Project Coordinator

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Post**: Project Coordinator - Feeding Derbyshire

**Grade/Salary**: NJC Scale Point 15 - 16 (£25,878 - £26,357 per year pro rata)

**Hours**: 18.5 to 22.5 hours per week

**Responsible to**: Policy & Partnerships Manager

**Probationary period**:3 months

**Base**: Matlock with some travel around Derbyshire

**Purpose of the job**:
1. To work with the Policy & Partnerships Officer (PPM) supporting the management of the
Feeding Derbyshire network its associated projects.

2. To provide day to day coordination of the Affordable Food Network pilot programme and/or
Holiday Activities Fund work, acting as a point of contact internally and externally.

**Specific Responsibilities**:
3. To take the lead on specific areas of work as agreed with the CEO and PPM, for example
Affordable Food Network development.

4. Coordinate network and steering group meetings and communication, any ad hoc events, conferences etc including arranging and calling meetings, preparation of agendas and minutes, and handling relevant correspondence.

6. Identify and share good practice across community food projects.

7. To take responsibility for keeping the RAD website pages and social media presence updated and relevant.

8. With the PPM manage the day to day relationships with key partners including; Community
Pantries, School Holiday projects, Foodbanks, Fareshare and other food projects to ensure good communication and effective working.

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9. To manage monitoring requirements including the creation and collation of monitoring and evaluation processes to gather the information required to demonstrate to funders progress towards agreed targets and outcomes.

10. Processing of project invoice payments and receipts and supporting the PPM to manage budgets.

11. Assist in developing and supporting effective communication and networking across Feeding
Derbyshire and broader networks.

**General Duties**

12. Be aware of RAD policies and procedures and act within the parameters of these policies at all times

13. To work in compliance with appropriate quality standards.

14. Undertake such training as may be necessary to undertake the work, including achieving a suitable management qualification.

15. Undertake any additional reasonable duties commensurate with the grading and responsibilities of the post

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**Person Specification**:
**Experience**

**Criteria Method of assessment Essential = E**
**Desirable = D**

Experience of working in a community AF/I E development or public sector role

Experience of project coordination including; monitoring, steering groups, AF E events, training

Experience of developing and maintaining AF/I D networks or partnerships

**Knowledge**

An understanding of rural issues, AF / I E including rural poverty

Interest in food policy, particularly AF/I D affordable food and food supply networks

Knowledge of the voluntary sector and AF/I D how to develop community led projects

**Skills/Attributes**

Ability to work to tight deadlines and to AF/I E prioritise workload without supervision

Confident and approachable and able to I E deal politely and confidently with a wide range of people

Flexible and adaptable AF/I E

Problem solving and solution focused AF/I E

Ability to negotiate and influence AF/I E

Potential to take on line management and AF/I D willingness to learn new skills

Calm and unflappable AF/I D

Good communication skills, both verbal AF/I E and written with accuracy and attention to detail

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Organised, methodical and efficient. Not AF / I D easily distracted

Good budget management skills, with attention to detail and good record AF D keeping.

Good digital skills, particularly Word, AF/I E
Excel and experience of using Cloud based software.

Contributes to teamwork for AF/I E organisational benefit.

Ability to drive or arrange suitable AF/I E alternative to enable travel to meetings.

Commitment to equal opportunities and AF/I E work aimed at addressing poverty

Key: AF = Application Form, I = Interview

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**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 18.5-22.5 per week

**Salary**: £12,500.00-£15,814.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Flexitime

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Matlock, DE4 3NN

Application deadline: 13/03/2023

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