Senior Community Connector

St Christophers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

St Christopher’s in London is seeking a Senior Community Connector to build trusted relationships with local communities and organisations. You will help us understand community needs and create opportunities for meaningful participation, while supporting a team of Connectors and coordinating engagement activities.

The role includes delivering workshops, coordinating health and hospice promotion, and ensuring the community voices inform our end-of-life care work.

Qualifications

• Experience in community development or community work.
• Experience engaging with communities to understand needs.
• Strong organisational skills with multiple activities.
• Experience of line managing staff or directing others.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confidence presenting to groups and introducing ideas.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with community organisations, faith groups, charities and local leaders.
• Coordinate and deliver community engagement activities, workshops and talks.
• Listen to community members and ensure their voices shape our work.
• Support and coordinate Community Connectors and plan engagement activities.
• Track engagement and contribute to learning and development of our engagement approach.

Skills

Community development

Stakeholder engagement

Event coordination

Line management

Communication

Public speaking

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Join Our Team as a Senior Community Connector

Location: Sydenham (with hybrid working option) Hours: 21.6 hours per week Salary: £22,685 per annum (FTE £37,809 per annum)

Make a Difference in Your Community

At St Christopher’s, we’re working alongside local communities to improve experiences of serious illness, dying, death and bereavement. Our mission is to make an outstanding, equitable, palliative and end of life care and support a reality for more people when and where they need it.

As a Senior Community Connector, you’ll play a key role in building trusted relationships with local people, community groups and organisations, helping us understand community needs and create opportunities for meaningful participation.

What You’ll Do

You’ll:

• Build strong relationships with community organisations, faith groups, charities and local leaders.
• Coordinate and deliver community engagement activities, workshops, talks and health & hospice promotion.
• Listen to community members, understand their needs and help ensure their voices shape our work.
• Support and coordinate Community Connectors, helping to plan and deliver meaningful engagement activities.
• Track engagement, share learning and contribute to the development of our community engagement approach.

What We’re Looking For

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of community development or community working.
• Experience engaging with communities to understand their needs and perspectives.
• Strong organisational skills and experience coordinating multiple activities.
• Experience of line managing staff or directing the work of others.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confidence presenting to groups and introducing new ideas or services.
• Good IT and social media skills.
• A flexible, proactive and collaborative approach.
• Proven delivery skills, including ability to balance own workload, identify resources needed and engage with others in implementation in a timely way
• The ability to work comfortably and compassionately with people at the end of life and those affected by death and loss.

Why Join St Christopher’s?

• Make a meaningful difference in local communities.
• Work alongside a passionate, inclusive and innovative team
• Help shape how communities experience serious illness, death and bereavement
• Contribute to social change and more equitable access to palliative care.

St Christopher’s is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We also value peer and lived experience as an important part of our team.