Could you be the new Closing Loops Project Coordinator?
LESS and FoodFutures is seeking a project coordinator to support us in developing and delivering the Closing Loops Project: stimulating a regenerative food economy in North Lancashire.
To apply please email anna@lessuk.org with a cover letter (two pages maximum), your curriculum
vitae (CV) and details of two referees by the 31st January 2022. Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification when writing your cover letter.
Background to FoodFutures and this role
FoodFutures is North Lancashire’s award-winning regional food partnership. It is working to build a
collaborative community of practitioners, policy makers and researchers working on food matters in
the local area. It is made up of representatives from the local farming community, local food
businesses, the public sector, Lancaster City Council, NGOs, community food groups and
our local academic institutions, including Lancaster University.
In 2019 the partnership was awarded a Bronze Award from the National Sustainable Food Cities (SFC)
network (now known as Sustainable Food Places (SFP)) and has since been working towards a Silver
Award.
As part of this work, FoodFutures has facilitated a food strategy co-development process. This led to
the launch of ‘Our FoodFutures: a community food strategy for North Lancashire’ in 2021:
foodfutures.org.uk/food-strategy
Since the strategy launch, the partnership has sought funding to practically take forward elements of
the strategy. The Closing Loops project and this role is the outcome of this work so far.
This role will work closely with the FoodFutures partnership to take forward elements of this
community food strategy as part of the Closing Loops project – a 5 year project funded by the
National Lottery Climate Action Fund.
The four key intended outcomes for this project are:
1. Zero waste initiatives, closed loop enterprises and sustainable consumption lifestyles start to become normalised and a source of local inspiration for people of all backgrounds [Images].
2. There is increased access to opportunities to learn about and develop the skills needed to support, be supported and initiate zero waste initiatives, regenerative enterprises, sustainable consumption and lifestyle practices [Skills].
3. Locally sourced, seasonal, sustainably produced and packaged food and other goods are more accessible across the District and infrastructure is in place to support a range of people and organisations to re-distribute, compost, re-sell, re-purpose and re-cycle ‘waste’ [Stuff].
4. There is a thriving Re-Economy in which local communities are shaping a local, regenerative economy in terms of local enterprise but also community networks, community assets, resource sharing and projects. Collective learnings, social and carbon impacts of this project are captured, evaluated and shared widely to inform wise climate action elsewhere [Scaling Out].
For more information about FoodFutures and LESS see www.foodfutures.org.uk and lessuk.org
The timetable for this recruitment is as follows:
Application closing date: 31st January 2022
Short-listing: 1-5th February 2022
Interviews: 14th February 2022
Starting date: 14th March 2022
If you are short-listed for an interview, you will be notified by email and telephone. You may be
required to undertake a short summary exercise and bring it to the interview. We will forward more
details to you prior to the interview.
How to apply
To apply please email anna@lessuk.org with a cover letter (two pages maximum), your curriculum
vitae (CV) and details of two referees by the 31st January 2022. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification when writing your cover letter.
Expressions of interest can be emailed to anna@lessuk.org with your cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV) and details of two referees by the 31st January 2022. Please refer to the Role Description and Person Specification when writing your cover letter:
