Projects Assistant - Bristol, United Kingdom - The Cafe on the Common

Description

Projects Assistant

Ardagh Community Trust

Part-time (22.5 hours (3 days per week))


Job description

Ardagh Community Trust is recruiting for a Projects Assistant to support our CEO's work across a wide range of the charity's activities.

This is a fixed term contract of 6 months initially (Jan Jan 2025), to support the organisation's core functions.

This role is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised, personable professional with an interest in working in a local charity, to support our work at a critical time.

Applicants should be able to work well independently as well as collaboratively and have experience of managing multiple projects/activities and competing priorities.

Operations Assistant

Role Type:
Freelance/Fixed Term 6 months


Working Pattern: 3 days per week (22.5 hours), including occasional evening work


Location:
The Ardagh/Remote Working


Start Date:
Nov 2023


Key responsibilities include:

• HR: Support team members inc. volunteers as relevant
• Ops: General admin, confidential admin and project coordination
• Comms & Programme: Support as needed; confident communicating verbally and in writing
• Impact: Support the Director with impact monitoring and reporting
• Stakeholders: maintain partnership reporting, liaison and training
• Projects: e.g. supporting our core and external activities; supporting fundraising efforts; coordinating specific activities/meetings/events.
• Other: Attendance at key meetings; other admin & operational project support as needed. Ability to handle confidential information and awareness of GDPR.

Person Specification

Essential

• Demonstrable experience coordinating / managing multiple projects or programmes
• Strong communication skills; confidence working with people at all levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Skills in identifying and prioritising workload with the ability to work to deadlines and budget
• Comfortable working independently, operating good judgement on when to seek guidance and support
• Strong IT and / or aptitude to learn software skills
• Highly organised with attention to detail
• Resourceful and adaptable
• Friendly and able to work effectively as part of a team
• A 'handson' and collaborative mindset

Desirable

• Lived experience / awareness of our local communities.
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Experience with using and or confidence in learning to use multiple software packages (We work across a range of software including Gsuite, MS Office, Zoom, Wordpress, Mailchimp, Canva). Training provided as necessary.

About ACT

Ardagh Community Trust is a charity , set up by the local community in 2017 to take on responsibility for managing the Ardagh site - an ex-local authority facility in the centre of Horfield Common - for the benefit of the local and wider community through a Community Asset Transfer lease from the local authority.

ACT is working on a range of ambitious projects to improve the quality and availability of facilities for community use at the Ardagh.

Deadline:
Sunday 12th November at midnight


Start Date:

ASAP

Job Types:
Part-time, Temporary contract, Temp to perm, Freelance

Contract length: 6 months


Salary:
£12.50 per hour

Expected hours: 22.5 per week


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bristol, BS6 7YL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person