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Nottingham Food Partnership Stakeholder Coordinator
Grade F (£28, - £32, p.a. pro rata)
18.5 hours per week
This is a fixed termcontract for three years.
About the Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating the activities of the Nottingham City Sustainable Food Partnership (NCSFP), which is a multisector collaboration aligned with the Nottingham City Council’s Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS) for Nottingham, namely the Eating and Moving for Good Health (EMGH) Delivery Plan. Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a central founding member of the NCSFP and, as such, the coordinator will play an important role in the university’s civic agenda.
The role will encompass all of the following, but the balance of duties and responsibilities will be determined in discussion with the line manager:
1. Responsibility for planning, prioritising, organising and coordinating of activity relating to the Nottingham City Sustainable Food Partnership. This will include collaboration and liaison with the relevant partnership members and collaborators.
2. Supporting the development and delivery of key partnership meetings, events, activity, agreements and campaigns.
3. Supporting the partnership members in identifying and scoping projects and funding opportunities as well as in preparing non-research funding applications.
4. Responsibility for coordinating communications across the membership and delivering a public-facing communications plan.
5. Managing, developing and maintaining effective systems and processes to support the effective delivery and reporting of agreed partnership projects.
6. Managing, developing and administering appropriate management systems, tracking systems and proportionate record keeping that inform partnership decision making.
7. Providing administrative support to academic staff leading on projects for the Nottingham City Sustainable Food Partnership.
8. Facilitating effective communication (including use of O) and delivery of tasks within agreed timescales and budgets.
For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We'll still consider applications even if you don't meet every single one of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly. To ensure the diverse needs of our team are met we actively encourage secondments and offer flexible part-time working patterns - we're focused on finding the right person for the role.
About Us
The School of Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is recognised nationally and internationally for delivering theoretically informed and applied research. We foster a culture that values the diversity of all our communities and publicises and celebrates excellence in all we do.
We maintain a vibrant and inclusive learning and teaching environment that is grounded in scholarship, research, and professional practice.
From global issues to local struggles, urban sociology to international security, the Department of Social and Political Sciences provides engaged teaching and research in comparative politics, sociological theory, area studies, British and European politics as well as new insights into gender, identity, sustainability, consumption and public policy.
For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact Eva Zemandl (Senior Lecturer) at .
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Safe and Inclusive
At NTU, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our students and colleagues. By championing positive wellbeing, we promote an environment where all can thrive and reach their full potential. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team.
Please note that unfortunately, this role has been assessed as ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system however, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. For more information visit the Government Skilled Worker visa support page. However, applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the for further information.
Please note that this role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.