Engagement Coordinator (Community Engagement) in Truro

We are looking for an approachable, confident and enthusiastic person who enjoys meeting people, making connections and bringing communities together to help end homelessness in Cornwall. This is a varied, people-focused role, building connections with community groups, schools, clubs, local businesses, volunteers and individuals who want to support St Petrocs. You will help people understand homelessness and the work of St Petrocs, and create opportunities for them to get involved – whether through volunteering, fundraising, events, challenges or community activities.

A key responsibility will be developing and growing community fundraising, helping supporters turn their enthusiasm, skills and connections into valuable support for St Petrocs. You will also create opportunities for people experiencing homelessness to connect with our supporters and local communities, helping to build positive experiences, understanding and a stronger sense of community. Working across Cornwall and alongside colleagues throughout St Petrocs, you will support community fundraising, volunteers and community-led projects to make a meaningful impact. You will lead St Petrocs’ community engagement, ensuring opportunities are well organised, enjoyable and purposeful.

What you will get from the role

This role offers the opportunity to connect with people from a wide range of communities across Cornwall, while gaining valuable experience across different areas of Engagement. As part of a supportive Engagement team, you will develop your skills in community engagement, volunteering, fundraising, events and partnerships, while bringing your own ideas and contributing to projects. It is a role where you can build confidence, broaden your experience and take on new challenges, while seeing the difference your work makes to St Petrocs and the people we support.

What you'll be doing

• Build community relationships – develop St Petrocs’ presence across Cornwall by establishing and maintaining positive relationships with community groups, schools, clubs, local organisations and individuals.
• Help communities understand our work and develop opportunities for meaningful collaboration.
• Enable local businesses to support St Petrocs through volunteering, fundraising, partnerships and other forms of involvement, including through our Business Club.
• Reach new audiences – identify communities, organisations and businesses we are not currently engaging with and develop creative approaches to reach them.
• Create opportunities to get involved – turn interest and enthusiasm into action by helping people get involved, whether through volunteering, fundraising, events, challenges, sharing skills and expertise, making connections or other forms of community involvement.
• Support community-led ideas and activities, helping people turn their ideas into positive opportunities for St Petrocs and the communities they are part of.
• Develop and support volunteering – recruit and support St Petrocs’ Community Champions, helping them stay engaged and confident in promoting St Petrocs and encouraging others in their communities to get involved.
• Build relationships with local businesses and connect them with meaningful corporate volunteering opportunities.
• Work with St Petrocs teams to identify, develop and promote volunteering opportunities that meet the needs of our services and people we support.
• Build ongoing community involvement – strengthen people's initial involvement with St Petrocs and help them find ways to stay connected.
• Grow community fundraising – identify and develop new fundraising opportunities with individuals, groups, schools, clubs, businesses and local organisations.
• Encourage people to develop their own fundraising ideas and provide the guidance and resources they need to turn those ideas into action, ensuring fundraising activity follows relevant regulations and St Petrocs’ policies.
• Represent St Petrocs and share our work – be a confident and positive representative for St Petrocs at community meetings, local activities, events, networking opportunities and, where appropriate, through local media such as radio.
• Attend and support events – plan and coordinate St Petrocs community events and activities, taking responsibility for the arrangements before, during and after each event.
• Track, report and share progress – maintain accurate records of community engagement, volunteering, fundraising activity and opportunities using St Petrocs’ CRM.
• Connect and collaborate – work closely with colleagues across St Petrocs and within the Engagement team to plan activity, share information and make the most of opportunities.
• Carry out any other duties as reasonably requested.

Who we're looking for

You’ll share our core values: Person Centred, Passionate, Empowering, Honest & Courageous. You will bring positivity, curiosity and a genuine interest in people and communities. You will enjoy meeting new people, building connections and finding ways to bring people together around something they care about. You will be confident representing St Petrocs and talking to different audiences, whether that is delivering a presentation, meeting a community group, speaking with a business or encouraging someone to volunteer or fundraise.

You will be comfortable working independently, managing your own workload and looking for opportunities rather than waiting for them to come to you. You will notice possibilities, ask questions, make connections and think about how a conversation or introduction could develop into something more. You don't need to have worked in a charity or community engagement role before. What matters most is your ability to connect with people, spot opportunities and turn ideas into action.

Your experience might come from community engagement, volunteering, fundraising, events, partnerships, education, sales, customer-facing work or another role where you have developed strong communication and people skills. Importantly, we are looking for someone who passionately believes in our mission of ending homelessness. Homelessness is not an inevitability. It can be solved and it can be prevented.

In addition to the criteria outlined below, this post is subject to successful completion of a Basic disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

What it's like working with us

We know that our staff are at their best when they feel supported, happy, and healthy – at work and at home. To that end, we’re pleased to offer the following employee benefits:

• 33 days annual leave a year, including bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity, partner, shared parental, and adoption pay
• Paid time off for neonatal care
• Paid time off for IVF treatment
• Competitive pension scheme
• Long-service awards
• Non-contributory life insurance (up to 3 x basic salary)
• Paid professional subscriptions (where relevant to role)
• Enhanced sick pay scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) including access to counselling services
• Free eye tests and free vaccinations