Community Development Officer (5 year FTC)

We're VIVID! -We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people!, As Community Development Officer, you'll work closely with a variety of teams within the business to ensure the effective creation, implementation, delivery, and review of innovative community investment projects required within the North Town community (which support the work required within the associated section 106 documentation). You'll work with external partners (i.e. councillors, local authorities) to build a positive environment for our customers to live in. The position requires the fostering and expansion of partnerships with community-based organisations, ensuring these relationships are managed and coordinated effectively. This involves overseeing the efficient allocation of resources and programme management within set budgets and timelines, aimed at addressing pressing community issues such as mental health, public transportation, and substance misuse. You'll conduct and present regular progress reviews detailing achievements against set objectives, to VIVID and Rushmoor Borough Council, in collaboration with residents. Secure external funding - including through supporting local groups in applying for grants and carrying out other fundraising activities. You'll carry out ad hoc site inspections on behalf of the business - including project sites, community centres to ensure community centres are effectively managed, comply with health and safety legislation and where managed externally are self-sustaining - providing suitable space for the development and delivery of social enterprises. The community development officer will have good awareness & understanding of the Social Housing sector, with an understanding of section 106 requirement & associated funding. You'll be proficient in Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) principles and practices, demonstrating an ability to leverage community strengths and resources for sustainable development. You'll bring a wealth of experience in developing & leading community projects and be confident in building relations with internal and external customers. Those who've recently applied need not apply again. You'll need to be able to travel between sites as part of your role, so you'll need a full current driving licence with access to a vehicle. This role is subject to a DBS check. We're a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their VIVID home we're here to help with that and more. Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, and this means in the quality, safety and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services so they're easy to use and access by our customers. We're addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We're the fifth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year. This is summed up in our vision "More homes, bright futures".

We're recruiting for a Community Development Officer to join our team in Aldershot. This is a 5-year fixed term contract, working 37 hours per week, with specific objectives to be achieved in collaboration with the North Town community and organisational stakeholders. We offer a flexible approach to working between home and our offices. For the first month, we'd require you to attend the Basingstoke office 2 days per week for training purposes, you'll then be based at our North Town office so you can be closer to the community. Want to know what we can offer you?

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays) pro rata with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
• A generous contributory pension of 6%. We'll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes