Senior Community Organiser

WMJobs; Coventry; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

WMJobs is seeking a Senior Community Organiser to lead and empower grassroots initiatives in Coventry. This role is pivotal to shaping the strategy of local groups focused on fighting poverty and discrimination. The position offers flexible hours and a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within the community while balancing life commitments.

Qualifications

• Track record of impactful campaigns addressing injustice.
• Experience in mapping power and running mass actions.
• Confidence to coach and facilitate conversations.

Responsibilities

• Develop city-wide power analyses and relationships with stakeholders.
• Mentor and energize local leaders for coordinated campaigns.
• Design and deliver leadership training for emerging changemakers.

Skills

Campaigning

Power Mapping

Public Narrative Crafting

Negotiation

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Be a strategist behind Coventry’s next wave of grassroots power.Join a tight‑knit team turning 21 community initiatives into one unstoppable force for justice.

Connecting for Good (CfG) is six years into a bold, ten‑year mission—and now we need a SeniorCommunityOrganiser to help us flip the switch from building power to wielding it.

Why this role is different

• Movement‑level impact:You’ll shape the collective strategy of 27 self‑organised groups tackling poverty, isolation and discrimination across Coventry.
• Small, expert crew:Work shoulder‑to‑shoulder with four experienced Community Organisers and a supportive TeamLeader—no silos, no ivory towers.
• Part‑time, big influence:18.5 hours/week, £38–40kprorata, fixed‑term toDec2027—plenty of space to balance life while steering city‑wide change.
  
  
  

What You’ll Drive

• Craft city‑wide power analyses and build high‑stakes relationships with journalists, policymakers and other power‑holders.
• Mentor and energise local leaders, turning individual wins into coordinated campaigns that shift systems.
• Design and deliver cutting‑edge organising and leadership training that equips 135+ emerging changemakers to act together.
• Guide each initiative toward self‑sufficiency—so by 2027 the movement is self‑governing, connected and impossible to ignore.
  
  
  

The wins you bring

• A track record of campaigns that moved the needle on injustice—and the stories to prove it.
• Skill in mapping power, crafting public narrative, running mass actions and negotiating with decision‑makers.
• Confidence to coach others, facilitate tough conversations and celebrate big, public victories.
  
  
  

The culture you’ll love

We care, we hold each other accountable and back bold ideas with action. We repay out‑of‑hours effort with TOIL, cherish diverse lived experience and never lose sight of the people behind the work.

Ready to help Coventry’s communities wield their power together?

Apply if you can start the next chapter of CfG’s journey toward fairer, more equitable neighbourhoods.

Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

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