Community Coordinator
FareShare Merseyside & North Wales
Job Description Community CoordinatorReporting to: Regional Manager
Location: Speke, LiverpoolContract: Permanent
Hours: 35hrs
Salary: £23,620 – £24,329
We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident Employer that welcome disabled applicants and provide reasonable adjustments.
About FareShare
FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to nearly 9,500 frontline charities and community groups.
The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
Every year, more than three million tonnes of food go to waste in the UK, enough for 7 billion meals. Meanwhile, the cost-of-living crisis is driving millions into food insecurity. FareShare has a plan to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis using England’s surplus food.
We are fortunate to benefit from the support of major retailers, the media, sports ambassadors and a groundswell of public engagement. As a result, there has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.
FareShare’s Strategy & Vision
Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.
Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.
Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.Our Values: Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead
Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen
Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries
Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger
Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients/customers.
The role
As a Community Coordinator for FareShare, your primary responsibility will be to manage and sustain the Community Food Membership (CFM) programme. Your goal will be to build and maximize relationships with our partner. To excel in this role, you must be an exceptional communicator with an approachable nature, capable of securing, developing, and maintaining relationships whilst raising awareness of FareShare Merseyside and North Wales (FSM&NW) across the region.
The Community Coordinator will require a full clean driving licence, have access to a vehicle and be competent and confident traveling independently as they will be traveling across our region, Wirral, Knowsley, Sefton, Halton, Cheshire East, Liverpool and North Wales.
As a Community Coordinator it is vital to ensuring the success and sustainability of the FareShare’s CFM’s, fostering, strong, supportive relationships with our charity partners making a positive impact.
Main areas of responsibility
This role requires close collaboration with the Regional Manager, the Finance team, and Head Office. The Community Coordinator is expected to meet recruitment and retention targets, produce comprehensive reports, and ensure all requirements of funders are met.
Organised, reliable and with a high attention to detail. Experience with customer relationships management systems.
Strong IT and Microsoft Office skills: Outlook, Excel and Word are essential.
Strong numeracy.Ability to prioritise and multi-task as required. A strong team player with a good work ethic. Ability to work to tight deadlines and in a fast-paced environment. Understanding of GDPR principles.
Curiosity and empathy in line with with FareShare’s mission and strategy.
FareShare is an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with these criteria that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.
Essential Criteria
Previous experience in community workExcellent written and verbal communication skills
Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle
Have a commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Eligible to work in the UK
Desirable Criteria
Level 2/3 Food Safety training is desirable, but training will be provided.Have previous experience working with customer relationship management software.
Be degree educated or have a strong career history doing similar roles in any sector.
Have some experience of community.
Competencies and behaviours
Develop and implement strategies to recruit new CFM’sMaintain relationships with existing CFMSs to ensure high retention rates
Conduct outreach activities to promote the benefit of CFM membership
Able to demonstrate being a Team player
Eligible to work in the UK
Benefits
Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel28 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
Employers pension contribution
Employee Assistance Program
Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
Season ticket loan