Community Action Manager
Closing date:
Sunday 2 February 2025 Salary:
£31,470 - £33,109 per annum Contract type:
Permanent Working hours:
Full time Location:
The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XT The Community Action Manager will lead the team to support community led action to deliver impact for nature and people in urban and rural communities across the three counties. Hours:
35 hours per week. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with line manager. Based:
The Lodge, Oxford. Hybrid working is available. The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs. What you’ll be doing: Scoping, developing and delivering activities co-designed with communities to promote sustainable community-led action for nature. Managing delivery of community-based projects in line with agreed outcomes. Collaborating with community organisations to build trust and develop relationships to support communities in delivering action for nature. Coordinating and line managing a proactive and dynamic community action team. What we’re looking for: Experience of scoping and developing community projects. Demonstrable experience of collaborating with and supporting diverse communities. Knowledge and understanding of a community organising approach to collaboration. Experience of leading well-motivated teams. Knowledge and experience of developing effective relationships and partnerships. Benefits: Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, wellbeing days, urgent personal business leave and generous occupational sick pay. Enhanced maternity, paternity, and family-friendly policies. Flexible working to achieve work-life balance. Salary exchange pension with generous employer contribution. Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders, YuLife benefit package - access to our EAP, providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access prescription service, a variety of discounts. Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme. Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support, mentoring and personal development. How to apply: For full details, please read the job description and T&Cs below. To apply, please follow the application link. The
closing time and date
for applications is
11.59pm
on
Sunday 2nd February 2025.
Interviews will take place on
Tuesday 11th February
(in-person interview). BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable adjustments. Contact us on
recruitment@bbowt.org.uk
if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the recruitment process, including completing your application. When applying for the role you can expect to answer a few questions online relating to the skills required and what you would be doing in the role. Your responses will be anonymised, randomised, and scored by a panel of reviewers. We don't use an application form or CVs - your answers to our situational based questions will be scored against a review guide and scores from these will decide which candidates go through to the interview stage. We want to hear your perspective written in your own words. If it is clear that any of your answers are not your own work, we reserve the right to reject your application on that basis. You’ll also be asked for information about your background; anything you feel comfortable sharing will be anonymised and will not be shared as part of the selection process; it will only be used to help us understand how we are performing against our equal opportunities metrics. All candidates will receive feedback on their application. We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underserved within the communities in which we operate. This includes people from visible ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities (including those who are neurodivergent), the LGBTQ+ community, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and younger people. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford Oxon OX4 4XT Job description, Benefits summary and T&Cs #J-18808-Ljbffr
Closing date:
Sunday 2 February 2025 Salary:
£31,470 - £33,109 per annum Contract type:
Permanent Working hours:
Full time Location:
The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XT The Community Action Manager will lead the team to support community led action to deliver impact for nature and people in urban and rural communities across the three counties. Hours:
35 hours per week. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with line manager. Based:
The Lodge, Oxford. Hybrid working is available. The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs. What you’ll be doing: Scoping, developing and delivering activities co-designed with communities to promote sustainable community-led action for nature. Managing delivery of community-based projects in line with agreed outcomes. Collaborating with community organisations to build trust and develop relationships to support communities in delivering action for nature. Coordinating and line managing a proactive and dynamic community action team. What we’re looking for: Experience of scoping and developing community projects. Demonstrable experience of collaborating with and supporting diverse communities. Knowledge and understanding of a community organising approach to collaboration. Experience of leading well-motivated teams. Knowledge and experience of developing effective relationships and partnerships. Benefits: Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, wellbeing days, urgent personal business leave and generous occupational sick pay. Enhanced maternity, paternity, and family-friendly policies. Flexible working to achieve work-life balance. Salary exchange pension with generous employer contribution. Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders, YuLife benefit package - access to our EAP, providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access prescription service, a variety of discounts. Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme. Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support, mentoring and personal development. How to apply: For full details, please read the job description and T&Cs below. To apply, please follow the application link. The
closing time and date
for applications is
11.59pm
on
Sunday 2nd February 2025.
Interviews will take place on
Tuesday 11th February
(in-person interview). BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable adjustments. Contact us on
recruitment@bbowt.org.uk
if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the recruitment process, including completing your application. When applying for the role you can expect to answer a few questions online relating to the skills required and what you would be doing in the role. Your responses will be anonymised, randomised, and scored by a panel of reviewers. We don't use an application form or CVs - your answers to our situational based questions will be scored against a review guide and scores from these will decide which candidates go through to the interview stage. We want to hear your perspective written in your own words. If it is clear that any of your answers are not your own work, we reserve the right to reject your application on that basis. You’ll also be asked for information about your background; anything you feel comfortable sharing will be anonymised and will not be shared as part of the selection process; it will only be used to help us understand how we are performing against our equal opportunities metrics. All candidates will receive feedback on their application. We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underserved within the communities in which we operate. This includes people from visible ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities (including those who are neurodivergent), the LGBTQ+ community, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and younger people. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford Oxon OX4 4XT Job description, Benefits summary and T&Cs #J-18808-Ljbffr
