Location: Northmead House, Creekmoor – CAN operates hybrid working 

Hours: 18 hours per week  

Salary: £30,692 pro rata  

Contract length: Fixed term 12-month contract  

Closing date: 5pm on Wednesday 29th October  

Interviews: 11th November at Northmead House, Poole 

The Role: 

Are you passionate about helping voluntary and community groups in the BCP Council area to survive and thrive? Can you effectively share your skills and expertise in running such groups with them?

You will be delivering information, advice, guidance, and bespoke support along with training as appropriate on the legal, income generation, technical and good practice aspects of running a VCS organisation.

You’ll be joining a flexible, innovative, and friendly team.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Support and advise new and existing VCS organisations on governance, legal structures, trustee roles, strategic planning, and compliance.

• Provide tailored funding guidance, helping groups identify and access relevant grants, contracts, trading opportunities, and donor support.

• Develop and deliver training and resources, including webinars, model policies, and toolkits to strengthen organisational capacity.

• Facilitate collaboration and partnerships across the sector, encouraging shared learning, co-design, and collective action to meet community needs.

• Maintain strong networks and communication channels, offering one-to-one support, signposting to specialist services, and promoting the sector to stakeholders.

About you  

You will have extensive knowledge of the voluntary and community sector (VCS) and an awareness of the changing environment for local communities and voluntary organisations and the challenges they face.

As a people person with great interpersonal skills, you’ll be able to build and maintain excellent professional relationships delivering bespoke support, which enables the local VCS to fulfil their missions more effectively, improve performance and governance and become stronger, safer, and more sustainable.

What we can offer in return  

In return we offer a competitive salary and great benefits, including contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday (pro-rata) plus all bank holidays, season train ticket loan, flexible working and much more.

For an informal discussion, please contact Amy Collins, Head of VCS Development at amy.collins@can100.org  

Available documents on our website: www.can100.org  

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