Lighthouse Community Connector

Part-time fixed contract (2 days a week for 6 months)

Salary: £160 per day (2 days a week for 6 months)

Reporting to: Creative Engagement Manager

Place of Work: Lighthouse, Poole/ Remote

Deadline for applications 28^th July 10am

Interviews to be held on Wednesday 13th August.

PRINCIPLE PURPOSE OF ROLE

Lighthouse is proud of the breadth of its Creative Engagement programme, but is now looking at the people and communities who are missing out and how to best serve them in future.

The Community Connector’s role will be to build relationships and work with our communities to understand their current engagement with Lighthouse, their individual needs, what they would like to see from Lighthouse in future and how they would like to be involved.

By the end of the 6 month project, the Community Connector will deliver a clear evidence-based report detailing these findings and an action plan to move forward, ensuring Lighthouse builds a strong case for support for its future programmes and develops new strands of activity based on community need.

Identifying communities

• Coordinating with Lighthouse’s Head of Audiences and the Audience Development Strategy to identify the key groups and demographics currently under-served by Lighthouse.
• Using this information to outline the key community groups to approach and understand what time and resources will be needed to connect with them
• Set out clear objectives of how many groups and individuals will be reached and outline a plan of action to connect with them in meaningful ways

Meeting communities on their terms

• Need to be willing to travel and work unsociable hours to accommodate the needs of the communities.
• Coordinating events and activities to allow communities to come together in a safe space and feel free and open to talk.
• Organising logistics and communications for events and bookings both within Lighthouse and with external venues
• Open communication with community leaders.

Producing compelling evidence-based reporting

• Process all of the responses from community members into a coherent report, suitable for distribution to a range of Lighthouse stakeholders and potential funders.
• Consider the balance of qualitative and quantitative results in overall report.
• Create a compelling report that can outline the next steps for Lighthouse to take in engaging their community.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Passion for the Arts and making it accessible for the entire community.
• Experience of working with communities within an arts-based context.

• Empathetic with children and young people, as well as adults at risk and older people, and a fervent belief of the importance of the Arts in their lives.

• Understanding of safeguarding.

• Great understanding of fundraising.
• Experience of budgeting, report writing, and evaluating projects.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with a wide range of people.
• Great written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.

• Meticulous attention to detail.

• Ability to use own initiative and work independently.
• Knowledge of the Poole locality and the surrounding area.
• DBS checked (or willingness to undergo a DBS check).
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.

Desirable

• UK driving licence, with access to own vehicle.