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Community Engagement Officer
Fixed Term Contract until 30th May 2025
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: 37 hours per week (some evening and weekend working will be required)
Location: Hertford
Salary: £31,000 FTC (pro rata)
Interviews: ASAP
Start: ASAP
Charity People are thrilled to be recruiting on behalf of a heritage charity to find them a passionate and solutions focused Community Engagement Officer to see their Greenspace Renewal project through the reminder of the development phase over the coming months. Some exciting changes are in motion for the greenspace, with nearly £350,000 being awarded to develop plans for nature conservation, heritage preservation and infrastructure improvements.The organisation’s Greenspace Renewal project has been made possible thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, thank you to National Lottery players. This is an exciting project, working in partnership with a range of external stakeholders.
The successful postholder will be responsible for the delivery of a programme of engagement activities to promote the Greenspace Renewal project. You will develop an innovative community engagement programme, with particular focus on audiences of priority, including those who do not currently visit or engage with the site, and you will ensure you are proactively removing any barriers to reach new and diverse audiences. This will involve delivering some events that are already being prepared for, setting up programme focus groups for volunteers and stakeholders, and developing networks to build engagement with, such as local schools, cultural, heritage and community groups.
Other duties include:
Develop Activity Plan and Interpretation Plan for submission as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund Delivery Phase application. Responsible for high visibility acknowledgement of the National Lottery Heritage Fund on site, online and in all activities as well as using the project to acknowledge and thank National Lottery Players. Deliver geophysical surveying public event. Deliver and evaluate visitor observation surveys. Undertake consultation with stakeholders and the wider public to inform them of delivery phase proposals. Develop Activity Plan and Interpretation Plan for submission as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund Delivery Phase application. Deliver and evaluate visitor observation surveys. Undertake consultation with stakeholders and the wider public to inform them of delivery phase proposals. Develop printed and online resources and materials to expand reach for engagement
The ideal candidate will be an allrounder, with excellent project management skills, a strong communicator, who can easily build relationships with stakeholders and communities. Skilled in identifying new funding and partnership opportunities, you will bring experience of creative writing to aid writing compelling bid proposals. Ideally you will have proven knowledge and experience of delivering externally funded projects and working within reporting frameworks, budgets and timescales.
You will be available to work some evenings and weekends (to be arranged by the successful post holder) for the focus groups, maybe some evenings in March and the key BioBlitz event on Sunday 23rd March. Please note, time off in lieu for any work out of your working hours.
Online interviews will take place at the end of week commencing the 20th, or on the 27th January, with the view of starting straight away ideally.
Please send your CV and availability without delay.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
