Community Investment Coordinator

The Community Investment Co-ordinator will contribute to the delivery of a first-class service that supports communities and organisations to achieve meaningful and tangible outcomes. You will be responsible for the delivery of an open call small, large and community grant programme within your designated area. You will develop effective links and use technology and local knowledge to ensure that these communities are able to thrive and achieve.

The Community Investment Co-ordinator will be responsible for the management of Community Investment activity within a designated area using tools and data to highlight and understand local need and priorities.

• Ensure spend is effectively and clearly monitored to achieve results and demonstrate effective value for money and social impact, whilst following procurement and financial regulations.
• Implement and deliver actions outlined in the Community Investment Strategy at a local level ensuring delivery meets identified local needs.
• Be responsible for the coordination of a place-based approach to implementing community-led projects that deliver meaningful improvements to our communities, aligned with the Community Investment Strategy
• Using mapping tools, community insight and other relevant information from across the organisation you will understand and analyse needs and priorities within your area becoming the go-to expert.
• Ensure that resources are allocated effectively in local communities through our open call grant making process working with local partners and stakeholders.

Our offices are based in Seaham and Bishop Auckland and although we work flexibly, it is envisaged that this role will require both an offsite and onsite presence as per business need when required.

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we will consider part-time, job share and alternative working pattern proposals where possible.

Where and when you work is flexible depending on the demands of your role, our customers’ needs and your individual work preference (as agreed with your manager).

Here at believe housing we are a disability confident employer, if you require any adjustments or support throughout our recruitment process, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

From our annual leave entitlement (up to 33 days, plus four volunteering days per year) and competitive pension scheme, to our flexible 'working the believe way' patterns that put your wellbeing front and centre, there's really a lot on offer.

We’re a family-friendly, flexible employer, and we encourage everyone to ‘work the believe way’. For us, this means keeping things simple, doing more of what matters, and removing tasks and processes that don’t add value.