Engagement Coordinator
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Job Purpose
Job Title: Engagement Coordinator Temporary Opportunity until January 2026
Advertised Salary: 30250 Full Time Equivalent
Working Hours: 20 Hours Monday Friday some evenings and weekends are required for this role.
Location: The Engagement Coordinator will be working across Wrexham and the Llangollen Canal to deliver a shortterm community engagement project.
Were the charity who look after and bring to life 2000 miles of waterways across Wales and England because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better bringing wellbeing benefits to millions. Our canals and rivers are the perfect places to boost your mood and improve your physical and mental health. Even in busy towns and cities they provide special spaces where you can relax recharge and connect with others.
About the role
We are recruiting for an Engagement Coordinator to lead on the delivery of community engagement in our Wales & South West region. The programmes aim is to engage and connect with communities living alongside our waterways and support the development and delivery of our participatory campaigns which provide opportunities for connection with nature improved physical activity and a variety of health and wellbeing activities. You will be overseeing a large team of volunteers to deliver a programme of regional events and activities as well as working with local stakeholders and communities to support their ambitions. You will work on a series of paid events alongside our programme of free community activities which will enable the charity to continue delivering free and accessible opportunities to those who need it most.
The purpose of the Engagement Coordinator role is to engage and connect with communities alongside the canals in these areas. By adopting a placebased approach and working in partnership with others you will achieve a transformation that will materially change patterns of use and perceptions of communities living near these canals to make the local waterway relevant to them and build community ownership so that the momentum is sustained and wellbeing benefits are realised.
Location and coverage
You will be based from home with access to facilities at our Trevor Basin Visitor Centre however regular travel and working at different locations in North Wales especially along the Llangollen Canal and in Wrexham is essential. We expect that you will be working on site for an average of 70% of your time but this varies throughout the year depending on the season. Focus areas will be Wrexham and the Llangollen Canal. Some occasional travel beyond those waterways may be required for the purposes of collaboration.
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Knowledge Skills/Qualifications & Experience
Work experience:
- Experience of working within a community setting.
- Experience of project management delivery reporting and evaluation.
- Experience of delivering community and volunteering projects with a heritage environment health & wellbeing and/or arts focus.
- Experience of developing and managing volunteer groups and opportunities and delivering volunteerled activities.
- Proven ability to be able to build strong relationships and collaborate with partner organisations communities and key stakeholders to delivery mutual benefits and codesigned projects and programmes.
- Experience of sourcing and coordinating social action/volunteer projects.
- Comprehensive working knowledge of issues relating to working with young people or vulnerable people including safeguarding.
- Experience of working within the Third Sector/Voluntary organisations is desirable.
- Experience of securing funding or grants for community projects is desirable.
Skills:
- Ability to work or experience of working effectively with a diverse group of people including minority or marginalised or underrepresented communities.
- Excellent project management skills including budget management and control.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- High levels of energy and commitment.
- Ability and willingness to work evenings / weekends as required.
- Ability to work well under pressure be motivated and selfmanaged.
- Full UK driving license is essential.
DBS
As this role is on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Exception Order applicants must state the details of any cautions or convictions whether spent or unspent on the selfdisclosure section of the application form.
This job involves regulated activity with children and adults at risk as defined by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Therefore a Criminal Record check will be undertaken by the successful candidate prior to employment.
A criminal record is not necessarily a bar to employment with us. HR will advise and decisions made on a case by case basis.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
What We Offer
In addition to your base salary of circa 30250 Full Time Equivalentyou will also benefit from a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement great holiday entitlement and numerous other employee benefits including several salary sacrifice benefits all of which can be found here ( These include:
- 25 days paid holiday plus paid Bank Holidays increasing to 27 days plus Bank Holidays after 3 years
- Home working status with hub facilities available if a need to work outside of home flexibility. Monday to Friday working some evenings and weekends are required for this role
- Annual 200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity hobbies; aspirations etc.
- Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues health; financial; lifestyle; wellbeing; domestic & neighbourly matters.
- Access to a range of employee benefits including store discounts; boating holiday discounts; holiday purchase scheme.
- 2 days paid volunteering leave volunteering for local community project work.
At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways and as importantly for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.
All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.
When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.
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