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Community Development Manager

Employer
Harris Hill
Location
Croydon
Salary
£35k per year
Closing date
13 Oct 2020

Job Details

A community centre based in North Croydon are looking for a Community Development Manager. The successful candidate will be working closely with the Minister and the Community Centre Management Committee, the Community Development Manager will lead and manage employees and volunteers to develop and deliver services, activities and opportunities through community engagement within the area. Please note this role is a 3-year FTC.

Key responsibilities

  • Developing related services, activities, opportunities, and choices based on local need and integrating them fully with the existing provision
  • Overseeing the smooth running of the existing provision according to the terms of current service level agreements and partnership agreements
  • Identifying political, economic, social, technological or ecological trends, opportunities and risks
  • Developing a network of volunteers to support the delivery of community services
  • Providing a leadership role model and demonstrating expert knowledge and high standards of community development practice
  • Taking responsibility for motivating, developing and supporting training opportunities for staff and volunteers
  • Taking responsibility for maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of all services and adhere to the confidentiality of information
  • Completing and submitting all necessary reports according to the terms of service delivery contracts, partnership agreements and grant-making bodies
  • Developing, assessing and implementing guidelines and policies
  • Monitoring income and expenditure within the annual community services budgets using monthly and quarterly management accounts
  • Prepare an annual budget for the community services
  • Facilitating the safety and security of the premises and equipment to ensure compliance with the Health and Safety policies
  • Identifying and intervening where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for service

Person specification

  • Evidence of relevant professional development
  • Evidence of project management training
  • Demonstrable experience of community development and partnership working in a diverse urban setting
  • Demonstrable experience of launching, promoting, managing and reviewing new projects
  • Demonstrable understanding and experience of partnership, service level and licence agreements
  • Demonstrable experience of facilities management, including maintenance, health and safety and risk assessments, and contract management
  • Demonstrable experience of obtaining and responding to client feedback
  • experience of community outreach and service promotion

Closing date:               9 AM, 5th October 2020

Company

Harris Hill has been providing the Charity and Not-for-Profit sector with high quality recruitment solutions for over 27 years. In the past year we have worked on more than 3,000 charity vacancies (approximately 2,000 permanent and 1,000 temporary) and are continuing to grow, developing new teams to respond to the strong demand for specialist charity professionals.

Our teams focus on specific functions within charities including Fundraising, Marketing/PR/Digital, Data Management & Business Support, Finance, Human Resources, Temporary and Executive-level roles.

We are committed to delivering a level of excellence to both candidates and clients alike and have an unrivalled reputation for finding talented people their ideal charity jobs within the UK's leading national and international charities and non-profit organisations.

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Company info
Telephone
020 7820 7300
Location
1 - 2 Paris Garden
London
London
SE1 8ND
United Kingdom

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