Could you be Incommunities new Community Coordinator? Joining us on an 18 month fixed term contract, you will build a presence in the community as part of the Bradford 2025 City of Culture Community Engagement Programme. This is an exciting opportunity to help facilitate and support cultural activities within the Bradford district that will benefit Incommunities customers and the wider community.
About us
We are a social housing landlord and one of the largest housing providers in the region with over 22,000 social and affordable homes, mainly in the Bradford district. We employ a talented workforce of nearly 1,000 people.
Working to provide great homes in great neighbourhoods, we are proud to collaborate with our customers, communities, local and national stakeholders to achieve this.
This year will see us launch our new 5 year corporate strategy to 2029 which puts customers at the heart of what we do, providing great places to live and work, with homes that they are proud to live in.
Responsibilities
- Build strong, meaningful relationships with the Bradford 2025 team, in particular key members of the Community Engagement Programme team with whom you might co-locate for some of your time.
- Gather, analyse and act on evidence of the asks of communities so that Incommunities customers can fully access arts and cultural opportunities and impact is created quickly.
- Work alongside Incommunities Neighbourhood Housing Officers & Customer Voice teams and Bradford 2025 colleagues to unlock capacity and maximise opportunities for customers.
- Contribute to fundraising opportunities and identify where resources should be prioritised so they have the most benefit to customers and communities.
- Identify opportunities for legacy benefits and act on these for the benefit of Incommunities customers and communities.
- Build and competently manage stakeholder relationships across Incommunities neighbourhoods in relation to the City of Culture community engagement programme.
- Gather feedback and insight so that the short and long term impacts of the City of Culture can be measured for Incommunities customers.
- Ensure that internal and external communication about our involvement in Bradford 2025 is powerful, effective and in line with corporate brand guidelines.
About you
- Excel at building and managing relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Have a positive, can-do attitude and a passion for communities, arts and culture.
- Are numerate and analytical and can identify how to get maximum impact from resources.
- Are a great verbal and written communicator with diverse audiences
- Can identify opportunities to create impact quickly.
- Love connecting people and organisations together to deliver positive outcomes.
- Are enthusiastic and willing to learn, able to think creatively and to pick up new ways of working quickly
- Confident in working autonomously and as part of a bigger team.
Requirements
- A proven track record of building and managing diverse stakeholder relationships.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong planning and organisation skills and an ability to work independently as a self-starter and collaboratively across multiple specialisms.
- Experiencing of working with community groups and residents from diverse backgrounds on a range of topics.
- Experience of working with arts and cultural creative practitioners.
- Experience of creative thinking and adapting to new ways of working quickly.
- Experience of managing projects and programmes.
- Experience of fundraising.
Benefits
- Starting salary of £36,397 per year
- West Yorkshire Pension Fund membership - Current employer contribution is 15.9%
- 28 days annual leave that increases with service plus bank holidays
- Option to buy and sell annual leave
- Training, development, and qualification opportunities
- Our Hub: our wellbeing and benefits site, with exclusive access to discounts and savings (at over 800 retailers)
- Corporate health scheme membership
- Agile and hybrid working
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Local gym membership discounts.
- A team of trained Mental Health First Aiders who are available for colleagues to contact for support
We are an equal opportunity employer but beyond characteristics protected by law, we welcome and value applicants from diverse backgrounds, abilities and perspectives. Incommunities is also recognised as ‘Committed' to being Menopause Friendly. The Menopause Friendly Accreditation recognises inclusive employers that build awareness and understanding of how menopause can have an effect at work and shows we take the wellbeing of our colleagues seriously.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.