Last Updated: 6th August 2024
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.
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. PEACH members tell their stories in ‘Gutted, a borough under siege’ by Oonagh Cousins.
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 the Steering Group 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.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to developing PEACH’s collective power as a Community Union with local residents, members, Steering Group, Trustees/Directors, and fellow Organisers.
- Develop and oversee the execution of strategic plans.
- Build and maintain solid and transformative relationships with new and existing PEACH members.
- Cultivate a community organising culture by training members and staff, refining methods, and creating training materials.
- Identify organising issues with members and develop effective campaign strategies.
- Lead negotiation strategies with key stakeholders and facilitate engaging meetings and events.
- Manage and develop projects within budget, ensuring progress through effective administration and planning.
- Monitor and evaluate PEACH’s work, integrating new learnings into practices.
- Scope and develop new projects, support fundraising efforts and provide strategic reports to leadership.
Download the full Job Description here:
Apply here. Closing date 28th August 2024.
We encourage insight meetings and would recommend getting in touch with PEACH’s General Manager to discuss further if you are interested (Beth Martin, beth.martin@peach-e16.org.uk, 07517194333). If you have any questions or require any support with your application, please email or call Beth Martin.
We are a small supportive team who prioritise care and developing a sustainable working environment. We have integrated regular somatic practices into our work and we follow a 6-weekly work cycle that allows for rest periods. We offer a generous annual leave package and each staff member receives an annual Mentoring Fund and Well-being Fund.
We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, class, disability, health, sexuality, belief, religion, nationality and any other status.
We’re recruiting Directors
The People’s Empowerment Alliance for Custom House C.I.C. (PEACH) is recruiting Directors. This is an unpaid, volunteer leadership role. We are looking for 1 or 2 people to join our small team of Directors. This is a rolling deadline, we will accept applications at any time. Our next Annual Members Meeting is on 28th September 2024, if you are interested in applying to be a Director we advise you express your interest to General Manager (Beth Martin, beth.martin@peach-e16.org.uk, 07517194333) by 14th September. See the Director Roles & Responsibilities document for how to apply.
For potential candidates who are not currently PEACH members (you don’t have to live in Custom House or even Newham!), we are looking for allies – people who share our values and believe in our approach and the importance of this work for achieving transformational change locally and globally. If you have capacity to meet the requirements of this role (see this document for more info) and you are an ally, we encourage you to apply. We especially encourage applications from people with the skills, knowledge or interests in areas that we have outlined above.
If you are unsure whether or not you are suitable for the role, get in touch with Beth Martin (General Manager) to discuss it further. You can live anywhere in the UK to apply for this role, but ideally you would live in London and be able to travel to Custom House (E16). Beth’s phone number is 07517194333 and their email is beth.martin@peach-e16.org.uk.
If you are already a PEACH member, you need to be elected on to the Steering Group to become a Director. You will need to join our next Annual Members Meeting, which will be in 28th September 2024, to nominate yourself to be elected as a Steering Group member. Once you are an elected Steering Group member, you can put yourself forward to become Director. If you are interested in this, please talk to Beth before the Annual Members Meeting. Beth’s phone number is 07517194333 and their email is beth.martin@peach-e16.org.uk.
