Hours: 30 hours / week (4 days / week)
Contract: Part-time, fixed-term until 31st March 2027
About the Project & Lead Organisation
Bwyd Powys Food (hosted by Cultivate) serves as the lead administrative organisation for the Dyfed Powys Civil Food Resilience Project (Phase 2). This collaborative regional initiative unites all four Local Food Partnerships (LFPs) across the region—Bwyd Powys Food, Bwyd Sir Gâr Food Partnership, Partneriaeth Bwyd Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire Food Partnership.
Phase 2 focuses on scaling up civil preparedness and literacy regarding food system shocks, co-producing household and community toolkits, and expanding machinery rings and shared processing capacity for local producers.
Workstream 1 (Scaling Up Awareness & Governance): Co-creating bilingual food resilience toolkits, conducting scenario testing workshops and engaging households, community groups, food businesses, and public bodies. to embed food security into emergency planning.
Workstream 2 (Strengthening Local Food Systems): Supporting the expansion of regional machinery rings, facilitating farm diversification, building direct supply chain connections, and promoting grower training initiatives.
Job Description
To provide cross-county operational coordination, administrative support, and event delivery across Dyfed Powys, ensuring equal support for both Workstream 1 (Awareness & Governance) and Workstream 2 (Local Food Systems & Machinery Rings) while unifying regional LFP activities.
Key Responsibilities
Workstream 1: Scaling Up Awareness & Governance
- Toolkit Co-Production & Testing: Liaise and support partners in co-creating, trialling, and refining bilingual food resilience toolkits tailored for households, community groups, food businesses, and public bodies.
- Workshop & Event Delivery: Plan and deliver cross-county engagement workshops, testing events, and “war-game” scenario sessions with diverse community networks, third-sector groups, and regional stakeholders.
- Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: Support outreach to embed food security into regional risk registers and well-being plans, coordinating engagement.
- Regional Showcase Events: Organise promotional showcases and interactive trial sessions at key sector events.
Workstream 2: Strengthening Local Food Systems & Machinery Rings
- Machinery Ring Support: Collaborate with Hub Officers across the four hubs (North Powys, South Powys, Carmarthenshire, and Ceredigion/Pembrokeshire) to assist with promotion, user sign-ups, and equipment booking workflows.
- Producer Engagement & Supply Chains: Engage with local growers, farmers, and food producers to support farm diversification, promote short direct supply chains, and signpost producers to local food hubs and direct markets.
- Training & Event Promotion: Work with agricultural partners to schedule, promote, and coordinate grower training sessions, safety courses, and competency sign-offs.
Operational Governance, Comms & Administration
- Governance Support: Provide administrative and secretarial support for project governance, including organising fortnightly regional Delivery Group meetings and three Advisory Board meetings throughout the project lifespan.
- Monitoring & Evaluation: Maintain accurate attendance logs, workshop user feedback, user sign-ups, and operational documentation to support the regional Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer.
- Bilingual Compliance: Champion the Welsh Language Action Plan, ensuring all engagement resources, communications, toolkits, and public events strictly adhere to bilingual principles and the ‘Active Offer’ policy.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all workshop logistics, equipment showcases, and community sessions adhere to health & safety, safeguarding, data protection, and statutory regulations.
Person Specification E = Essential P = Preferred
- Proven track record in coordinating grant-funded community, third-sector, agricultural, or environmental projects (E)
- Demonstrated experience in organising multi-stakeholder workshops, public engagement events, or training sessions across rural communities (E)
- Familiarity or experience with local food supply chains, horticultural diversification, or machinery ring/shared equipment models (P)
- An organised and systematic approach to administrative coordination, with the ability to balance competing priorities across a multi-partner regional network (E)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage diverse groups ranging from commercial growers and community members to public sector leadership (E)
- Ability to work effectively as part of a distributed regional team and maintain collaborative working relationships (E)
- Strong alignment with core project values regarding civil food resilience, localised food economies, social inclusion, and sustainable agriculture (E)
- Valid driver’s license and access to own vehicle for business travel across the Dyfed Powys region (Powys, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire) (E)
- Committed to putting equal opportunities, inclusion, and accessible engagement practices into action (E)
- Ability to speak, read, and write in Welsh (or a strong commitment to supporting bilingualism in line with Welsh language requirements) (P)
- Familiarity with regional public governance in Wales (P)
Closing Date: 6th September 2026
Interview Dates: w/c 14th September 2026