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Community Action Redbridge

Connected Communities Project Manager

6 days ago

Gants Hill

Community Action Redbridge is a local infrastructure organisation working to create a fairer Redbridge where everyone and every community thrives. Our mission is to support strong and resilient communities where people lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. Do you believe in the power of social prescribing to create more connected, resilient, and thriving communities? Are you an experienced project manager who is passionate about collaboration, inclusion and skilled at demonstrating impact? Community Action Redbridge is looking for a Project Manager to lead our Connected Communities Project, a successful social prescribing initiative that helps people build resilience, reduce loneliness, and connect with the support they need to improve their wellbeing. In this pivotal role, you’ll lead the day-to-day delivery and ongoing development of the project, guiding and supporting a small, dedicated team. Working in close partnership with voluntary and community organisations, the NHS, and other local agencies, you’ll help strengthen Redbridge’s community support infrastructure. You’ll champion person-led, strengths-based approaches, ensuring our work remains inclusive, responsive, and firmly grounded in what truly matters to the people we support. We’re looking for someone who is organised, compassionate, and skilled in partnership working; confident in leading teams and managing projects; adept at maintaining and developing project systems and processes and committed to tackling inequalities and promoting wellbeing across diverse communities. Prior experience in social prescribing, project coordination, or health and wellbeing initiatives will be especially valued. This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with a requirement to work three days per week in our Gants Hill office. What it’s like to work at Community Action Redbridge We are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace culture that embraces and celebrates difference. Building a team that reflects the diversity of our communities and brings together a range of experiences, backgrounds and perspectives is essential to the work we do. We want Community Action Redbridge to be a safe space for everyone to bring their whole selves to work, where all our employees have the opportunity to thrive and feel recognised and valued for the work they do. We offer some great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a free and confidential employee helpline, face-to-face and telephone counselling, and a travel loan and cycle to work scheme. How to apply Please submit your CV and a covering letter answering the following 4 questions (no more than 500 words each): 1. Please tell us about a community-based project, activity, or initiative you have been involved in that supported people’s wellbeing, independence, or connectedness. What approach did you take to make sure it was inclusive and person-led, and how did you help shape or measure the difference it made?, 2. This role involves coordinating multiple workstreams and partners to deliver a complex, evolving project. Can you share an example of a time when you had to balance different priorities, organise people or activities, and keep things on track to achieve positive results? Please include the tools or systems you used to manage the work, how you maintained progress, and how you addressed any challenges along the way., 3. The Connected Communities Project, which includes the Community Connectors (previously known as Social Prescribing Advisers) is rooted in collaboration and partnership. Please describe a time you built or strengthened relationships with community organisations, local groups, or other stakeholders to achieve shared goals. What helped make that partnership effective, and what did you learn from the experience?, 4. Community Action Redbridge’s work is driven by values of social justice, equity, and community-led change. What do these values mean to you personally, and how would you bring them into your approach as a leader within the Connected Communities Project? You might want to reflect on how you’ve championed fairness, inclusion, or empowerment in your past work or life experience. We will be reviewing applications and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.

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