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Network Development Coordinator (Lancashire)
Resolve Poverty is seeking a Network Development Coordinator to establish a cross-sectoral community of Lancashire (by which we mean Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool) based stakeholder organisations. Working with this community, the Network Development Coordinator will identify opportunities to strengthen anti-poverty activities across the region that align with Resolve Poverty’s strategic priorities to:
* Maximise the financial resources available to households
* Implement effective strategic responses to poverty
* Equip stakeholders with the knowledge they need to tackle poverty.
This exciting new role, funded by the National Lottery, will enable you to harness the work of Resolve Poverty so that we can have impact. You will join a dedicated and growing team working to maximise the impact of local responses to poverty in order to resolve poverty nationally.
Title: Network Development Coordinator (Lancashire)
Location: Combination of homeworking and office based. There is an expectation that you will work one day a week from our offices in central Manchester and that you will travel extensively across Lancashire in order to deliver this role.
Hours: 5 days per week (35 hours). Shorter working hours will be considered for the right candidate.
Contract: 36 months.
Probationary period: 4 months.
Employer: Resolve Poverty.
Purpose: To establish a cross-sectoral community of Lancashire based stakeholder organisations that strengthens local and regional responses to poverty.
Salary range: £31,500 to £35,000 pro rata, depending on experience.
Paid annual leave entitlement: 25 days pro-rata. An additional leave day is provided for each full calendar year worked up to a maximum of 29 days.
Line management responsibilities: None.
Managed by: Initially by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Job description
We are seeking capacity to build a Lancashire (by which we mean the area covered by Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool councils) network of professionals and volunteers actively engaged in resolving poverty that:
* Creates a space for good practice sharing.
* Shares evidence, research and policy developments through communication channels, training and events. This will:
* Improve the ability of the public sector to implement effective responses to poverty.
* Enable the VCSE sector to access the knowledge it needs to improve and better target responses to poverty.
* Utilise network insights and knowledge to identify strategic, policy and practical gaps in anti-poverty responses.
Delivering this role effectively will involve:
* Establishing a network of Lancashire based professionals and volunteers signing up to receive communications.
* Engaging in key forums and on a one to one basis with key stakeholders, including local authorities, the Combined Authority and VCSE sector infrastructure bodies.
* Hosting meetings, forums and events to create space for anti-poverty knowledge development and activities
* Delivering against funding KPIs, including network reach and engagement targets.
* Working closely with Resolve Poverty colleagues, including our Business Development Executive and Communications and Media Officer.
Person specification
* Experience of working in a relevant VCSE sector networking role or with transferable skills developed in other roles.
* An understanding of the Lancashire context, including knowledge of the region’s political and VCSE sector landscape.
* A passion for collaborative working and networking, with the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholder.
* Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with people from a range of backgrounds and working in a range of different roles.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* An ability to work to targets and to report on KPIs.
* Ability to plan and meet a demanding and varied work schedule.
* Excellent team player who is proactive and demonstrates initiative.
* Computer literate in Excel, Word and Outlook.
* An ability to understand policy issues relating to poverty.
* A passion and commitment for social justice and ending poverty in the UK.
Desirable
* Experience of poverty in your personal or professional life.
Making an application
Please send your CV and a cover letter no longer than three pages outlining your experience and knowledge linking to the job description and person specification by 5pm on Monday 30 September. If you are successful you will be invited to an interview at our office. Please note it is not possible for us to give feedback to non-shortlisted applicants