Are you passionate about driving change and inspiring others to take action for a better community? If so this role could be the one for you.
Job Title: Community Organiser
Location: Custom House, Newham, London
Contract type: Permanent
Hours per week: 4 days a week (32 hours, including evenings and weekends)
Salary: £36,000 – £41,600 (DOE)
Reporting to: CEO(s)
Closing date: 18th April 2025
The People’s Empowerment Alliance for Custom House (PEACH) is a pioneering community organisation in East London. We empower members and improve local conditions through collective action. By building resident power in Newham, we’ve achieved notable wins, including 60% rent reductions for 250 temporary tenant households and a £300k rent arrears amnesty.
With over 300 members and 12 years of experience, we are ready to expand our impact. We aim to establish a lasting Community Union and share our expertise with communities across the UK.
We are seeking a Community Organiser to lead our Permanent, Safe Homes Now campaign, which aims to ensure people living in the regeneration zone in Custom House and Canning Town live in safe homes today without fear of getting pushed out of their community. This campaign aims to set a new standard for housing in regeneration areas across the UK. You will be responsible for planning and executing strategic campaigns and building PEACH’s membership, while overseeing overall project delivery. You will collaborate with team members and communicate effectively with stakeholders to drive organisational growth.
The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of the political landscape and have a strong community organising mindset. You should be confident, empathetic and comfortable engaging with a diverse range of people; inspiring them to take action, step into leadership and advocate for change.
Community Organising:
● To support the Custom House and Canning Town community to grow and develop, working with them to build their sense of belonging, community pride and spirit.
● To listen to local people, to support them to develop power to act together for the common good and help them act on the local issues that are important to them.
● Contribute to developing PEACH’s collective power as a Community Union in collaboration with members, Steering Group, Trustees/Directors, and fellow staff members. Oversee the execution of this strategy.
● Cultivate a thriving organising culture at PEACH by training members and staff in community organising methods, continually learning and reflecting on organising practices, and refining the PEACH organising model, including creating training materials.
● Build strong, transformative relationships with new and existing PEACH members through door-knocking and relational 1 to 1’s.
● Identify community leaders, nurture members’ leadership skills, and foster strong teams. Challenge and support members/teams to acquire new skills, take on new tasks and take ownership of the organisation and its projects/campaigns.
● Identify organising issues with members, develop effective campaign strategies, and support members in taking collective action and in building community cohesion.
● Lead negotiation strategies with key stakeholders.
● Organise and facilitate engaging, accessible meetings, training sessions, and events with members and the PEACH staff team, as well as meeting turnout targets.
● Cultivate productive relationships with relevant stakeholders such as workers of other organisations, journalists, councillors, council officers, and researchers.
● Stay informed about the policy framework and power landscape relevant to the campaigns /organisation and translate key information into accessible resources.
● Read reports, council documents, and press articles.
Project Management & Delivery:
• Manage and develop agreed projects within budget, ensuring progress and goals are met through effective administration, planning, and management.
● Monitor and evaluate PEACH’s work, tracking organising activity and successes, integrating learnings into practices, and ensuring well-distributed resources.
● Maintain clear and concise records relating to the role.
● Scope and develop new projects that address members’ interests and community issues, working collaboratively with staff and members.
● Support fundraising efforts by contributing to funding applications and funder reports as required.
● Support strategic decision-making by providing reports about projects and key issues, both written and verbal, to PEACH’s directors, Steering Group, and Office Manager.
Leadership & Teamwork:
● Collaborate within the staff team to foster a supportive, productive, and sustainable work culture. Offer constructive feedback, share ideas, distribute workload according to capacities, maintain healthy work boundaries and be accountable.
If you have any questions, would like an informal discussion about the role, or would like an application form, please contact scott.benton@peach-e16.org.uk
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