Community Development Officer

7 hours ago

Yeovil BA WN, United Kingdom ABRI Full time

Are you dynamic and self-motivated? Can you devise and deliver innovative plans that have real results? Do you have a passion for building and empowering communities? If so, we need you

Empowering communities and improving the lives of those within them is in our DNA. It's what gets us out of bed in the morning. To continue the amazing success of our community investment projects, we're looking for a Community Development Officer to join us on a permanent basis where you'll be based in Yeovil and covering the surrounding areas.

You'll develop, coordinate and deliver sustainable and meaningful community plans through consultation, research and data analysis to identify where the right resources and needed the most in the community, ensuring social value and value for money is always maximised.

Whether it be with our residents, local authorities or our range of community partners, you'll be able to quickly build rapport with stakeholders at all levels and have the confidence to negotiate and challenge where necessary, all with the end goal of delivery sustainable community investment projects.

Experience in a community cohesion role isn't essential, but the ability to research and analyse data, think creatively to find creative solutions to tricky problems and deliver results is a must

If this you want the opportunity to join a team as passionate and committed to building and empowering communities as we are, we'd love to hear from you

Abri is a large housing provider who own and manage over 55,000 homes and various community assets, serving more than 120,000 customers across the South of England.

We believe everyone has the right to a good quality safe, warm and sustainable home in a community where they can belong, grow and thrive. What does that look like in real terms?

We're investing £689m over the next ten years in our existing homes to improve building safety and make them more energy efficient.

  • We're delivering 10,000 homes by 2030, ensuring affordable housing is built where it's needed most
  • We're investing in our communities, to address local issues and create opportunities for everyone

As we grow, we're re-establishing our strong local presence to provide a really good service. Abri has adopted a regional approach to service delivery, with our operating areas split into three, each with their local governance and leadership. This will ensure our colleagues are more visible, accountable and better connected to our customers and local communities to meet their diverse needs.

More information about Abri and our strategic objectives can be found

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