The Community Engagement Manager leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of best practice community engagement strategies to effectively engage a range of different communities and key stakeholders.

The role leads a team of local Community Engagement Coordinators and casual facilitators.

Wayside Chapel is dedicated to widening its mission of creating community with no ‘us and them’, and the Community Engagement Manager will focus on bringing the broader community in to Wayside Chapel through events and activities.

You will have:

• Experience in the delivery of community engagement and activities, either in the NFP or private sector
• Tertiary qualification in communications or a related discipline and/or equivalent experience within community engagement
• Demonstrated experience in strategy development and delivery
• Demonstrated skills and experience in working with a range of stakeholder groups
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including well-developed public speaking skills.
• Proven ability to network with community resources, build relationships and create community partnerships
• Passion to make a positive impact on the community and a willingness to work within the Wayside Chapel ethos, support its values and advance its mission.

What you will spend your time doing:

Community Engagement

• Develop and deliver the whole of location Wayside community engagement strategy.
• Manage the development review and update community engagement policies, strategies, procedures and tools to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Wayside Chapel community engagement.
• Manage the delivery of Wayside Chapel’s educational program
• Work with the Wayside People and Culture (Volunteer Coordinator) to ensure volunteering opportunities are created and incorporated throughout community, engagement events and activities at all Wayside sites.
• Build and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders to support the successful delivery of community engagement programs
• Present community engagement project reports and presentations in collaboration with project stakeholders to Executive and Head of Ministry

Event Management

• Design events and activities to increase the profile of Wayside Chapel in line with our mission, values, and strategic plan
• In partnership with the local Ministry, Event Owners and key staff manage the development of the annual community engagement, activities, and events calendar.
• Establish a decision-making framework to assist with event and venue hire requests or enquiries.

Culture and Leadership

• Proactively contribute to the creation of a positive, fun, and value-driven culture
• Lead and develop the Community Engagement team, including providing coaching and mentoring to achieve high levels of performance.
• Provide effective leadership on delivery of high-volume projects, with varying communication priorities

Working at Wayside

Wayside Chapel’s commitment mission makes our culture incredibly special. At Wayside Chapel we celebrate diversity and inclusiveness, and it is a place where you can bring your whole self to work.

Benefits include:

• Not For Profit Salary packaging
• Five weeks of annual leave (pro rata), so you can recharge, rest and travel.
• A blended work model (in-office & home)
• An inclusive paid parental leave policy
• Unlimited EAP program
• Learning and development opportunities

Wayside Chapel’s Story and Commitment to Mission and Purpose

Wayside Chapel has provided unconditional love, care, and support for people on and around the streets of Kings Cross since 1964. Today, under the banner of Love over Hate, Wayside runs two community services centres, an outreach service, mental health programs, two community cafés, and an Aboriginal Program.

Our programs and support services are designed to ensure that the most marginalised members of our community have access to essential health, welfare, social and recreational services, as well as offering a place where people are welcome just to ‘be’.

Please include a covering letter describing why you are the right person for this role.

Please note that we are firm in our belief that we must embrace all efforts within our remit to manage and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. So, we have made it mandatory for all staff and volunteers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Offer of employment to the successful applicant is dependent upon completing a Police Check prior to commencing employment.