Community Development Coordinator (Sustainability) - Llangollen, Denbighshire & Ceiriog Valley, Wrexham

Severn Wye Energy Agency Ltd; Gloucester (MA); Remote; USD 36,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working pattern

Full training provided

Job summary

Severn Wye Energy Agency is seeking a Community Development Coordinator (Sustainability) to empower rural communities to act on climate change. The role is home-based with travel to project areas in Llangollen and Ceiriog Valley, offering flexible working hours and full training.

You will coordinate the Energised Communities programme, engage diverse stakeholders, and support community-led climate initiatives under the National Lottery fund.

Qualifications

• Education to degree level with excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience partnering with diverse stakeholders and communicating proposals persuasively and creatively.
• Project coordination skills with ability to manage workload with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to travel to rural community meetings and events, including some evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Energised Communities programme, engaging diverse local stakeholders.
• Facilitate inclusive community engagement and mapping exercises to identify local climate action opportunities.
• Model co-design and co-delivery approaches, including traditionally uninvolved groups.
• Support community-led climate initiatives through event leadership, resource leveraging and ongoing guidance.
• Report progress and work with The National Lottery Community Fund, including Welsh language requirements.

Skills

Communication

Facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Community Development Coordinator (Sustainability)

Llangollen, Denbighshire & Ceiriog Valley, Wrexham

Community-led climate action • Flexible working pattern • Full training given

Severn Wye is looking for a talented individual to empower people and communities living in rural areas to act on climate change, delivering our National Lottery-funded Energised Communities programme across Llangollen and Ceiriog Valley. You'll engage local stakeholders, champion co-design approaches, and help communities build the skills and confidence to take control of their energy futures.

Job title: Community Development Coordinator (Sustainability)

Working hours: Full time - 37hours per week. Flexible working hours or 0.8 FTE (4 days) considered. This role is open to secondment opportunities.

Salary: £31,977 perannum.

Reporting to: Community Renewable Energy Manager

Location: Home-based, within commutable distance of project areas Llangollen & Ceiriog

Closing date: Application deadline: 31 October 2026. Interviews: 19 and 20 November 2026. Proposed start date: 4 January 2027

The role will include

• Delivering the Energised Communities programme, engaging diverse local stakeholders including councils, community groups, schools and Health Boards
• Facilitating inclusive community engagement and mapping exercises to identify local climate action opportunities
• Modelling co-design and co-delivery approaches, including traditionally uninvolved groups
• Supporting community-led climate initiatives through event leadership, resource leveraging and ongoing guidance
• Reporting progress and working in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund, including Welsh language requirements

We are looking for someone with

• Education to degree level or equivalent experience, with excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Experience partnering with diverse stakeholders and communicating proposals persuasively and creatively
• Project coordination skills and the ability to manage their own workload with minimum supervision
• Ability to travel to rural community meetings and events, including some evenings and weekends

Severn Wye Energy Agency is a charity working across England and Wales, helping people overcome fuel poverty and act on climate change by putting energy at the heart of everything we do. severnwye.org.uk

We are committed to diversity and guarantee an interview to candidates from ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ or disabled communities who meet the essential job criteria.

Cydlynydd Datblygu Cymunedol (Cynaladwyedd)

Llangollen, Sir Ddinbych a DyffrynCeiriog, Wrecsam

Gweithredu cymunedol er mwyn yr hinsawdd • Patrwmgweithio hyblyg • Hyfforddiant cyflawn

Mae Severn Wye yn chwilio am unigolyn dawnus i alluogi pobl a chymunedau ardaloedd gwledig i weithredu ynghylch newid yn yr hinsawdd, gan gyflawni ein rhaglen Cymunedau YnNi (a ariennir gan y Loteri Genedlaethol) yn Llangollen a Dyffryn Ceiriog. Byddwch yn ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid lleol, yn hyrwyddo arddulliau cyd-ddylunio, ac yn helpu cymunedau i gynyddu medrau a hyder er mwyn rheoli eu hynni hwy’u hunain yn y dyfodol.

Teitl Swydd: Cydlynydd Datblygu Cymunedol(Cynaladwyedd)

Oriau Gwaith: Llawn-amser, 37 awr yr wythnos

Gweithio Hyblyg: Ystyrir oriau gweithio hyblyg neugyfwerth â 0.8 llawn-amser (4 diwrnod yr wythnos). Bydd cyfleoedd amdrosglwyddiad.

Cyflog: £31,977 y flwyddyn

Yn atebol i: Rheolwr Ynni AdnewyddadwyCymunedol

Lleoliad: Gartref, o fewn pellter cymudo iardaloedd y prosiect sef Llangollen a Dyffryn Ceiriog

Dyddiad Olaf Ceisiadau: 31 Hydref 2026

Dyddiadau Cyfweld: 19 ac 20 Tachwedd 2026

Dyddiad Dechrau Arfaethedig: 4 Ionawr 2027

Bydd y swydd yn cynnwys

• Cyflawni’r rhaglen Cymunedau YnNi, gan ymgysylltu ag amryw randdeiliaid cymunedol gan gynnwys cynghorau, grwpiau cymunedol, ysgolion a Byrddau Iechyd.
• Hwyluso ymgysylltu cymunedol cynhwysol ac ymarferion mapio er mwyn canfod cyfleoedd lleol i weithredu er budd yr hinsawdd.
• Modelu arddulliau cyd-ddylunio a chyd-gyflawni, gan gynnwys grwpiau nas cymhwyswyd yn y gorffennol.
• Helpu mentrau hinsawdd cymunedol trwy arwain achlysuron, canfod adnoddau ac arweiniad parhaus.
• Rhoi gwybod am gynnydd a gweithio mewn partneriaeth â Chronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol, gan gynnwys gofynion y Gymraeg.

Rydym yn chwilio am rywun â

• Gradd academaidd neu brofiad cyfwerth, sydd yn gyfathrebwr ac yn hwylusydd rhagorol.
• Profiad o weithio mewn partneriaeth ag amryw randdeiliaid a chyfathrebu cynigion yn argyhoeddiadol ac yn greadigol.
• Yn medru cydlynu prosiect a rheoli ei faich gwaith ei hun heb lawer o oruchwyliaeth.
• Yn medru teithio i gyfarfodydd ac achlysuron cymunedau gwledig, gan gynnwys rhai nosweithiau a phenwythnosau.

Mae Asiantaeth Ynni Severn Wye’n elusen sy’n weithredol yng Nghymru a Lloegr, gan helpu pobl i oresgyn tlodi tanwydd a gweithredu ynghylch newid yn yr hinsawdd trwy roi ynni wrth graidd popeth a wnawn. severnwye.org.uk

Rydym wedi ymrwymo wrth amrywiaeth ac yn gwarantu cyfweliad i ymgeiswyr o gymunedau lleiafrifoedd ethnig, LGBTQ+ neu anabl sy’n cyrraedd meini prawf hanfodol y swydd.