Project Officer

**Contract**:1 year fixed term contract or temporary 1 year secondment

Full time (38 hours) preferred but part-time hours considered

**Salary**:£22,000 - £25,000

**Reports to**: Thriving Communities Regional Lead

**Location**: Based from our Bournemouth office at Slades Park Pavilion. Flexible working hours are supported along with an agile working pattern with a mix of home and office based working each week (remote working considered if living within the South West).
- **Diverse talent is underrepresented in Active Dorset. Active Dorset is committed**_
- **to diversity and equal opportunities and want to build a team that represents**_
- **from individuals representing different race, ethnicity, disability, or any**_
- **protected characteristics, to help us understand and work with all**_
- **communities.**_
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- **About us**

Active Dorset are one of 43 Active Partnerships across England. We work collaboratively to create the conditions for an active nation and use the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives.

Our Vision

People in Dorset choose to enjoy an active lifestyle through participation in sport and physical activity.

Our Mission Statement

Supporting strategic leaders with high quality advice and advocacy so that people in Dorset choose to enjoy an active lifestyle through participation in sport and physical activity.
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- **About the role**

Active Dorset has a contractual agreement with the National Academy for Social

Prescribing (NASP) to deliver the Thriving Communities Programme across the

South West of England. The successful applicant will help coordinate the successful delivery of the programme, which aims to support the development of social prescribing by working with people, places and local systems.

Social Prescribing has transformed how we think about health. It recognises the importance of addressing the wider determinants of health by supporting people to take ownership and control over their own health and wellbeing through a person centred approach. This pioneering movement continues to expand, evolve and change lives. This could be your opportunity to be part of it

We are looking for a self-driven individual who is happy to work in partnership, building relationships across sectors like arts, nature, health and physical activity to form inclusive networks of voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise

(VCFSE) organisations within the region. This role needs an adaptable communicator who can recognise and respond to the changing needs of a compassionate, diverse and resourceful voluntary sector.
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- Support the delivery of the thriving communities programme in the South

West through a mixture of both online and in person meetings and events
- Maintain up-to-date records of regional infrastructure, learning and development opportunities across the South West
- Shout loudly about social prescribing and the benefits it can bring to both individuals and communities
- Build and sustain relationships with a wide range of VCFSE organisations and existing networks across the region
- Provide consultation and guidance to VCFSE sector partners who are aiming to connect with their social prescribing ecosystem and wider health structures
- Create content and manage subscriptions for a thriving communities regional e-newsletter
- Ensure web content for the South West regional microsite is up-to-date, relevant and beneficial
- Engage in relevant national and regional based webinars for learning and development
- Facilitate regional online networks, meetings, workshops and events
- Work with both the NASP communications team and Active Dorset marketing & communications officer to create engaging social content for the benefit of the VCFSE sector and wider stakeholders
- Help to identify areas for improvement within the programme and work alongside the regional lead to problem solve and maximise impact
- Regularly feedback both social prescribing and VCFSE sector insights and learning to the wider Active Dorset team
- Contribute to the future planning and development of the regional workplan
- Deputise for thriving communities regional lead at meetings and events when needed
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- Company pension, with 5% contribution from Active Dorset
- Up to 30 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Agile and flexible working supported
- Free eye care vouchers
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and sick leave policies
- Employee Assistance Programme
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