We’re looking for someone passionate and enthusiastic to join our team as our Voluntary & Community Sector Lead to oversee the support and development of the VCSE sector and organisations within the city.
The team will:
· focus on engaging with organisations at a local level to help them grow, create solutions to challenges;
· build local connections, champion collaboration, learning and sharing within the sector; and
· support the development of a strong VCSE Alliance network across the city.
The role will oversee the administration of the Community Lottery Grant scheme and encourage the VCSE to make use of our shared resource Hubs.
This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who is keen to build positive partnerships across VCSE organisations and facilitate partnership working, collaboration and learning. The successful candidates must demonstrate a good understanding of HIVE Portsmouth’s goals and ensure that the role of HIVE Portsmouth is clearly communicated.
They will need an in-depth knowledge of the VCSE within Portsmouth and be passionate about supporting the sector; demonstrating their impact and creating capacity to strengthen the sector.
They will be solution focused and able to confidently suggest credible opportunities to help organisations fill identified gaps in provision, develop and achieve their objectives. They will be able to build trust with underrepresented communities, facilitate events and conversations and ensure information flow on key issues and opportunities and oversee the work of the team.
If you think you are the ideal person who can clearly demonstrate a commitment to our charitable objectives and the objectives of this role, we would love you to join our team.
Salary: £35,000 pro rata
Hours: Part time 22 hours a week
Further Information
Download the job description and person specification below.
For further information or an informal discussion on this post please contact Lorna Reavley, Chief Officer on lorna.reavley@hiveportsmouth.org.uk or Catherine Ramsay, Deputy Chief Officer at catherine.ramsay@hiveportsmouth.org.uk
To apply: - Submit a CV and cover letter explaining how you meet the person specification to workwith@hiveportsmouth.org.uk by midnight 2 January 2025
We will review applications as they come in and may end the job advert early.