Job Purpose
The Development Officer works across all areas of health, social care and wellbeing to
develop relationships and representation. The role will work regionally, building strong third
sector health, social care and wellbeing capacity and capability through collaboration and support. The Development Officer will help support the coordination, facilitation, and
development of sector forums and events that support stronger community health and
wellbeing outcomes across Dumfries and Galloway.
As part of the Partnerships and
Communities team, there is also wider involvement in sector development, including
sharing insights and learning from across the third sector to help with decision making.
Main Responsibilities
A strong third sector:
• Support capacity building for third sector organisations across Dumfries and
Galloway and the assigned locality/localities.
• Co-design and contribute to training sessions and workshops based on sector needs
and trends, including mental health, carer support, social care collaboration, and
community mental wellbeing.
• Create and maintain resources and advice for the sector
• Provide direct advice, connections and signposting to third sector organisations.
• Develop and manage relationships and partnership working with a variety of
organisations to support the role of, and capacity within, the third sector.
• Participate in the delivery of sector workshops and events.
• Build effective connections with others to support the development of the third
sector, including through high-quality tools, advice and routes to sources of expert
help. so that our advice for the sector is consistent and of high quality.
• Work with other Development Officers to share insights and experience to improve
the offer to the sector.
• Use relevant data, insights and evidence to inform the development of practice,
ensuring good quality universal resources help reduce demands for intensive one-to-
one support.
• Provide one-to-one and group support to third sector organisations on areas
including leadership and partnership working — with a focus on organisations
contributing to health and wellbeing.
• Develop and signpost to high-quality resources, tools and guidance to improve
sector confidence and reduce inequalities in access to support.
• Create communication outputs and case studies that highlight impact and celebrate
good practice in community health and wellbeing.
Locality and community:
• Build positive relationships and connections that helps build knowledge of
community health and wellbeing, the range of organisations that support this,
challenges and opportunities.
• Apply agreed methods to consistently capture data, insights and learnings from
thematic working that helps inform future planning and resourcing.
Forum and Event Development
• Support the coordination, delivery and evolution of a programme of strategic
forums and events centred on community health and wellbeing priorities.
• Support the creation of relevant and responsive agendas as set out in the strategic
objectives for each purpose using local intelligence, data and feedback from forum
members and stakeholders.
• Support the Lead Officer to identify and secure speakers, contributors, and
participants, ensuring a mix of professional, community, and lived experience voices.
• Facilitate inclusive discussion, knowledge exchange, and collaborative planning.
• Ensure clear follow-up and communication from all forum activities, with outputs
feeding into strategic planning and influencing work.
Excellence and continuous improvement:
• Represent TSDG in a professional, knowledgable way to build confidence in us.
• Provide regular feedback and input to review opportunities to maximise our impact,
learning and responsiveness.
• Support colleagues across TSDG to deliver on our outcomes and contribute to
effective team working to make TSDG a great place to work.
• Be accountable, transparent and inclusive to play your part in our organisation,
demonstrating a commitment to improvement.
Day-to-day
So how does all this work in practice?
As a Commuity Health and Wellbeing Development Officer, your working week can be
varied, with no two days alike. This is due to the nature of the third sector being so varied. It
keeps the role interesting and means that you are always meeting new groups and
individuals.
Daily, you will meet or chat with organisations to help them problem solve their issues, help
them make meaningful partnerships with other organisations or support them in building
their capacity. In addition to this, the working week will involve planning and developing
Community Health and Wellbeing events and forums.
Each day has something different to look forward to providing a rich variety, keeping the
work interesting and engaging.
Person Specification
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Evidenced experience and knowledge of the third sector - Essential
Excellent organisation, planning and prioritising skills - Essential
Positive relationship building skills and experience - Essential
Effective problem-solving skills and experience - Essential
Ability to capture and analyse information - Essential
Report writing and presentation skills - Essential
Ability to work as part of a team, share knowledge and benefit from
experience of others - Essential
Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external partners - Essential
Ability to use technology packages like email, document creation
and spreadsheets - Essential
Experience of providing advice and support to other organisations - Desirable
Other Requirements:
Valid driving licence and access to a car with business insurance for
work purposes - Essential
Self-motivated - Essential
Committed to improvement x