Salary: London - £37,816 - £44,233 per annum / Birmingham - £34,267 - £39,920 per annum Location: Croydon, London Bridge, Islington or Birmingham Hours: 36 per week Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until September 2024 We’re looking for a Communities Officer – Community Assets to lead on ensuring the Community Assets portfolio has an effective and robust operational management framework in place. Ensuring all of our facilities are inviting and safe to deliver social value and value for money so we develop financially and socially sustainable community hubs. Other key responsibilities will include:- • Establish and roll-out Clarion procedures for Health & Safety across the Community Asset portfolio ensuring compliance at all centres; • To support the Communities Manager (Community Assets) in establishing a planned investment cyclical programme of capital works, decorations and major repairs; • To develop effective relationships with key stakeholders and partners and support them with all enquiries relating to Asset management We’re looking for responsible, open and flexible individuals with demonstrable programme management experience as well as significant experience in stakeholder/contract management, including relevant examples of joint working with the VCSE) sector. You’ll also need a strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities for community centres and non-profit organisations. If you are a self-starter, with strong communication and evaluation skills, we look forward to hearing from you. The post holder will develop areas of work with a National remit, but particularly support relationships and buildings in our Greater London region. You will split time working at a desk with site visits, meetings and touching down in different offices. You’ll be able to work from home sometimes, but we will offer a contractual base of Croydon, London Bridge, Highbury and Islington or Birmingham. We can offer some flexibility in the working pattern for the 36 hours but will agree core hours. Some evenings and an occasional Saturday or Sunday is required to support the team to work with voluntary organisations. There is usually flexibility about when these are scheduled, and we offer a Time Off in Lieu system for any work outside your usual office hours. If you’d like an informal chat about the position, please contact Clare Rennison on 07592 120664. Closing Date: Monday 11th September 2023 at midnight. Interviews will be held on either Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd September 2023. For further details on this vacancy, please click ‘apply’. Applicants must be able to travel across the region as required. In the event that we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this advert early. You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Clarion are not able to offer visa sponsorship. You are required to reside in the UK for the duration of your employment. Clarion Futures Clarion Futures is our charitable foundation. We work together with partners to make a positive difference to the lives of people living in Clarion homes and communities. Our work is centred on providing our residents with the tools and support to help overcome any challenges they face. Every year we support thousands of people into work and provide people with help in managing money, gaining and developing digital skills and contributing to the life of their communities. We’re a partner of choice for organisations ranging from FTSE companies and government departments to local charities and social enterprises. With more than 350,000 residents, our size and reach gives us a presence that few other charities can match. In 2021/22, we invested £16.3 million into our work with residents and communities, generating more than £123m in social value, making the work of Clarion Futures one of the biggest social investment programmes in the UK.