Project Manager
Overall Job Purpose
The purpose of this role is:
– to support Sheffield families in diverse communities struggling to keep their pet cats cared for, well, and in loving homes;
– to raise awareness among these communities about the importance of neutering and microchipping cats and, together with other external stakeholders, build strong and effective relationships;
– to improve wellbeing among pet cats, reduce unwanted behaviours and increase the number who are neutered and chipped, in order to reduce the number of cats being rehomed, as well as stray and feral cat populations.
This role will use Human Behaviour Techniques to identify which behaviours need to change to have the most significant impact.
Key Tasks/Job Description
Engage with and establish relationships with external agencies e.g. Housing Associations, Local Authority departments, LACs, foodbanks, and organisations working in areas of health, homelessness and promoting independent living, to support the scheme in broadening our reach into communities of interest.
Within a defined area, lead on the four core planning strategies – i.e. locating the need, building trust and awareness, identifying barriers to change and designing appropriate interventions to develop a community engagement strategy and project plan.
Establish a network of external stakeholder relationships with local vets, local authorities, housing associations and community groups in communities identified.
Lead on engagement with members of diverse communities using a variety of communication methods e.g. face to face, social media etc in order to raise awareness and promote neutering projects and encourage local support for improved welfare for owned and unowned cats.
Engage with and support local TNR group services in the areas identified.
Establish KPIs and reporting outcomes of the programme.
Devise a volunteer recruitment strategy; to lead on the recruitment and support of volunteers who will act as champions for the project.
Line manage and support the Project Coordinator.
Commission the design and production of promotional materials, and establish and coordinate a social media presence for the project.
Produce quarterly reports, feeding back to stakeholders (internal and external) about the progress the scheme is making and how it is achieving its aims and objectives.
Organise and implement both cat neutering events and public events in the target location areas, involving members of vulnerable communities.
Coordinate and support owners with direct vet visits across the areas identified.
Explore working with Blue Cross / local supermarkets to provide cat food supplies if this is unavailable in food banks in the areas identified.
Analyse and report on project data and feedback to highlight barriers and additional areas of need across the region.
In addition to your normal duties, you may occasionally be required to undertake such other reasonable duties as necessary to meet the needs of the project.
To view more information, including the person specification, visit https://thesheffieldcatsshelter.org/project-roles and then send your CV with a detailed covering letter explaining your suitability for the role to [email protected]
