Project Coordinator (Coventry)

Garden Organic is seeking an inspiring individual who is great at making connections and sharing knowledge to be our representative in and coordinate work on the ground in Coventry.

Location: Office based (with regular travel around the Coventry area)

Project Area: Midlands

Reports to: Training Manager

Hours: 2 days per week (0.4 FTE)

Working Pattern: Variable delivery hours including some weekends/evenings

Salary: £24,500-30,000 pro rata

Term: 2 years

Working in partnership with Coventry City Council and local organisations, we are supporting communities to access more ‘green’ and ‘blue’ spaces. For us, that means supporting organic food growing, seed saving, and composting activity in communities.

The primary purpose of this role is to provide expertise and practical support around community food growing and composting. The post holder will be responsible for making positive connections and engaging with local communities, stakeholders, and project partners.

• Design and deliver a training framework that includes engaging and inspiring workshops and online modules covering the themes of organic food growing, composting, and seed saving.
• Build and maintain positive stakeholder relationships in the project area, identifying opportunities to increase food growing, waste prevention, and seed saving.
• Responsible for planning and coordinating project activities in line with the defined objectives and milestones for specifically funded projects (Currently Green for All, Carriers of Hope, Coventry Grows).
• Act as the day-to-day Garden Organic point of contact for project partners, communities, and internal teams.
• Provide organic growing and composting advice, training, and support for beneficiaries at sessions both in-person and online.
• Support community engagement to reach individuals from all areas of the local community.
• Ensure all arrangements for training/workshop events including venue hire/catering, administration, and promotion of events are in place.
• Coordinate and deliver community training sessions and programmes.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the organisation's outreach work – sharing learning and opportunities across Garden Organic.
• Gather project data/evidence/information/photographs and feedback as required, following all Garden Organic and project policies and guidelines.
• Identify and produce case studies/reports to showcase activity.
• Assist in project monitoring and evaluation including collating feedback.

It is the nature of work of Garden Organic that tasks and responsibilities are, in many circumstances unpredictable and varied. All staff are, therefore, expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises where tasks not specifically covered in the Job Description have to be undertaken. The nature of work at Garden Organic and working with volunteers and the general public requires a flexible approach to hours of work including evening and weekend working.

Requirements:

• A strong understanding of community-based projects.
• A strong knowledge of organic food growing and composting skills and practice.
• Skilled at developing productive partnerships and collaborative working relationships.
• Experience of building effective relationships within communities and supporting community-led initiatives.
• Previous experience of working in and supporting communities.
• Previous experience of coordinating and delivering training and events.
• A team player with good oral and written communication skills.
• Highly organised and self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, coordinate stakeholders, and deliver impact.
• Willing to work remotely.
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experienced in quantitative and qualitative evidence collection for outcome and funding purposes.
• An understanding of, and commitment to, organisational policies and statutory requirements, including health and safety, equality, diversity and inclusion, and data protection.
• Positive, enthusiastic, and dynamic approach.
• Full driving licence and access to a car.
• Local geographical knowledge of project area.
• Understanding of issues related to food growing, waste reduction, and the environment.
• Understanding of issues related to working in communities especially with vulnerable/hard to reach groups.
• Interest in the aims and purpose of Garden Organic.

We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Garden Organic reserve the right to close the advert early depending on response levels. As part of our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, all applications will be anonymised before being submitted to the recruitment panel. You are welcome to submit an anonymised CV in application for the role; however, please ensure you provide a contact telephone number or e-mail address.