Network Officer
Posted 1 day ago by Co-production Network For Wales
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Wales, United Kingdom
Summary: The Network Officer role at a small non-profit organization focuses on supporting a membership network, managing external communications, and administering an e-learning program. The position aims to enhance the organization's reach and impact through effective communication and community engagement. The role is home-based in Wales, requiring some travel across the region. Key responsibilities include drafting newsletters, organizing events, and designing promotional materials for training programs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drafting regular newsletters and gathering updates on co-production practice.
- Organizing #CoproConversation events for members on relevant topics.
- Meeting with potential new members to outline community offerings.
- Designing and disseminating promotional materials for co-production training.
- Planning and delivering annual Co-pro Week Wales celebrations.
Key Skills:
- Excellent communications skills and experience with communication plans.
- Ability to organize and coordinate digital events and e-learning platforms.
- Excellent organizational skills for managing multiple communications and marketing materials.
- Ability to work independently in a remote setting.
- Knowledge or experience in community engagement or co-productive methodologies.
- Ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Company Description We’re a small non-profit, but what we do makes a difference across the Welsh public services landscape. We are funded by our members, grant funders, and our own consultancy and training activity. Our aim is to transform public services through co-production and citizen involvement. When citizens and professionals work in partnership, services are improved and better meet people’s needs, and communities grow in resilience. In the current landscape of dwindling public resources and increasing demand, co-production and citizen involvement offer a compelling approach to bringing positive, sustainable change to public services and communities.
Role Description The role of the Network Officer supports our growing membership network, delivers our external communications and helps to administer our e-learning programme. You will be providing a solid foundation for the network to build upon in order to extend both our reach and impact.
What your week would look like:
- Drafting our regular newsletter, linking in with the team and our networks to gather the latest updates on co-production practice across Wales and beyond.
- Organising a #CoproConversation event for our members on a topic that matters to them – asking members what they are interested in, finding speakers and coordinating the online event.
- Meeting with potential new members, outlining what our community of practice can offer them on their co-production journey.
- Designing and disseminating promotional materials for our latest round of co-production training.
- Working with the team to plan and deliver our annual Co-pro Week Wales celebrations.
This role is home-based for someone in Wales. Some travel across Wales will be required.
Qualifications Excellent communications skills and experience implementing communication plans across websites, social media and newsletters. Ability to organise and coordinate digital events and e-learning platforms. Excellent organisational skills and comfortable in developing and managing multiple communications and marketing materials simultaneously Ability to work independently in a remote setting Knowledge or experience in community engagement or co-productive methodologies is a plus Ability to communicate in Welsh desirable.