Community Connector

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- One Friargate, Station Square, Coventry

Job Reference coventrycc/TP/122630/13092

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Fixed Term
- Part Time

Salary Range:

Working Hours:

22

Location:

Closing Date:

05/08/2026

Job Category:

Migration Services

Organisation:

CCC-Corporate

Service Area:

Public Health & Insight

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.

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, accepting of all and free from discrimination and bias.

Coventry City Council’s Migration Team supports newly arrived communities to build settled, independent lives in the city. Our work focuses on practical integration pathways, including employment, skills, education, English language support and access to local services, helping refugees, people seeking asylum and other migrant communities contribute to Coventry’s economic, civic and social life.

Join us in making Coventry a place people choose to live, learn and work.

As Community Connector, you will play a key role in strengthening community resilience, promoting shared values and building positive relationships across Coventry’s diverse communities. Working with local groups, faith organisations, statutory partners and national government programmes, you will help identify and respond to community tensions, support local initiatives and strengthen social cohesion.

You will develop strong community networks, provide support to organisations seeking to build resilience, and ensure local intelligence, community insight and evidence are used to shape effective responses to emerging challenges. Working across a range of agendas including cohesion, extremism, hate crime and integration, you will help create stronger, safer and more connected communities across the city.

What we expect you to do

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with community groups, faith organisations, local leaders and partner agencies to strengthen community resilience and cohesion.
• Develop a strong understanding of local and national trends relating to extremism, community tensions and cohesion, using evidence to inform local action and partnership responses.
• Facilitate networks that enable partners and communities to share information, best practice and learning.
• Support community organisations to develop projects, secure funding and build their capacity to deliver positive outcomes for local communities.
• Work collaboratively with Council services, West Midlands Police, regional and national partners to develop and deliver local action plans that strengthen resilience and reduce risks to community cohesion.

This is a 24-month fixed-term contract, working 22 hours per week.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

We are looking for someone who understands the importance of trusted community relationships and who can translate national policy and local intelligence into practical action that strengthens cohesion, resilience and belonging across Coventry's communities.

• Inclusive and collaborative – Builds trust with diverse communities and develops productive partnerships.
• Confide…