Project Coordinator

Job purpose

The Project Coordinator will organise a series of training, networking, and celebration events to further upskill this group and to bring them together to celebrate their successes and share best practices.

The Project Coordinator will also provide administrative support for the project as a whole, working closely with other project staff to maintain effective records of activities and finances, and supporting the Development Manager to submit grant reports and payment requests to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Key responsibilities

• Set up a series of training opportunities for Community Champions to help develop their skills further, for instance, setting up Outdoor First Aid training with a training provider or supporting Community Champions to access Hill Skills or Mountain Leader training.
• Organise a series of networking events and a residential to bring the Community Champion network together, celebrate successes, provide peer support, and share best practices.
• Work with the Development Manager and the Community Champion network to develop ongoing support for Community Champions across the three National Parks, including developing our website to provide information and new opportunities.
• Develop content for our website and social media, including working with Community Champions who will be trained to create their own videos on how to visit the National Parks.
• Attend Community Champion training days in the National Parks occasionally to strengthen relationships between Community Champions and Peak District Mosaic.

• Support the Development Manager in organising project steering group and project delivery meetings, including arranging venues, sending agendas, and circulating minutes and actions.
• Monitor the project’s outputs, outcomes, and expenditure, liaising with other project staff at the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors, and Peak District National Parks to ensure up-to-date information about activities, outputs, and outcomes is collected.
• Assist the Development Manager in reporting project finances, outputs, and outcomes to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, submitting quarterly reports, and meeting with NLHF as per their guidance.
• Support project communications by updating the Peak District Mosaic website, creating social media posts, and writing press releases.
• Update appropriate documentation, such as project plans and risk registers, as required.

• Ensure that all activities are delivered safely and inclusively, in line with Peak District Mosaic’s Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion policies.
• Ensure that Peak District Mosaic and the project’s activities align with the needs of different communities, encouraging and responding to feedback.
• Carry out any other duties as agreed with the Board of Trustees.

To find out more about our work, please visit www.peakdistrictmosaic.org