Job Description

About the team we are recruiting to

This is a team which puts people and communities at the heart of Public Health. We are leading change for and more importantly with community groups, voluntary organisations and people.

We work across the entire health and social care system to find and create new and exciting ways for the voluntary and community sector to be involved at all levels in services.

This can include by simply giving up their time to give their views on services right through to being actively involved in delivering community interventions such as a diabetes support group to support people.
What is the job role?

18 month fixed term contract/secondment.

This is a new and exciting role, its working right at the heart of communities to create new complimentary and additional services which compliment those provided by the health and social care system. The role will also establish a micro granting/investing system to enable these new ideas/community provision to establish.

The role will advise and support service leaders in the health and social care system on how to work alongside community organisations and volunteers.
Who are we looking for?

Someone with a background in working with or within the voluntary and community sector, who has an in-depth knowledge of the challenges and opportunities in the voluntary and community sector.

Someone who can understand and work within both the public and voluntary sector and bring the two together.

Someone who is enthusiastic and flexible and always able to find common ground and work through problems/barriers which present when creating new and untested ways of supporting people with their health and well-being.

This is a fixed-term role for 18 months due to it being externally funded.

Please feel free to contact andrea.buckley@coventry.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

When applying for this role, you will be asked to write a personal statement. Please give examples of your experience in the following 3 key areas taken from the /Personal Specification:

Experience designing and delivering small grant schemes/micro grants Experience of partnership working, including complicated multi-agency/sector arrangements involving multiple organisations Experience in evaluating projects and programmes

Our workforce data shows that men, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTQ+ community are under-represented, so we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. This does not prevent individuals with other protected characteristics as set out within the Equalities Act 2010 from applying for this post.


If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

- As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the following criteria:

Members of the Armed Forces and veterans Are currently in care or have previously been in care If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process, please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification that the Council considers to be reasonable.


Interview date: Friday 4th July


About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.



At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.


To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.


If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies


Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.


Our Values are:


Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent. Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best. Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one. Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve. Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents. * Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.