Website Officer (Furness for You project)

We are seeking an Online Community Directory Officer/Furness For You Website to play a vital role in connecting community-led initiatives with services and local authorities. As the central information hub, you will manage online content, ensuring that key information is accurate, coordinated, and up to date on the Online Community Directory/Furness For You Website. Your responsibilities will include collaborating on an efficient information-sharing process, building important connections, and facilitating seamless referrals and networking among local groups, organizations, and services.

Key Duties:

Liaison and Promotion: Promote community initiatives and facilitate connections with services and authorities.

Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders to develop an effective process for sharing information and opportunities.

Relationship Building: Build important connections within the community.

Referrals and Networking: Facilitate seamless referrals and networking among local groups, organizations, and services.

Content Management: Create and oversee online content and maintain accurate information on the community directory and website.

We are looking for a person with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, who can liaise, build, maintain and coordinate positive and effective relationships with diverse stakeholders. Your role will be to translate data and insights gathered from networking efforts into accessible online content. This content will promote engagement opportunities with local voluntary sector organizations.

You will be expected to demonstrate experience working with or supporting local voluntary sector organizations and community groups, have strong IT skills and willingness to learn additional IT skills, including Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. A successful track record in project management will be highly valued.

You will also need to be prepared for extensive and independent travel across Barrow-In-Furness and surrounding areas.

Cumbria CVS offers help, advice, training, and support to the voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise sector (VCFSE) throughout Cumbria, offering support to 2,500+ organisations. We aim to make a real difference across the county in pursuit of our mission to increase Impact, Influence, and Investment in and from Cumbria CVS and the Third Sector.

We are currently recruiting to a range of rewarding and flexible roles so now is a great time to join us. We are looking for people to be part of our team and make a real difference to local communities and in return, we offer generous employment benefits including:

· Pension Scheme with 7.5% employer contribution

· Supportive working environment

· Hybrid/agile working

· Great holiday entitlement

· Additional bank holidays

· Maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave

· Sickness pay

· Training programme with opportunities for continuing professional development

Join us and help support Cumbrian charities to undertake their critical work responding to emerging needs, helping vulnerable people and improving lives.

Online Community Directory Officer (Furness For You)

Salary - £26,438 FTE

Part-Time - 25 hours per week

Fixed Term for 12 months initially (could be extended due to funding)