The Ark Gedling is a Christian charity that exists for the prevention and relief of poverty and hardship; it is a UK registered charity and a member of Advice UK. It provides a community café, with a range of activities to support community development and mutual support, which operate in conjunction with advice sessions, so that local people receive expert advice alongside compassionate community support and empowerment. It works in close partnership with other charities and with local churches.
We are excited to announce we are hiring a new Community Centre and Grants Manager to take us into a new phase in our 20-year history. We are seeking an individual who is experienced in charity sector work and is enthusiastic about building community and assisting people in hardship and poverty. The ideal candidate will have a background in the charity sector and a good awareness of welfare rights advice work and. They will have a vision for how to help the charity reach it's potential and continue the legacy of excellent advice provision and community development that is already established. They will have good experience and knowledge of fund raising and bid-writing.
The successful candidate will need to be self-motivated, dynamic and enjoy leading a small team of staff and volunteers. They will have a high level of English language skills both written and oral and will be a good listener able to empathize with people in distress.
Responsibilities include:
Community Centre Management
Responsible for the day to day running of the Centre. Lead on creating a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment with support from other staff and volunteers. Inspire, equip and encourage existing and new volunteers to contribute to the positive development of the Ark Gedling. Work with the centre users and the wider community to identify needs and aspirations and enable the development of the project as whole, and of appropriate groups/projects, in response, in consultation with the Board of Trustees
Lead on the promotion of the Charity and liaison with other organisations, including churches and Christian organisations, councillors, food banks and local MPs, plus statutory bodies such as HMRC, Charity Commission and Borough Council.
Finance and Fundraising Secure funding by various means including, but not limited to: writing funding bids, building partnership work, overseeing fundraising events and encouraging occasional and regular donations. Maintain adequate records and provide full reports and statistics for funding bodies and trustee meetings. Liaison with Treasurer to establish budgets and monitor cashflow. Counting and securing daily cash takings.
Line Management Provide supportive line management to the Advice Manager who will in turn line manage their own assistant. Provide line management for any other (non-advice related) staff if and when recruited.
Operations Management Responsible for formal processes of recruitment, training, monitoring and support of staff and volunteers. Keep up to date with relevant legislation. Manage a complaints process approved by the Trustees. Undertake any other reasonable requests, consistent with the purpose of the post, as directed by the Board of Trustees.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £20,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 20 per week
Benefits:
* Free parking
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 05/09/2025
Reference ID: Community Centre and Grants Manager
Expected start date: 01/10/2025