Community Development Advisor

Hamilton

Organisation St Francis Cooperating Parish
Category Committee & Board
Hours Both/Flexible

We are looking for people who can bring wisdom, encouragement, practical insight, and a heart for mission into this new season of St Francis. We are looking to develop our site at St Francis into a trusted place for Hillcrest -an integrated place of life, work, connection, retail and faith. This is not just to be an Advisor, it is more than that. It’s working with the Business Manager to help formulate and execute a plan for community engagement in concrete steps that will work. We already have some ideas, a rough plan and now just need some input to review, check advise and help in its implementation.

There may for example be monthly meetings where your input would be helpful on the strategic and practical implementation of our vision and mission ideas around community center formation, social enterprise initiatives, how to serve our community, building connections and advocates.

This role involves:

  • Helping shape our developing vision into concrete and achievable steps and stages
  • Acting as a sounding board for on the ground leadership
  • Supporting the development of St Francis as a practical, community-focused church and community hub

Requirements:

This role may suit people who:

  • Think strategically and creatively
  • Enjoy building new things
  • Have experience in business, projects, governance, or community initiatives
  • Has experience in launching new initiatives knowing what works and what doesn't and how to engage with the community
  • Have some understanding of church, charity, or social enterprise governance (its unique!)
  • May be aligned with the Christian faith and passionate about the mission and Kingdom of God
  • Want to help shape something meaningful and different in Hillcrest

Time commitment:

From 1 -3 hours per month

Getting started:

The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below. We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.

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