Organisation: Cumbria CVS

Salary Details: £37,467- £43,899 (FTE) 

Closing date for applications: 12 Feb 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new role within our team. We are recruiting for:

Community Resilience Coordinator

37 hours per week (part time hours negotiable) Fixed term contract until 31 March 2027

Salary: £37,467- £43,899 (FTE) 

Blended working culture with office and home working. Expectation of at least two days per week in the office (Shaddongate, Carlisle) or in partner organisation offices.

For more information about working for Cumbria CVS click here.

Do you have extensive experience of community development, an interest in emergency management, and the passion to drive change?

We’re looking for an enthusiastic individual who can work collaboratively with a wide range of people and organisations, including community groups and senior statutory sector staff, supporting, challenging and negotiating to lead change in a complex system.

Cumbria has a long history of community response during major incidents, including flooding, power loss and the Coronavirus pandemic. This senior role will build on that work, ensuring that Cumbria Local Resilience Forum’s “Communities to COBR” is fully embedded across partner organisations and plans, and seek new opportunities to build community resilience.

Download the Job description/person specification here.

For further information, or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Carolyn Otley, Chief Executive, Cumbria CVS – CarolynO@cumbriacvs.org.uk

How to apply

Please apply by submitting your CV and supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4 stating your reason for applying for the post and how your skills, knowledge and experience specifically match the job description and person specification for this role. We value life skills and un-paid work, so please include reference to these if relevant, as well as accounting for any gaps in your employment or education history.

Applicants must also complete and return the separate Declaration Form, which can be downloaded here.

We would also be grateful if you would complete and return our Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form, which can also be here.

Please email your CV, supporting statement, completed Declaration and Equality & Diversity monitoring forms to: hr@cumbriacvs.org.uk by the closing date.

Receipt of your application will be acknowledged, and all applicants will be notified of the outcome of the shortlisting whether selected for interview or not. Applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. References will only be taken up for the successful applicant.

Cumbria CVS strives to be an equal opportunities employer. Disabled applicants and veterans who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed.

Applications should come directly to hr@cumbriacvs.org.uk

 

Closing Date – Wednesday 12 February

Interviews – Tuesday 25 February (Carlisle)

Cumbria CVS strives to be an equal opportunities employer.

Disabled applicants and veterans who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. 

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