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Join the pioneering Civic Power Fund team and empower communities through grassroots organizing
Overview
Salary
£38000
Location
Online
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Expires
Expires at anytime
The Civic Power Fund is an innovative platform committed to enhancing grassroots community organising throughout the UK. With a unique focus on long-term investment in key areas, and a board constituted of experienced movement leaders, we're leading the charge in trust-based, participatory grantmaking. Our mission is to foster community strength and drive national change by supporting pivotal groups with deep community ties.
- Building a long-term investment programme to empower refugee, migrant, asylum seeker, and diaspora-led community organising.
- Granting multi-year funding to 15 central 'tentpole' groups to elevate and connect with smaller initiatives.
- Providing holistic support for alliance-building and national advocacy.
- Participation in a two-year coaching and training initiative led by Act Build Change.
- Access to a Governance Hub and HR support to enhance organisational effectiveness.
- Opportunities for active networking within the migrant rights sector.
With the role's online flexibility, a competitive pro rata salary of £38,000, and the rewarding prospect of working alongside a passionate team, this position promises to be both impactful and fulfilling.
The Civic Power Fund is a new fund for grassroots community organising. We are the first donor fund dedicated to community organising. We provide targeted long-term funding in key geographies across the UK. We are governed by movement builders, with board members drawn exclusively from leaders of social purpose organisations. We work with organisations as partners, employing a trust-based and participatory grantmaking approach.
The role entails working with a group of funders to build a new long-term programme to invest in community organising led by refugees, migrants, asylum seekers and diaspora communities. We are providing multi-year funding to 15 ‘tentpole’ groups; those groups with both deep roots in their community but also the capacity to lift up smaller groups around them, ultimately building a broad tent of collective, community power. Alongside this, we are providing wraparound support to support the groups to build strong community alliances and win national change.
Job requirements include a two year coaching and training programme led by Act Build Change Access to our in-house Governance Hub and support on HR and designing joint campaign propositions Active convening and networking with others working across the migrant rights space.
The benefits of this role include the opportunity to work with a passionate and skilled team, and the chance to make a real difference in the community. The role is available online only, and the compensation is £38,000 pro rata.
