About us
Cathays and Central Youth and Community Project (CCYCP) is a vibrant, welcoming community centre that includes an independent café, bakery, and a range of flexible spaces, such as a meeting room, music rehearsal rooms, recording studio, two large halls, and social areas. We also run a wide range of youth programmes and community-led projects that support and empower local people.
We are looking for an inspiring and strategic leader who is passionate about community. As our new Charity Manager, you’ll play a central role in shaping our future, bringing vision, energy, and leadership to both our charity and the building we operate. You’ll lead a dedicated team of staff and volunteers, helping to ensure that CCYCP continues to be a thriving, inclusive, and sustainable hub for everyone who walks through our doors.
A Welcoming and Inclusive Space for Everyone
At Cathays, we're passionate about creating a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone feels they belong. We offer a safe place for people to engage in activities, volunteer, work, and build confidence in life.
Our aim is to advance education and social welfare, and improve the lives of inhabitants predominantly in Cathays and the wider area, with an anti-poverty and inclusive ethos.
Job Title: Charity Manager
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £35,100 (annually)
Report to Chair and Board of Trustees
In this role, you will:
Maintain and develop our services, projects, and facilities in line with CCYCP’s strategic goals and values, to provide meaningful social and educational opportunities.
Promote and support a welcoming environment that encourages diverse and inclusive use of our community centre and its facilities.
Ensure that CCYCP’s policies and procedures are up to date and compliant with current legislation.
Maintain an overview of the charity’s financial position, ensuring that all financial procedures are adhered to and that staff and creditors are paid within an appropriate timeframe.
Develop strong working relationships with local partners to support ongoing community development.
Ensure that the building, its contents, and all activities are properly insured.
Oversee the strategic use of external funding and ensure that all restricted funds are spent appropriately and accounted for.
Uphold the centre’s code of conduct and ensure that disciplinary procedures are applied fairly and effectively.
Take responsibility for Health and Safety at the community centre and in all areas of our work, in collaboration with the Health and Safety Team.
Ensure that our Safeguarding policies and procedures are being effectively carried out, that Safeguarding is appropriately promoted and embedded within our organisational culture.
Continue the development of the organisation’s infrastructure and its use of new digital technology and tools.
Manage growth and change.
Who Are We Looking For? Person Specification:
A qualification in Youth or Community Work, Education, Business Management, Finance, or a related field.
You are motivated and have prior mid or senior level managerial experience.
You have digital skills, particularly as a mid-level user of Microsoft Excel and experience with Google Forms.
Recognising the importance of the work and services provided by the Charity.
Community-focused, innovative and entrepreneurial.
Strong communicator and negotiator.
Strong analytic, mathematical skills.
A passion for building and improving systems.
DESIRABLE:
Welsh language skills.
Safeguarding experience.
Experience in the area of people management.
Experience working with individuals with additional learning needs.
Experience and understanding of music-based projects.
Your new opportunity takes off in
Bud Harper, current Charity Manager
"I have been lucky to work with a supportive Board and a fantastic team responding to the needs of our Communities.
It’s a highly creative environment to be part of and it really has given me the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives.
It’s been a very rewarding experience seeing this progression in myself, my colleagues and our members.
I’ve learnt countless new skills working for a small charity and it has been a highly motivating ten years I have spent here.
There has also been many opportunities to meet new partners in the third sector, business and the local authority".
James Clark, Finance Manager
"I've worked for Cathays Community Centre for 6 years and I've always found the working environment really friendly, supporting and collaborative. There are not many jobs that I've worked at the past that offer the amount of flexibility that I've experienced at CCYCP. I truly feel like management want what's best for me".
Need more info?
Our HR team, led by Helene Pello will answer your questions.
