Careers

We have some exciting job opportunities available at the moment! 
Check out the job summaries below, download the full job description, and apply before the deadline by following the instructions provided. If you have questions about the application process, please contact info@bridgesforcommunities.com.

You are welcome to apply for more than one job advertised here. If you do so, please feel free to use the same information on your cover letter where appropriate. 

Bridges for Communities is committed to being an organisation that represents the communities that we work with. We encourage and welcome applications from people from under-represented or minoritised groups, as well as from people who have lived experience of the issues that we respond to. 

Bristol School Linking Project Manager

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to lead our Bristol School Linking project going forwards. Bristol School Linking twins year 5 classes from schools across Bristol’s diverse communities for a year-long programme. Together, in class, online and through school visits, twinned classes explore 4 key questions: Who am I? Who are we? Where do we live? And how do we all live together? 

The Bristol School Linking Project Manager will have responsibility for the day to day running, management and growth of Bristol School Linking. You will work closely alongside our Peace Feast Project Manager and Listening Spaces Project Manager, and will report to the Managing Director.

Hours: 1.5 days per week (11.25 hours) – with some flexibility on which days you work

Salary: £26,000-27,166 FTE depending on experience

Contract type: 1-year fixed term, with possibility of extension

Probation period: 3 months

Location: Bristol – based at Easton Family Centre (BS5 0SQ) but with flexibility for some home working

Application Deadline: Sun 11th June, 5pm

Essential Criteria: 

• Excellent communication skills and confidence talking to teachers, heads and schools
• Good organisation skills for partnering, organising and monitoring school partnerships
• Excellent initiative and ability to plan ahead
• Ability to deliver training online and in person to teachers

Desirable Criteria: 

• Experience working with schools 
• Experience of project management
• Ability to manage and monitor social media accounts and to use Canva
• Ability to develop and adapt teaching resources 

Listening Spaces Project Manager

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to lead our Listening Spaces Pilot Project from September 2023. 

Listening Spaces will include a range of different activities and events that enable people from different backgrounds and views to come together, gain a better understanding of each other’s point of view, and grow in their empathy towards one another.

The Listening Spaces Project Manager will have responsibility for researching and developing the initiative, as well as the day to day running and management of it. You will work closely alongside our Peace Feast Project Manager and School Linking Project Manager, and will report to the Managing Director.

Hours: 1.5 days per week (11.25 hours) – flexibility on which days you work

Salary: £26,000-27,166 FTE depending on experience

Contract type: 1-year fixed term, with possibility of extension

Probation period: 3 months

Location: Bristol – based at Easton Family Centre but with flexibility for some home working

Application Deadline: Sun 11th June, 5pm

Essential Criteria: 

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with a wide range of partners
• Excellent initiative and ability to plan ahead
• Experience with event management
• Experience facilitating dialogue between people of different viewpoints
• Good organisation skills for managing the details of a varied programme of activities
• Must be in agreement with the values of Bridges for Communities, as listed on our website. 

Desirable Criteria: 

• Experience of project management
• Experience, or able to demonstrate aptitude in, project monitoring and evaluation replication / growth
• Ability to manage and monitor social media accounts and to use Canva