Age-friendly Communities Network Manager
- Fixed term to 31 March, 2026
- Salary £47,336 per annum
- Full time
- Flexible working options will be supported
- Central London Office and Hybrid working
We offer a pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%, in addition you’ll receive 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, 24-hour access to a comprehensive employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan scheme and other benefits.
About the role
The UK Network of Age-friendly Communities has grown significantly over the past five years. Part of a global movement of Age-friendly Cities and Communities, affiliated to the World Health Organisation, our goal is to support this growing network, ensuring it remains a positive and thriving community of practice, and a place for good ideas to spread fast.
With line management responsibility for a Learning Officer, the postholder will plan and implement a programme of activity to inspire, connect, and support network members using a range of engaging and creative methods including:
- Identifying, documenting, and sharing the work of Network members
- Developing or commissioning online and offline resources such as webinars, case studies, toolkits, etc
- Facilitating connections, information flow and exchange between members
- Providing direct guidance and support to new and existing members to make progress.
- Ensure Network membership ‘journey’ is clear and well communicated, including through the Ageing Better website.
This is a hands-on role involving scoping, commissioning, managing and delivering training, events, resources, and other learning activities for the UK Network as well as building and managing relationships with the growing number local authorities and voluntary sector organisations across the UK who are members of the UK network.
About you
The successful candidate will be experienced in and passionate about building networks and communities of practice in which people can learn and feel connected to others working towards the same goals. You’ll be highly organised. able to create and effectively project manage a wide range of events and workshops, alongside other content to support learning.
Flexible and collaborative, you are able to build effective relationships with a wide range of people. Someone who can enjoy being part of a team which is supporting a growing, and highly regarded network on an issue of national and global importance.
An understanding of the local policy context around ageing and older people is desirable, but not essential. However, an understanding of how change happens ‘on the ground’, and how learning and networks can support this is key.
You will also be passionate about equity and tackling the inequalities that prevent people from having a great later life.
About us
The Centre for Ageing Better is a charitable foundation funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and part of the government’s What Works Network
Everyone has the right to a good life as they get older and our whole society benefits when people are able to age well. But far too many people face huge barriers, and as a result are living in bad housing, dealing with poverty and poor health and made to feel invisible in their communities and society.
The Centre for Ageing Better is pioneering ways to make ageing better a reality for everyone. Its key areas of work include challenging ageism and building a nationwide Age-friendly Movement, creating Age-friendly Employment and Age-friendly Homes.
We are striving to create an organisation that reflects our society and the communities we serve. A workplace where everyone feels empowered and where diversity of background and thought is celebrated. We know there is more work to be done and are committed to continuing to improve our practice around Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
We very much welcome applications from minority groups and those underrepresented in our workforce. This especially includes people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ people, and Disabled people.
We are a Positive Action employer, therefore in recruitment where two candidates are ‘as qualified as’ each other, we will favour a candidate from any group identified as currently underrepresented in our team based on protected characteristics as outlined in the Equality Act 2010.
To apply
To apply please follow the link below to our online application portal. Please address in your supporting statement how you meet the person specification (found in the Job Description) for the role as fully as possible to demonstrate why you should be shortlisted for interview for this post.
Failure to do so will result in your application being automatically rejected.
The closing date for this role is 11:59pm on 28 January 2025, with in- person interviews to take place during week commencing 3 February 2025.
