Project Co-ordinator Community Health Development

Leeds Safe Roads Partnership; Leeds; On-site; GBP 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health charity is looking for a Project Co-ordinator with experience in managing community projects. The successful candidate will oversee the delivery of a new project focused on Asset-Based Community Development. Responsibilities include leading community engagement, training volunteers, managing finances, and building partnerships. This part-time role offers flexible working opportunities and a supportive environment, ideal for candidates passionate about community development.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working opportunities

Personal wellbeing budget

Health and wellbeing activities

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing community projects.
• Ability to develop training for volunteers.
• Competence in liaising with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of ABCD work and project management.
• Lead community conversations and planning processes.
• Manage finance, resources, and develop effective partnerships.

Skills

Leadership and management

Community engagement

Training development

Financial management

Partnership building

Job description

Project Co-ordinator Community Health Development

Job title and organisation: Project Co-ordinator Community Health Development - Touchstone
Salary: Touchstone Pay Structure (2025) Point 11 £30,864.59 pa pro rata
Hours: 15 per week
Contract:Fixed Term to 31 December 2026, with the possibility of an extension
Location:Leeds, West Yorkshire
ClosingDate:Thursday 15 January 2026

This role is available through the National Lottery Community Fund.

Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.

We are looking for an experienced Project Co-ordinator to join our Ignite project. This is a brand-new project, funded by the National Lottery, focused on using Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) principles to support communities in Lincoln Green, Burmantofts and Richmond Hill. The role will oversee the delivery of our ABCD work, providing effective leadership and management, also service development. You will also be required to develop training for volunteer connectors, leading community conversations and plans, managing finance and resources and developing effective partnerships with key stakeholders across the locality.

Information Session: Wednesday 7th January 12.30-1.30pm via Microsoft Teams

Interviews will be held on: 28th – 30th January 2026

As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:

• Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 36% BME staff, 25% LGBTQ+ staff, 16% staff with a disability. Staff and peer support networks (as above and many more)
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Flexible working opportunities
• Personal wellbeing budget. Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff helpline.
• Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
• Learning and personal development opportunities

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.