CAER Community Partnership Co-ordinator

Job Description

Job title: CAER Community Partnership Co-ordinator

Company: Cardiff University

Job description: School / Directorate

Cardiff School of History, Archaeology and Religion

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CAER Community Partnership Co-ordinator
School of History, Archaeology and Religion

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed community partnership co-ordinator with excellent partnership building, organisation, and communication skills. You should have experience of working with communities and some knowledge of community engagement, co-production models and working with volunteers. Experience of university/community partnership building (or similar transferable experience) would also be valuable.

Working in close collaboration with a CAER Centre development officer based at our Community Partner’s Action in Caerau and Ely (ACE) you will nurture and develop partnerships and volunteering working to support co-creation and co-research initiatives and grant capture and to establish the CAER Centre as a learning hub in the communities of Caerau and Ely. You will lead and co-ordinate the engagement between these communities and Cardiff University, providing regular feedback to community and University partners on the progress of projects, and advising on effective models of engaged research and community co-production. Working in partnership with community members and volunteers, you will develop and manage a programme of community-university activities.

The successful candidate will have experience of effective partnership building, community engagement and working co-productively in community contexts. You should be able to effectively manage workloads and evidence the ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity. You should have excellent interpersonal skills and show evidence of being an effective communicator to a wide range of partners and participants. You should be able to work flexible hours with some evening and weekend working. Welsh language skills are desirable though not essential.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dave Wyatt,

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) for a three-year fixed-term period.

Salary: £32,332 – £34,980 per annum (Grade 5)

Date advert posted: Friday, 12 January 2024

Closing date: Sunday, 28 January 2024

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Post Reference Number

17975BR

Job Description

Key Duties

• Work in close partnership with ACE and the CAER Centre development officer to develop sustainability and new project funding streams and integrate CAER Heritage/the University with Welsh Government’s community led action plan for Ely.
• Act as the first point of contact for ACE, volunteers and community members from Caerau and Ely interested in collaborating with Cardiff University and other external partners including heritage and educational institutions, providing guidance on specialist procedures and processes for starting a collaborative project.
• Develop partnerships with existing ACE networks and community projects to ensure local people in the area are represented/involved and to nurture new opportunities, providing advice and guidance on appropriate methods of outreach, participation and co-production when necessary.
• Develop and co-ordinate an annual programme of University and community formal and informal learning activities and events at the CAER Centre in response to needs identified by the community and University.
• Take on the co-ordination and support for the established Love our Hillfort volunteer group based at the CAER Centre
• Help manage expectations and relationships between the University, ACE, volunteers and the local communities by conducting regular participative meetings and reporting back.
• Represent CAER Heritage and ACE at external events, meetings and conferences to disseminate the work of the project and its outputs through a range of media, including regular social media posts.
• Manage a budget and support the development of sustainability plans for the long-term development of the CAER Centre building.
• Advise community and University project teams and support the facilitation of community events and activities including archaeological excavations.
• Provide professional advice and guidance on developing community partnerships, processes and procedures to internal and external partners, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood
• Ensure that the provision of the CAER Heritage project is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to community requirements
• Collaborate with others in order to make recommendations for developments of established processes and procedures
• Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links with the University’s Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required
• Create specific working groups from colleagues across the University to achieve school/departmental objectives
• Supervise specific project teams on an occasional basis to accomplish key objectives
• Develop and deliver bespoke training for ACE, community and University members on the safe use of the building and on community-University collaborations.
• Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the CAER Centre and project
• Instruct and guide other employees across the University regarding civic mission strategies as required

General Duties

• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
• Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
• Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role including opening and closing the CAER Centre building

Salary Range Max.

34,980

Grade

Grade 5

Salary Range Min.

32,332

Job Category

Business / Strategic Management

Additional Information

Established in 2011, CAER Heritage (CAER) has developed an innovative combination of community-focused archaeological digs, historical co-research and co-created art, animation, poetry and films, working in close partnership with community development organisation Action in Caerau and Ely (ACE). Setting out to challenge unfounded negative perceptions by uncovering a hidden history, the project has successfully tapped into one of South Wales’s richest, but least valued, heritage assets to create transformative educational and life opportunities in communities which face significant social and economic challenges. Working alongside local people to co-research the past and uncover new historical knowledge through community archaeology and history, the project has traced the origins of west Cardiff back over 6,000 years to the Neolithic. It has also instigated ambitious infrastructural development, transforming a local prehistoric monument into a community led heritage site. This has included the regeneration of a disused gospel hall into a vibrant community centre with trails, a playground, garden, and an ongoing accompanying programme of community development, volunteering and co-research initiatives.

Career Pathway

Managerial, Professional and Specialist Staff – MPSS

Person Specification

Job Purpose

• Nurture and develop partnerships and volunteering working closely with community partners Action in Caerau and Ely (ACE).
• Support co-creation and co-research initiatives and grant capture and to establish the CAER Centre as a learning hub in the communities of Caerau and Ely.
• Lead and co-ordinate the engagement between these communities and Cardiff University.
• Provide regular feedback to community and University partners on the progress of projects,
• Advise on effective models of engaged research and community co-production.
• Work in partnership with community members and volunteers.
• Develop and co-ordinate a programme of community-university activities.

The post is full-time and may require evening and weekend work.

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and Education

1. Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience
Knowledge, Skills and Experience

2. Substantial experience of working with communities.
3. Able to demonstrate knowledge of community engagement and co-production models.

4. Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures to achieve programme objectives and to ensure the smooth and effective running of a community space.
Customer Service, Communication and Team Working

5. Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people
6. Evidence of ability to explore participants’ needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered
Planning, Analysis and Problem solving

7. Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identifying and proposing practical solutions and resolving problems with range of potential outcomes

8. Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key strategies within community co-production and development contexts

9. Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work and that of others and monitoring progress.
Other

10. A willingness to undertake further training and development
Desirable Criteria

1. Postgraduate/Professional qualification
2. Experience of working in a Higher Education environment
3. Fluency in Welsh, written and oral

Expected salary: £32332 – 34980 per year

Location: Caerau, Cardiff – Ely, Cardiff

Job date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 02:48:47 GMT

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