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This Role: Community Development Coordinator known internally as a Regional Community Coordinator

Salary: £35,066 - £36,912

Location: Derby

Reporting to the Regional Community Investment Manager, the purpose of this role is to engage, support, and empower communities experiencing multiple barriers. The work of this post holder will shape local plans to build appropriate infrastructure to address local inequalities. The post holder will work with internal and external colleagues to ensure that community needs are fully addressed utilising relevant specialist support and baseline data to inform the development of success measures in each local area. The post holder will have responsibility for work across Derby including developing a range of services to support the establishment of a small community hub. The role will be based on Derby and there is an option to work from both Derby and at our main office in Beeston. Contractually your location base will be Waterfront House, Nottingham, NG9 1LA.

What You Need for Success

We are seeking an individual with a strong background in community development who can build trust and empower local communities to thrive. The ideal candidate will possess:

Experience in Community Development: Proven ability to engage with and support communities facing various challenges.
Excellent Communication and Facilitation Skills: Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and facilitate discussions within the community.
Community-Based Delivery Experience: Hands-on experience in creating and delivering community programmes and initiatives that are resident-led.
Meeting the Needs of MTVH Residents: A track record of providing coordinated services that address multiple issues faced by residents, particularly those in social housing.
Funding and Partnership Development: Experience in developing funding proposals, commissioning partners, and utilising insights to inform their work and drive outcomes.
Agility and Flexibility: Ability to adapt and travel as needed to address community investment opportunities within Derby.
Values-Driven Approach: A strong commitment to making a difference for residents and communities, bringing enthusiasm and passion to the role.
'Can-Do' Attitude: A proactive mindset that embraces challenges and seeks solutions.
Understanding of Diverse Communities: Experience working with a diverse customer base and a clear understanding of the barriers to engagement.
Community Development Qualification: Completion of a community development qualification will be required as part of your probationary period.
Experience Working with or Supporting Volunteers: Familiarity with volunteer engagement and support.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about community work and dedicated to fostering positive change for individuals and communities.

To meet our commitment to providing a safe, high-quality services to our customers we will complete a Standard background check with the Disclosure and Barring service once an offer of employment is made. This will be renewed on a 3 yearly basis. The cost of the application will be paid for by MTVH as part of our on-boarding process.

Please note :- we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.

What?s in it for you?

Our benefits include:-

28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year
2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
An additional ?Beliefs day? once a year to have an extra a day off
Supported family friendly approach with extended parental leave
Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year
Life assurance cover 3 x your salary
Cycle2work scheme
Hybrid Working - Dependent on job role and department
Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members too
Tenancy deposit ? interest free loan to help with rental deposits and season Ticket loan
Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform
Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues
Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning support
Employee Assistance Programme- We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation
About us

We are committed to developing and implementing or maintaining sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable practices within MTVH.

Learn more about our benefits and organisation by viewing our attached document

Our promise

Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ?Serving people better every day? to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve. We are also part of the disability confident employer scheme.

We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and other?s wellbeing.

We provide a platform of Network groups for employees to share views, tell us what we?re doing well and recommend improvements. We want to create a real sense of community and a workforce who feel that their opinions are valued. Our Networks groups are:-

Gender
Ethnicity
LGBTQ+
Disability
Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working together!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment