Service Manager

Surrey Campaign to Protect Rural England is looking to hire an experienced and enthusiastic manager to coordinate other staff and volunteers, drive communications and media, and organise planning response within the county.  We are looking for an organised, capable manager to engage in all factions of the charity.

The candidate will be responsibvle for the follwing :

·       Oversight over the work of other paid staff and volunteers, including involvement in the recruitment of any additional personnel.

·       Communications with members, including editing Surrey Voice, and local media (newspapers, radio) and oversight over the charity’s social media activities. Liaison with other local organisations, and with other parts of CPRE (National Centre, other CPRE branches, and the South-East Region). Ensure that CPRE Surrey maintains a positive and very visible profile with the public and local politicians and officers.

·       Day to day responsibility for prioritising CPRE Surrey’s engagement with Surrey Districts’ Local Plans and individual planning applications. As a key component of this work, the Director will work with Trustees and others to develop a capacity to monitor planning activity at the District level throughout the county.

·       The development of proactive initiatives, including campaigns, to encourage members and others to appreciate the Surrey countryside. 

·       Identify and develop, with others, potential sources of income for the charity, including membership numbers and appeals, corporate donations, trusts, legacies, and one-off fundraising events.