Contract: 12 months fixed term contract (potential of extending)
Hours: 15 hours per week (including occasional evening and weekends)
Salary: £12.60 per hour - £24,570 pro rata
Location: Truro, Cornwall (with travel required across Cornwall)
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Inspiring Women Network is recruiting a Community Development Officer to join our team and to contribute to our shared vision and goals.
This post is only available to female applicants as permitted under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 (Part 1) and we encourage applications from those who identify as Black, or woman of colour, or from any minoritised background.
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You will develop and manage relationships with a range of individuals, community groups and organisations; develop and maintain effective engagement, participation, and inclusion of global majority and minoritised individuals in Cornwall; plan and deliver activities and events; and support IWN’s communications. You will be creative, digitally-savvy, super-organised, with great speaking and writing skills, and can relate to people from all backgrounds.
Applicant must be able to demonstrate:
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A demonstrable understanding of the issues facing global majority and other minoritised women including barriers to participation
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Experience in developing community projects
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Ability to motivate and engage people in a community setting
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Understanding of IWN, its vision, and its mission
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Ability to prioritise, structure and manage own workload to meet targets and deadlines
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Ability to travel in accordance with the requirements of the post
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A desire to make a real difference in the lives of others
IWN is experiencing a time of growth and this role is essential to help increase our capacity to respond to community needs across Cornwall.
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Deadline for receipt of applications: Friday 19th December 2025, 6PM​
Expected date for interviews: TBC
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If you do not hear from us by the 1st January, please assume that you have been unsuccessful this time.
