systems): Supporting the expansion of regional machinery rings, facilitating farm diversification, building direct supply chain connections, and promoting grower training initiatives.

Job Description

To provide cross-county operational coordination, administrative support, and event delivery across Dyfed Powys, ensuring equal support for both Workstream 1 (Awareness & Governance) and Workstream 2 (Local Food Systems & Machinery Rings) while unifying regional LFP activities.

Key Responsibilities

Workstream 1: Scaling Up Awareness & Governance

• Toolkit Co-Production & Testing: Liaise and support partners in co-creating, trialling, and refining bilingual food resilience toolkits tailored for households, community groups, food businesses, and public bodies.
• Workshop & Event Delivery: Plan and deliver cross-county engagement workshops, testing events, and "war-game" scenario sessions with diverse community networks, third-sector groups, and regional stakeholders.
• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: Support outreach to embed food security into regional risk registers and well-being plans, coordinating engagement.
• Regional Showcase Events: Organise promotional showcases and interactive trial sessions at key sector events.

Workstream 2: Strengthening Local Food Systems & Machinery Rings

• Machinery Ring Support: Collaborate with Hub Officers across the four hubs (North Powys, South Powys, Carmarthenshire, and Ceredigion/Pembrokeshire) to assist with promotion, user sign-ups, and equipment booking workflows.
• Producer Engagement & Supply Chains: Engage with local growers, farmers, and food producers to support farm diversification, promote short direct supply chains, and signpost producers to local food hubs and direct markets.
• Training & Event Promotion: Work with agricultural partners to schedule, promote, and coordinate grower training sessions, safety courses, and competency sign-offs.

Operational Governance, Comms & Administration

• Governance Support: Provide administrative and secretarial support for project governance, including organising fortnightly regional Delivery Group meetings and three Advisory Board meetings throughout the project lifespan.
• Monitoring & Evaluation: Maintain accurate attendance logs, workshop user feedback, user sign-ups, and operational documentation to support the regional Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer.
• Bilingual Compliance: Champion the Welsh Language Action Plan, ensuring all engagement resources, communications, toolkits, and public events strictly adhere to bilingual principles and the 'Active Offer' policy.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all workshop logistics, equipment showcases, and community sessions adhere to health & safety, safeguarding, data protection, and statutory regulations.