Community Schemes Coordinator, City to Sea
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 8th March
Reporting to: Community Schemes Manager
Grade Salary: £25,000 per annum
Hours of Work: Full time
Location: Home-based
Probationary Period: 3 months
Holiday: 36 days per annum pro rata, to include bank holidays
Contract Type: Fixed term to end of Dec 2020
Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 8th March
About City to Sea
We’re a not-for-profit organisation campaigning to stop plastic pollution at source. Through our digital content and campaigns, we are raising awareness of the issue and changing behaviour, making sure people know that wherever you live, your actions affect our oceans. We exist to awaken active hope, champion practical solutions and inspire positive action that serves to protect and restore wildlife, rivers and seas. City to Sea are behind the award-winning Refill campaign, which is estimated to have prevented 100 million plastic bottles from entering our waste stream by 2019.
Our Values
Earth kind. We don’t just appreciate nature, we love it. Nature is our best buddy, our trusted advisor and our most important board member.
Positive. We praise progress and listen to all perspectives, whilst remaining authentic. We believe a tickle is better than a punch and keep our messaging upbeat and playful.
Brave. We take risks with our content and embrace our mistakes. We dream big and make magic happen.
Creative. We keep our messaging simple when facing complex issues. We improvise, imagine and inspire, embracing diversity and seeking inclusion.
Balanced. We’re a critical friend and trusted peer. In a world of fake news and greenwashing, we take our time to find out the facts and evaluate our impact.
About the role
City to Sea is looking for a Community Schemes Coordinator to be responsible for engaging communities in the north of England and East Anglia with Refill and other City to Sea campaigns. This is a home-based role where you will be part of the Community Team and your line manager will be the Community Schemes Manager, who is home-based in Manchester.
You will be the main point of contact for local champions in community groups who want to get involved with our campaigns. A key focus of this role is ensuring our large network of existing Refill schemes feel engaged and supported by City to Sea, as well as growing this network and providing opportunities for more communities and partners to get involved. Ultimately, you’ll ensure that our impact grows as communities are enthused and engaged by City to Sea’s campaigns and empowered to make a real difference by reducing plastic pollution where they live and work.
Key responsibilities will include:
Growing community-based activity and schemes for City to Sea via Refill and other City to Sea campaigns
Establishing and supporting community schemes within the northern England and East Anglia region to sign up Refill Stations
Broadening community scheme engagement across the range of City to Sea campaigns
Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records to ensure effective communications and engagement for community schemes
Working with City to Sea’s Partnerships Team to ensure effective working between local water companies and community schemes
Promoting improved volunteer registration and engagement with new and existing community schemes
Representing City to Sea at key regional events and empowering local champions to represent City to Sea in their community
Providing regular activity reports and updates to contribute to internal and external reporting
About you
We’re looking for a motivated and dynamic individual who is able to take the initiative and build effective relationships that enable our campaigns to reach a diverse range of communities and achieve real impact and change.
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following qualities:
Understanding of and commitment to City to Sea’s purpose and core values
At least two years’ experience of working with communities and engaging people to make a difference in their local area
At least two years’ experience of working with community partners (e.g. local authorities, NGOs, schools and universities, faith groups, healthcare settings, workplaces)
Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a mixed team of office-based and home-based colleagues
Experience of remote working and ability to self-manage and work independently
Adaptable and flexible approach and experience of working in a fast-moving environment
Ability to manage a diverse workload with multiple objectives and deadlines and prioritise according to agreed objectives
Strong presentation skills and ability to represent the organisation to external audiences
Attention to detail and excellent record-keeping to track the success of our campaigns
What we expect from you…
To be a positive force for change and a proud flyer of City to Sea’s flag!
To attend and contribute to supervision and appraisal process, meetings, training, and other events as required.
Engage with City to Sea’s developmental framework to strengthen yourself, work together and deliver results
To travel to meetings in your northern area, which may require the need to work occasional unsociable hours e.g. attending evening or weekend meetings or for overnight stay.
To work from City to Sea’s Head Office in Bristol at least one day per month (we will pay your travel costs)
To ensure that all responsibilities and activities within this post are in accordance with the terms and spirit of City to Sea’s mission, vision, values, objectives, policies, procedures and practices.
What you can expect from us…
An onboarding process to help you get up to speed.
Regular line management meetings with the Community Schemes Manager to help resolve any issues and support your professional development.
Regular team days in Bristol to get together with colleagues, plan our work and have fun!
A positive, solutions-focused working environment.
Flexibility on your working hours – results over rigidity!
Though all applicants will be treated equally regardless of sex, race or other status we recognised that our organisation is under-represented by black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We therefore particularly welcome applicants from a BAME background.