What you will do
You will be delivering community development training as part of a team. This will be delivered to community groups across Co. Kildare. You will have confidence to inspire innovation and lead groups through a process to develop a strategy for action within their community. You will be confident to do this in face-to-face sessions of approx. 8-20 participants.
Main Tasks:
- Deliver Smart Village training modules
- Support development of training sessions and exercises
- Support/Lead the development of co-designed Smart Village Strategy
- Manage participant progress and feedback
- Work collaboratively with participants and the rest of the training team
- Support communications across traditional and digital media
- Develop and communicate with a network of local stakeholders
- Keep up to date on best practice and trends
- Articulate your findings in a format appropriate for the audience
- Actively manage clients, stakeholders and community participants reporting back on progress and new opportunities
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to manage Strategy Development
Experience Required:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience working within an organisation or self-employed within any relevant position.
- Demonstrable understanding of Co-Design, Smart Villages, Design Thinking or similar Community-Led Development.
- Minimum 2 years training experience or equivalent related experience.
- Strong capacity for project management and administration.
Desirable Areas of Knowledge and Training Expertise:
- Community-Led Local Development
- Community Asset Mapping
- Community Engagement
- Climate Resilience
- Action Planning and Strategy development
- Local governance structures in rural areas
- Financial management or income generation for community groups/public projects
- Smart Villages
- Local and Rural Development
- Design Thinking
- Placemaking / Urban Design / Architecture
About you
You are up for a challenge!
- You are an advocate of community-centred design and development and have a strong knowledge of how communities in rural areas operate.
- You will be used to applying design and strategy to a variety of local challenges and be confident working with diverse community groups to build concensus.
- You will have a passion for aiding groups of community participants to take collaborative steps and test and trial ideas that can solve local challenges.
- You will have a keen eye for spotting potential opportunities and ensuring connections are made across the training groups.
- You can support development and improvements to training materials.
- You are confident working remotely across multiple projects and inspired by working as part of a creative and multidisciplinary team.
What to do next
Please send your CV and portfolio, or any supporting information, to opportunities@icecreamarchitecture.com with a brief cover note explaining why you are the ideal candidate for the position. Potential applicants will be contacted for an online interview after applying.