Sustainable Communities Coordinator (Herefordshire and Gloucestershire)

Severn Wye; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Severn Wye is seeking a Sustainable Communities Coordinator to lead the Energised Communities project in rural England. This role involves empowering local communities to engage with climate change through collaborative efforts and stakeholder engagement, enhancing sustainability and resilience while offering a supportive work environment with training opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

24 days annual leave increasing to 29 days

Group Life Assurance

Company pension scheme with employer contributions

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and facilitation abilities.
• Understanding of climate change and community development.
• Experience in partnering with diverse groups of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Energised Communities programme across Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.
• Engage local stakeholders and encourage community participation.
• Support community-led climate initiatives and provide knowledge building.

Skills

Communication

Facilitation

Community Engagement

Tools

IT Skills

Job description

Sustainable Communities Coordinator (Herefordshire and Gloucestershire)

England - South West, United Kingdom

Severn Wye is looking for a talented individual to empowerpeople and communities living in rural areas to act on climate change

Fundedby the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF), Energised Communities willempower disadvantaged rural communities in England and Wales to tackle climatechange, providing support and inspiration for community-led action focused onreducing energy use and generating clean energy, resulting in reduced carbonemissions, increased community resilience, and long-term sustainability.

TheEnergised Communities project will support communities that don’t traditionallyengage with climate issues, bringing them together for action-orienteddiscussions about energy and its impact on climate change. Communities willidentify local challenges, establish what people care about and exploresolutions. The project will provide inspiration for what’s possible and givecommunities the tools to make it happen. We will support communities in thelong term, recognising that building the ideas, skills and confidence to seeprojects through takes time. The project will help communities take morecontrol over their energy futures, creating opportunities for green skills,local employment and community regeneration.

Whyyou’ll enjoy working with us

Severn Wye is a great organisation to work for. We lovewhat we do. You will enjoy a relaxed and supportive work environment, andcolleagues who are knowledgeable, generous and committed to making adifference. Our flexible working arrangements are designed to accommodate thework/life balance our people need depending on where they are in their life andcareer, which means we benefit from the experience and enthusiasm of employeesof all ages and backgrounds.

We’ll provide the training you need to help you grow in yourrole and get to grips with the energy landscape. You’ll start on 24 days annualleave increasing to 29 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time). You’llhave excellent support for the future such as Group Life Assurance and acompany pension scheme with employer contributions of 7% when you put in 5% ormore. We get together regularly for social events and look after you outsidework hours with employee discounts on a range of outlets, including discountedgift cards and cashback.

If this sounds like anenvironment in which you’d thrive , you’relooking to strengthen your career, broaden your experience and contribute to asustainable future while doing so we’d love to hear from you.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Jobtitle

SustainableCommunities / Place Coordinator – Energised Communities Project

Workinghours

Full time or part time – 37or 30 hours per week.

Location

Home-based,preferably within project area (Herefordshire/Gloucestershire).

£30,200 per annum

Reportingto

CommunitiesManager

KeyResponsibilities

· Programme Delivery: Deliver the EnergisedCommunities programme across Herefordshire and Gloucestershire

· Stakeholder Engagement: Identify, map and activelyengage diverse local stakeholders including parish/local councils, ruraldevelopment bodies, community groups, residents' associations, businessrepresentatives, academic institutions (schools, colleges, universities) and HealthBoards/ NHS Trusts.

· Work with Community: To champion acollaborative climate action vision, facilitate initial community engagement,and ensure inclusive participation in mapping exercises to identify localstrengths and climate action opportunities

· Co-design Leadership: Model and promoteco-design/co-delivery approaches, actively including traditionally uninvolvedgroups in climate initiatives

· Programme Development: Support evidence-based,community-led climate initiatives through event leadership, programme shaping,implementation support, resource leveraging, and ongoing guidance

· Knowledge Building: Enhance communityunderstanding of climate issues through informed advice, signposting, baselinedata support, evaluation assistance, project planning guidance, andgovernance/funding support

· Communication &Advocacy: Act as community project advocate, develop communication plans including socialmedia strategies, and participate in knowledge sharing within teams and amongstakeholders

· Partnership &Innovation: Collaborate with rural communities and partner organisations to co-produceinnovative climate projects, prevent work duplication, build beneficialnetworks, and identify additional funding sources

· Capacity Building: Develop group knowledgeand climate action capacity, establish necessary governance structures, andsupport long-term sustainability

· Monitoring &Evaluation: Provide regular progress reports, support programme evaluation with impactdata, facilitate group reflection and learning, and ensure consistent messagingand Fund guideline compliance

PERSON SPECIFICATION

You will have:

· Excellentcommunication and facilitation abilities with g ood verbal, written andpresentation skills and ability to write reports

· IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, onlinedatabase systems) to conduct and accurately record all activities.

· Understanding of climatechange and community development/engagement.

· Experience of partnering with diverse groups of stakeholders, able to representideas and communicate proposals persuasively and creatively.

· Project coordination and delivery skills

· Ableto multi-task and manage own workload efficiently with minimum supervision,within a team.

· Ability to travel isessential, this will be to regular meetings and events within rural communities where access topublic transport may be limited. (This may also include some evenings andweekends)

· A basic DBS check isrequired.

And the following would bebeneficial:

· In depth understanding ofcommunity development, sustainable development, or rural regeneration withup-to-date knowledge and understanding of Climate action, social inequalityissues and wider sustainable development issues in rural Wales/England

· Experience of stimulating and enablingcommunity action through coproduction with community, social enterprise and/orother third sector groups.

· Climate, environmental programmeexperience

· Co-design and participatorymethods knowledge

· Goodknowledge of, and an ability to form, effective, collaborative workingrelationships across the public, private and third sectors

· A practitioner in Asset BasedCommunity Development and Co-production

· Grant writing andfundraising experience

· Written and spoken Welshlanguage skills (where necessary)

· Knowledge of social mediaand print media as tools for communication and development.

How to Apply

If you areinterested in applying for this role, please visit our online applicationportal and fill out ourform with your details, attach your CV and provide a brief covering letterexplaining why you are interested in this position and how your experiencematches the requirements in the Job Description .

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