Senior Community Project Officer X 2 - London, United Kingdom - Groundwork

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1 week ago

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Description

_Location:
_Groundwork London office primarily in Waterloo or Angel.
Project work delivered pan London

_Contract:

__Permanent_**
_ Salary: __£26,500 to £30.000_**
_ Hours: __37.5 hours per week_**Groundwork London are looking for two Senior Community Project Officers (SCPO) to join the London community team.

One post will work primarily on community engagement and green space improvement projects and the second on refugee and migrant social integration programmes.

Groundwork London works with communities across the capital to transform their lives and the places where they live.

We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration in London for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission:
to create better places, improve people's prospects, and promote greener living and working.


We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no one is held back by their background or circumstances.


The Groundwork London Community team empowers residents, stakeholders and grassroots groups to build their confidence, skill and capabilities to become agents of change.

The projects we deliver are wide ranging.

We co-create exciting engagement strategies with communities, partners and clients to establish vibrant open spaces that meet the needs of communities.

We deliver a wide range of social integration projects with refugees, migrants, and older adults to build social connections, improve wellbeing and health or promote active lifestyles.

Our education programme delivers wide-ranging workshops on community gardening, green economy and climate change.

As a SCPO, you will design and deliver multi-faceted projects across London.

You will work on a range of projects including:


  • Delivering environmental and social regeneration projects in the community (such as green space improvements and community gardens.)
  • Delivering informal training in capacity building with community groups.
  • Engaging London's diverse communities in community / cultural activity sessions (such a socially isolated, refugees and migrants and older people.)
  • Climate adaptation research and education projects.


The SCPO will be responsible for all elements of project management, including client liaison, M&E, budgets and project team coordination and leadership.

As SCPO, you will lead multi-disciplinary project teams, including Community Gardeners, Landscape Architects, ESOL Tutors and Outreach Officers.

All team members work on projects across London, however a local office base will be provided in Waterloo / Angel.


Please contact us if you are:

  • Experienced project manager, including budget management.
  • Experienced in designing and delivering participatory and deliberative processes.
  • Experience working on a range of community projects, in any of the following themes: community work, education, sustainability, integration, environmental work or regeneration.
  • Experience in planning and delivering community activity sessions for migrant communities, such as food growing, cooking, gardening, getting active, wellbeing and traditional crafts.
  • Passionate about empowering residents, stakeholders and grassroots groups to build their confidence, skill and capabilities to become agents of change
  • Excellent organisational skills that can be used to manage and deliver a range of projects concurrently.
Download the Job Description & Person Specification, Application Form and Groundwork London Prospectus below.

Job Description & Person Specification

Application Form

Groundwork Career Prospectus

Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis. Please note appointment into these posts may be completed before the closing date.


Interview date:
January, throughout recruitment period
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