Communications and Logistics Officer

3 weeks ago

Preston, United Kingdom Lets Grow Preston Full time

Job title**:Part Time Logistics and Communications Officer**

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Responsible for: Stakeholders, Community Groups, Volunteers and Participants.

**BACKGROUND INFORMATION**
- Let’s Grow Preston (LGP) is a community environmental charity that aims to create and support environmental projects and activity across Preston and the wider PR postcode in Lancashire.
- We promote physical, mental and social wellbeing through volunteering, following the principles of social therapy in horticulture.
- We deliver food growing and gardening activities across Preston, promote networking and sharing of expertise, support individual food growers, community gardeners, friends of open spaces and allotmenteers.
- LGP has 3 sites in Preston; Ashton Walled Garden, Grange Community Garden and The Hub on Grange Park.
- We are a charitable incorporated organisation, charity number is 1159007.

**PURPOSE OF POST**

The logistics and communications officer role is to support the whole staff team, volunteers and the stakeholders of Let’s Grow Preston. We are looking for a competent and creative person to join our dynamic team.

A full clean driving licence would be desirable to enable the post holder to travel between sites and deliver workshops at other places, including driving the van.

This post is demanding and diverse; one day is never quite the same.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**

1. To assist and communicate with the support of Let's Grow Preston's existing network of community groups across the PR postcode area and support regular network meetings.

2. To assist and communicate with the support of Let's Grow Preston's existing network of contacts within the charity, public and private sectors; including local schools.

3. To support the work of the staff to ensure that all communications are delivered in a professional and friendly style.

4. To ensure that all volunteers have access to and understand the volunteer handbook and that any amendments in policy are alerted to the volunteers and staff in a timely fashion.

5. To oversee the calendars of Let’s Grow Preston, to help to coordinate the volunteering sessions and the van to ensure that there are appropriate staff to cover volunteering sessions and that there are adequate resources such as the van, gazebos are available, drivers forms completed and filed etc.

6. To assist the Chief Executive and staff to establish robust methods of evaluating the work of Lets Grow Preston against project indicators.

7. To deliver and co-ordinate workshops, evaluation and feedback, reviewing activity and making recommendations for revised activity, or new opportunities.

8. To promote the work of Lets Grow Preston and support, coordinate and communicate on the delivery of key events in the organisations calendar e.g. Spring Fair, Christmas Fair etc.

9. To develop and implement robust health and safety procedures and working practices including keeping of relevant records.

10. To keep accurate records of equipment provided, activities undertaken, location of activities and number of participants.

11. To support the Chief Executive and Volunteer Co-ordinator in ways in which local businesses can be involved and linked with LGP to promote corporate involvement and support going forward.

12. To produce regular LGP newsletters and update LGP's website and social media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram and X.

13. To help keep all of the LGP sites clean and tidy including the office spaces and other buildings.

14. To uphold and demonstrate the spirit and core values of Let’s Grow Preston

15. Any other duties commensurate with the post.
**PERSONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**

**Essential**
- Minimum 5 GCSEs at Grade A-C or above including Mathematics and English
- Experience of dealing directly with members of the public
- High level of IT competency
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent time management skills and ability to manage your own workload. Flexible and able to adapt to changing needs and circumstances
- Excellent writing, presentational and promotional skills, including the use of social media
- Project/activity development, exploring new and innovative ways to meet the aims of Lets Grow Preston
- An interest in art and crafts, ability to be creative
- Commitment to the work of the Let's Grow Preston and its volunteer work, and belief in community empowerment
- High levels of enthusiasm, self-motivation and confidence
- Ability to develop working relationships with a wide range of people, including politicians and people of influence.
- Empathy with the issues that might be faced by different local communities and individuals
- Ability to remain calm, use tact and diplomacy, and instigate solutions resulting in positive action/change
- Demonstrates a commitment to and understanding of equal opportunities, the elimination of discrimination and the empowerment of individuals and groups.
- Self motivation

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