COMMUNITY CAPACITY & INFRASTRUCTURE CO-ORDINATOR

JOB PURPOSE

The post holder will work with colleagues to develop, facilitate and manage a range of approaches and infrastructure that ensures local communities are shaping, influencing, co-producing and delivering local services. This includes but is not limited to the Community Voice Forum which connects into the Association’s Housing and Flourishing Community programmes, projects and initiatives. This role will be instrumental in establishing local groups and facilitating local networks, partnerships and formal consortia that are sustainable and deliver community services.

With a focus on community priorities across the North Locality, the role will help to secure funding from a range of sources, to further develop and enhance community infrastructure. This will include supporting and leading the development of bids, tenders, and seeking sponsorship.

Some Key Tasks & Responsibilities:-

·         Implement the Community Voice and other community engagement and representative fora across North Birmingham.

·         Populate and develop a scheduled plan for engagement events, sessions, and workshops; both in person and online as part of the development of the Community Voice Forum, and related.

·         Work with the Head of Business and Development Manager and senior colleagues to incorporate the North Birmingham Economic Recovery (NB:ER) plan which integrates citizen forum, small groups network, digital hubs, health inequalities, social enterprise network and enterprise hub consultation.

·         Develop networks of social enterprises, small groups, and community representatives, arranging regular meetings, reviewing the effectiveness of the groups and recommending improvements.

·         Support Communication and Marketing colleagues to effectively promote community engagement initiatives and activities.

·         Keeping all stakeholders informed and engaged ensuring strong relationships are built and sustained.

·         Organising and co-ordinating all online and in person events, sessions and workshops, including venue booking, setting up, notes and follow up.

·         Support the development of project concepts by researching and developing relationships and collaborative opportunities with local groups, including those funded through the Neighbourhood Network Scheme and the Shared Prosperity Fund.