Education and Events Coordinator

5 months ago


London, United Kingdom Nourish Hub, operated by UKHarvest Full time

**Nourish Hub Background**

In 2017 the Mayor of London asked for bids from across the local authorities in London to deliver projects under the Good Growth umbrella. The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham were selected to deliver the Nourish Hub on the Edward Woods Estate in Hammersmith. UKHarvest, a national food rescue and education charity were chosen as the partner to deliver the activities within the Hub, delivering learning and training opportunities and providing engagement and outreach services for the local community. The Hub delivers opportunities for all to nourish the mind, body and soul. Using rescued food as a medium to empower, people are offered a Community Lunch every weekday on a “donate as you dine" basis, an Education and Learning Programmes to meet local need and an extensive volunteer programme to upskills and provide community capacity. Everything we do is to enrich and support our community.

**Job Background**

UKHarvest works in partnership with local communities, public bodies, private companies and other voluntary sector organisations to support our community. We deliver consistent and high quality community development activity and events to improve social cohesion, facilitate social action around nutrition and the environment, to improve peoples lives and to engender community capacity building. We add value to community development activities which are already in place.

The Education and Event Coordinator is a key member of the Hub staff, reporting directly to the Hub Manager. As an integral part of the team, the role holder will lead on the development and delivery of community led projects. The role will include intensive community engagement and outreach in Hammersmith and Fulham and the and delivery of our community education programmes, projects and events. These programmes include co-designing, awareness raising and delivery of learning programmes; community capacity building through events and campaigns, community development and training; nutritional education projects, environmental conservation activities, such as how to reduce household food waste.

**Main Objectives**
- Lead on the implementation of engagement and participation with local community groups and the community itself.
- Managing the development and delivery of our Community Education and Learning Programmes
- Ensure the delivery of high quality community work that includes nutritional advice and support to local communities and enables local people to be empowered in their ability to uptake offers to improve their quality of life and life chances.
- Teach groups which include low-income and marginalised groups the basic of food and kitchen safety and food preparation and/or the basics of nutrition and food waste.
- Ensure professional best practice and compliance with internal finance, people and culture, project management systems and all policies and procedures.
- Line management of sessional staff and volunteers who support the deliver of our Programmes.

**Key Tasks & Responsibilities**

**1.** **Programme coordination and project management**
- Coordinate UKHarvest’s multi-faceted learning and education programme and projects and support sessional staff and volunteers in delivering specific projects, ensuring overall programme outcomes and KPI’s are achieved.
- Responsibility for the development and implementation of various projects and events, including overseeing delivery targets and managing capacity and finances by ensuring that budgets are set, monitored and achieved.

**2.** **Teaching and Facilitation**
- Set-up and deliver the Education and Learning sessions, ensuring all equipment is set-up and ready for learners upon arrival.
- Facilitate class discussion and encourage development of knowledge and skills.

**3.** **Evaluation and continuous improvement**
- Ensure that programmes and projects are effectively monitored and evaluated, ensuring high quality communication (including verbal and written reports) to and between partners, funders and stakeholders, including ensuring the monitoring and evaluation requirements of the GLA and LBH&F are met.
- Ensure that all completed projects undergo meaningful evaluation and that learning is incorporated into future development and organisational strategy.

**5.** **Recruitment and management of staff**
- Provide assistance in the recruitment of staff and volunteers.
- Line manage sessional staff and Volunteers, developing and monitoring the performance and capacity of the team.

**6.** **Relationship Management**
- Establish, maintain and develop effective working relationships with key external stakeholders and partners. Participate in local events and conferences to promote projects and build partnerships for new project developments.

**7.** **Development and fundraising**
- Assist the Hub Manager in the development of new projects by actively identifying development opportunities and taking the initiative in developing new proj


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