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SalaryCoproduction and Community Engagement Lead
UK Flexible Location
£36,000 Per Annum plus Inner London Weighting if applicable (£3,344) based on 35 hours per week
UK Flexible Location
£36,000 Per Annum plus Inner London Weighting if applicable (£3,344) based on 35 hours per week
Permanent
Can you support the organisation to work toward achieving its strategic vision of adopting and using a person-centred approach to its work, with coproduction at its heart?
A day in the life of a Coproduction and CommunityEngagement Lead will involve:
- Recognising the importance of building staff and volunteers’ capabilities, you will support colleagues to plan, deliver and evaluate their own Coproduction and Community Engagement activity
- You will also lead on discrete areas of work, including piloting initiatives to develop pathways for people with lived experience to co-produce our work.
- Working collaboratively with the team, you will use all of the learning and content from the team’s work to influence organisational practice at a senior level, ensuring that our main strategic cause areas develop clear ways to work in partnership with people with lived experience.
To be a successful Coproduction and Community Engagement Lead, Do you have?
- Knowledge of coproduction Community Engagement approaches and principles
- Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills and be able to build strong and effective alliances and relationships in order to make the necessary cultural and structural changes within the organisation.
- You must have extensive co-production, participation, or Community Engagement experience in a range of contexts; proven project management experience with the ability to plan and manage multiple concurrent projects and activities.
- Experience in developing tools and materials and delivering training to a broad and diverse audience.
In return for your commitment and expertise, you’ll get:
- Holidays – You’ll get 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) and the option to buy an additional 5 days leave.
- Pension scheme– We offer up to 6% contributory pension.
- Flexible working – We will do what we can to make sure you work in a way that suits you
- Learning & Development Opportunities – We are one of the UK’s largest charities and have a wide range of career opportunities. We also provide comprehensive learning opportunities for staff to develop themselves.
- Discounts – You’ll have access to brilliant discounts through the Blue Light Discount Card and our own employee benefits platform.
- Wellbeing Support – Staff wellbeing is always priority. You’ll have access to mental health and wellbeing support.
- Team Working – You will be working as part of a team that is supporting our mission of helping people in crisis.
- Cycle2Work -The cycle to work scheme enables you to lease a bicycle.
- Season ticket loan – We offer an interest free loan to buy a season ticket for travel between home and work.
At The British Red Cross, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff and volunteers. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination. We do this through regular data reporting, and the support of our internal Race and Equality Network (REEN), LGBT+ Network, our Disability and Wellness Network (DAWN), Gender Network, Carers Network and Youth Network.
