This pivotal role sits within our Community Advice & Wellbeing team, working to facilitate system approaches to tackling loneliness across East Sussex for which SCDA holds a coordinating function. This is an exciting new programme, where you will be coordinating and facilitating input from cross sector partners to bring collective understanding and a shared vision to tackling loneliness in East Sussex. The programme will enable a cultural shift and create opportunities for change through implementation of the recommendations of the recent ‘Connecting People & Places’ project (which sought to better understand the nature of loneliness in East Sussex and identify the next steps partners could take to address the problem). Please follow the link to the report: www.eastsussexjsna.org.uk/resources/annual-public-health-report-2022-23-connecting-people-and-places
Full time 37 hours per week, 2 year East Sussex County Council funded programme
Based Newhaven (with some travel expected across East Sussex)
Salary range £33,623 - £39,395 per annum dependent on qualification, skills and experience (upper range awarded to exceptional / highly experienced candidates)
Working closely with partners and others to ensure high quality input which will influence future design and delivery of services across the network of relevant stakeholders, the Programme Facilitator will help to ‘unblock’ challenges that people are facing in trying to foster more connected communities. For example, this may be achieved by sharing and embedding learning from what is working well already in East Sussex.
With a track record in effective collaboration with stakeholders at all levels within the public, private and VCSE sectors, you will be accustomed to organising and running meetings and forums to gain insight and take forward ideas from across the partnership.
We are looking for people to join our team who have the qualities and skills we feel would most benefit our clients; professionalism, empathy, kindness and understanding. In return, we understand people want to work in a supportive environment with friendly colleagues. We offer a flexible, hybrid approach to delivery wherever possible, annual leave of 23 days per year pro rata plus bank holidays and sick pay from the start (increasing with service), additional sick pay per year for planned operations and recovery, a pension scheme, bereavement leave, and managers who are available to you… plus a day off for your birthday!
Please visit our website www.sussexcommunity.org.uk/work-with-us for the full job description, person specification and our application form.
Vacancy closes: at 5pm Tuesday 24th October 2023
Interviews to be held in Newhaven on Wednesday 1st November 2023
For job descriptions and to apply, please go to www.sussexcommunity.org.uk/work-with-us
Completed application forms should be sent to HR via email to [email protected].
You may think that you’re not a 100% match to what we’re looking for, but we recognise that some skills and experience may be transferable rather than an exact match. If you’re unsure about whether to apply, please do contact the HR team on [email protected] and we would be happy to arrange an informal discussion with the recruiting manager.
Sussex Community Development Association (SCDA) has been making a difference in our community for over 25 years. We run a range of projects & services aimed at supporting the involvement of the whole of the community. Come and join our flexible, inclusive and friendly organisation and work in a new role which gives you great job satisfaction, and start being a part of making that difference!
