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Transition Homes CLT is hiring!

Transition Homes Community Land Trust is developing low cost, low carbon housing with integrated food production and renewable energy.  We have secured planning consent and in principle funding and have appointed builders and a Project Manager to oversee the construction contract which starts soon after Christmas.We now wish to appoint a part-time project co-ordinator (20 hours a week worked flexibly), initially for 12 months, to cover the busy period of the scheme development including communications, financial oversight, the sale and letting of properties, progressing the fundraising for the community building, evaluation, relationships with stakeholders including funders and the local community, supporting the trustees and volunteers and day to day administration of the CLT.  The post will cease to be required once the scheme is complete and all the units are occupied.

This is an exciting role on a cutting-edge project, so applicants need to be enthusiastic about the ethos of the scheme, efficient and able to take the initiative, prioritise a busy workload and able to deal with a wide variety of tasks without regular day to day supervision

The co-ordinator can either be based at the Transition Town Totnes’ offices in Totnes or home based (and able to physically attend Totnes meetings, including at the Clay Park site on a regular basis).  The salary will be £25,000 pro-rata (i.e. £13.333 for 20 hours a week for 12 months).

For a Job Description, Person Specification and details how to apply please go here: LINK

Closing: Wednesday 14th September, 5pm

Transition Town Totnes (TTT) is a community-led charity (no. 1138865) working to create a regenerative and healthy community within our local area. We do this by catalysing, supporting, and collaborating with a diverse portfolio of grass-roots projects, enterprises, partnerships, and individuals embedded in the town of Totnes, South Devon.

With our Coordination, these projects form a movement that innovates models of community leadership and systems thinking across different sectors (with different goals), whilst simultaneously working towards a common vision – ‘To build a caring, connected, collaborative community that is environmentally, economically and socially resilient in a changing world’.

We manage, deliver, and collaborate with several projects and partnerships based around our key themes:

• Food
• Local economy
• Health and wellbeing
• Housing, building and energy
• Inner transition
• Art and Creativity
• Waste & resources
• Transport

Building on 16 years of experience in supporting and developing sustainable initiatives in the community, and inspiring a worldwide movement, TTT is going through an exciting new phase with further funding, new projects, community leaders, and new team members and volunteers.

Transition Tours are back this Summer! The next one takes place on July 22nd, to be led by Myrtle and Guy. Another tour is planned on August 19th. To register your interest please email guy@transitiontowntotnes.org

Join us for a fun and interactive introduction to the Transition movement. This tour will visit some of the environmental, social and economic projects associated and partnered with Transition Town Totnes, to give you an insight into how communities can work together to tackle some of our biggest challenges. from climate change and food security, to energy shortages and creating strong local economies.

When: July 22nd & August 19th, 3pm - 6pm (approx.).
Where: Market Square on Totnes High Street, between the tree and the ramp to the Civic Hall. We begin with introductions and then we will walk around town, stopping at projects and places of interest.
Access:  Please advise in advance of any mobility issues so we can make arrangements as necessary. Please note, the tour does involve plenty of time walking around town.
Cost:  There is a suggested voluntary donation and all surplus, after expenses, goes towards the work of Transition Town Totnes, a registered charity. We suggest £20 for visitors and £10 for locals, but please pay what you can or what you think it is worth - it's up to you. The most important thing is that you come.
Contact:   To book a place please email  guy@transitiontowntotnes.org