Community Partnership Activities Co-ordinator

We are looking for a Community Partnership Activities Coordinator to join our NWS team on a 12 Month FTC or Secondment!

As a CP Activities Coordinator, you will provide support to enable the Theddlethorpe Community Partnership (CP) to function effectively and its programme of activities (PoA) run efficiently and smoothly.

The CPs role is to develop positive local relationships with communities that engage with the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) siting process. 

In March 2024, the CP agreed its outline Programme of Activities (PoA), with the following four workstreams:

• Communications and Engagement
• Community Investment Funding
• Vision
• Operations and Governance

Working as part of a CP Team, this role will help to co-ordinate, facilitate and support a range of CP Member activities such as events, meetings and visits.

Please note this role is a Home working contract with regular travel required to Mablethorpe and surrounding areas

Job Description

Activities will include, but not exclusively:

• Working closely with CP Team, including CP Assistant to ensure smooth running and co-ordination of activities. Supporting the CP Operations and Performance Manager to deliver NWS day-to-day approach to Community Partnerships in the Lincolnshire GDF search area
• Play a key role in the planning and delivery of CP meetings and its PoA such as public events, meetings and activities
• Provide support to meet the needs of the members of the Community Partnerships. This could include stakeholders from community, government, business and voluntary sectors as well as those directly contracted to support the groups e.g. Chair and Secretariat.
• Where required liaise with and support key external stakeholders such as government, regulator or supply chain representatives
• Update and maintain reporting systems in respect of PoA activities e.g. OHSENS, CRM
• Support CP Operations and Performance Manager with the management of the deliverables and contracts with the supply chain. e.g. processing purchase orders, receiving monthly reports or co-ordinating liaison meetings

To support successful delivery of the PoA, you will be required to liaise on behalf of the CP and CP Operational Team with Community Partnership members, NWS partners, and other external organisations and people appropriate to your allocated tasks.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a administrative or events management role.
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise workload
• Experience/knowledge of planning outreach activities
• Experience of managing public meetings/events
• Experience/knowledge of partnership working
• Understanding how to deal appropriately with external stakeholders
• Good communication and influencing skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Self-motivated and with high personal resilience
• Knowledge of the Mablethorpe and surrounding areas

Desirable

• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally
• Experience of using a variety of communication channels, including social media
• Able to analyse, use and effectively present relevant data and insights
• Knowledge of government programmes/projects
• Awareness of local area issues/politics
• Broad IT experience (e.g. use of customer management systems or contact centres)

For employees on RWM T&C’s, this role is a 8-6

Who are we?

Simply put, our job is to secure a safer future for us all. We do this by managing and disposing of the UK’s nuclear radioactive waste safely and securely for generations to come. We have a critical role in the biggest multi-decade clean-up project in Europe. As part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group, we provide permanent answers for nuclear waste.

Nuclear Waste Services builds on the work delivered at the Low-Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site and the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme, maintaining these key activities whilst also adding further essential services for customers in the nuclear energy, defence, industrial, medical, and research sectors. Maintaining and developing this knowledge and experience is key to securing and developing our unique nuclear waste capabilities for the UK and the rest of the world

If you join Nuclear Waste Services, you’ll be part of a team that brings together some of the most brilliant minds from around the UK, working across many specialisms – scientific, engineering, safety, operations, commercial, community engagement, and regulatory – to name a few.

We want Nuclear Waste Services to be a great place to work where people are respected, included and can perform at their best. We do this by living our Nuclear Waste Services values;

We are action orientated – We deliver for our customers, partners, and people safely & securely.

We are collaborative and inclusive – We have greater success when we work together.

We are ambitious – We are problem solvers who embrace and act upon new challenges.

We act with integrity – We are trusted to build a safe, secure and sustainable future

What’s in it for you?

• On appointment to NWS you will receive 25.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and you can accrue up to 13 extra days leave
• Rewarding performance (annual bonus scheme)
• We offer a generous pension scheme through CNNP
• learning and development support
• payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial advice assistance
• Flexible working
• Extended family-friendly policies
• Cycle to work scheme
• We welcome flexible and agile working practices
• Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment

Equal Opportunities

We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. At Nuclear Waste Service we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.

In promoting equal opportunities, Nuclear Waste Service welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. 

Please note: Nuclear Waste Services reserves the right to close the vacancy early. 

If you have any queries or would like to discuss this role, please email nws.recruitment@nuclearwasteservices.uk

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