Social Enterprise Development Officer at VONNE - LARCH Programme
Contract Type: Fixed term
Role Type: Employment
Hours: Part time
Application deadline:
Based: Hybrid
Salary: £230 Circa
Salary Type: Fixed Salary
Location: Teesside
Role description: Officer
Job Status: This job is offered as a freelance consultant opportunity whilst we advertise for a full-time member of staff.
Remuneration: Circa. £230/day (inclusive of VAT) dependant on experience (if seconded this rate would need to include salary, oncosts, and any management fees) + Expenses.
Location: Home working base in Tees Valley with weekly shared working with LARCH Programme Manager.
Duration: Fixed term contract Jan 2026 – until full time replacement is recruited.
Reporting to: LARCH Programme Manager
Accountable to: LARCH Programme Manager and Management Board
Summary:
LARCH is looking for a temporary consultant to support the programme for 3 days a week, on a self-employed basis, until a full-time replacement is recruited. The role will be client facing and will focus on promoting the programme, supporting applicants in creating applications to LARCH, working on developing a peer-to-peer support programme, updating monitoring and evaluation data for our funding partner, and keeping our LinkedIn page up to date and informative.
Programme Overview:
The LARCH Programme is a £4 million investment and is one of only 6 areas in the UK to be chosen by Access Foundation for Social Investment and Big Society Capital, the main funders of LARCH, with support of two other partners – The KeyFund and Tees Foundation.
Our vision represents the combined ambitions of organisations within the local voluntary, community, social enterprises, and statutory agencies. The Partnership was created to develop and promote a culture of social enterprise across Hartlepool and Redcar and Cleveland by nurturing and encouraging the creation and growth of social enterprises.
The aim of the programme is to tackle inequalities that may contribute to health, housing, employment or wellbeing, and is a unique opportunity to enable local charities or social enterprises to make more social impact in their respective communities with access to enterprise development support, blended repayable finance or what is known as social investment, or financial support to develop growing enterprises or earned income streams within existing VCS organisations.
We aim to develop and build a thriving social economy in Redcar & Cleveland and Hartlepool and we will achieve this by working with local people who want to tackle social issues whilst developing sustainable social enterprises.
Consultant Background:
- Strong knowledge of social enterprise and the VCSE sector
- Experience in working in the community
- Experience in supporting organisations to develop and grow
- Understanding of governance models and legal structures of charities/organisations
- Strong communication skills with the ability to support very early stage start ups
- A keen attention to detail with an ability to identify opportunities for LARCH intervention
Next steps:
For further information about the role please contact nicola.wylde@vonne.org.uk
If you wish to be considered, please send an overview of why you would be suitable for the position, confirmation that you are established as self-employed and your daily rate by 5pm on Tuesday 27th January 2026.
You are under no obligation to do so, but we should be grateful if you would complete the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form below and return to recruitment@vonne.org.uk.