Contribution Co-Ordinator

We have an excellent opportunity for an experience Project Co-Ordinator to join Cheshire Police at Runcorn Town Hall to work as a Contribution Co-Ordinator.

This is a temporary ongoing position working Monday to Friday 37 hours a week.

Purpose of this role - To scale up the successful 'Cheshire Contribution' pilot projects that have revitalized green open spaces across the county, providing a practical invitation for people seeking asylum to visibly contribute to the communities they are temporarily calling home and for those communities to see that contribution first-hand.

The pilots, delivered in partnership with local residents, have received strong public support and demonstrated the value of collaborative, high-impact improvements to outdoor environments. The postholder will lead the countywide rollout of these initiatives, co-ordinating events and convening relevant partners and audiences to develop social cohesion, meaningful change and foster community engagement through volunteering and co-design.

Role Accountabilities

• Coordinate the Cheshire Contribution ensuring an efficient process is in place, including on-site management to ensure successful completion of tasks on the day of events

• Create an operational guide including checklists, safety protocols, risk assessments inductions and ensure all necessary equipment to complete the tasks is available

• Undertake the planning, delivery and co-ordination of events, including the development of marketing materials, for those taking part to ensure successful attraction of suitable stakeholders, local communities and volunteers

• Recruit volunteers and local residents to undertake individual projects, identify trusted local hosts and convenors who can support activity on the ground and ensure ongoing liaison throughout the period of the work

• Work with partnerships such as the local authorities, public bodies and other organisations to co-create projects in high impact, high visibility locations.

• Build and maintain a good relationship across the partnership landscape to identify appropriate projects to undertake and involve all relevant parties as well as unlocking the resources, capacity and relationships required

• Act as the single point of contact for the 'Cheshire Contribution' programme, providing advice to those wishing to participate as well as those agencies wishing to support

• Working closely with the Comms team, promote and build awareness of the programme engaging with stakeholders, delivering briefings to appropriate audiences and ensuring effective utilisation of volunteers

• Produce reports on the effectiveness of the programme including numbers involved and positive case studies and liaise with Comms to push out key messaging to not only promote the work but with a view to supporting community cohesion

• Maintain an understanding of community cohesion issues, identifying new opportunities to develop and expand the project

• Assist in the development, maintenance and implementation of a Cheshire contribution policy and look to mainstream the work into that of the OPCC and wider partners

Experience, Qualifications & Skills

Prior Education and Experience

• Educated to Level 4 or equivalent relevant experience
• Significant experience of coordinating events & activities.
• Experience of working with volunteers.

Skills

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with those internal and external to the organisation.
• Excellent planning and organisation skills.
• You must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle

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