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Job Vacancy

 

LEADER Programme 2023-2027

Co-Ordinator Full time position

Development Officer Part time position 2 and a half days  

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Located: Carlow Town and remote working where appropriate

Salary commensurate with experience

 

Job Purpose: This is an excellent opportunity to join Carlow County Development Partnership (CCDP) in the key roles of LEADER Programme Co-Ordinator and Development Officer.  Joining a high performing team and reporting to the CEO, the purpose of these roles is to roll out the 2023-2027 LEADER Progamme in Carlow.

 

Major Areas of Responsibility

  • Deliver an effective community engagement and animation strategy.
  • Strategic management of a community project portfolio
  • Ensure up to date understanding of the LEADER Programme 2023-2027 Operating Rules and amendments.

 

Experience in one or more of the following areas will be required:

  • Rural Development
  • Project Management
  • Animation and engagement

Skills Required:

  • Working with community groups.
  • Managing a portfolio of projects,
  • Detailed administration work and file management,
  • Delivering results within a compliance framework,
  • Delivering results within short deadlines,
  • Showing initiative and problem-solving skills.

Application Process:

Interested candidates are required to send their Curriculum Vitae with covering letter by e-mail to eharvey@carlowdevelopment.ie on or before 5pm on Wednesday 17th April 2024.  Full role profile can be requested by email to eharvey@carlowdevelopment.ie

All applications received will be acknowledged.   Shortlisting will apply. Canvasing will disqualify.  Carlow Development Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.

 

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Smart Villages Training

CCDP are now seeking expressions of Interest from community groups who are interested in participating in our SMART VILLAGES training in September

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Carlow County Development Training 2023

SMART Villages – Rural communities that build on their strengths & assets while also developing new opportunities.

 

Carlow County Development Partnership CLG is pleased to announce a new training programme to assist local communities to develop innovative Smart Villages strategies.  This is a central theme of the forthcoming LEADER programme 2023-2027 which will be launched in the autumn.

 

What are Smart Villages?
Smart Villages are communities in rural areas that use innovative solutions to improve their ability to adapt to change, building on local strengths and opportunities.

This 3min video by the European Network for Rural Development explains the concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckB71hb0kx0

Why are Smart Villages important?
Smart Villages work as a collective, implementing innovate projects which improve the quality of living for all. Smart village projects can be realised in areas such as transport, energy, governance, digital connectivity, health, local enterprise, remote working.

How do we know the Smart Village concept works?
A number of pilots have been delivered in villages across the EU. Most recently multiple villages in the Alpine region developed a number of Smart Village projects. Projects ranged from the creation of a local producers’ selling platforms to help shorten supply chains, operating a citizen taxi to address transport issues and one remote village secured a company to bring fibre broadband to their area.

Participating villages have shared their projects, approaches and outcomes here: https://smart-villages.eu/language/en/home/

What is involved:

The training programme has been developed by rural development specialist Ian Dempsey, Prescience. He will guide participants through an enlightening, informative and interactive programme exploring opportunities for social, economic and environmental development linked to key themes. These include the Sustainable Development Goals; Health and well-being; Resilience; Digital Transformation; Decarbonisation, Climate Action; Biodiversity; Community Wealth Building and others.  The use of case studies and best practice examples will help develop participants’ knowledge and understanding of themes and concepts such as the background and ethos of the Smart Village concept. The programme will ready groups to access future EU funding for Smart Villages initiatives.

Programme details:

An introductory Seminar took place at Saint Laurence O’Toole’s Athletic Club on May 27th. This was a free event and was well attended by the community. The slides from the event are available here

This programme will provide the opportunity to employ practical ideas and actions within your own communities and avail of upcoming events and training. The programme will run for 3 Saturdays bi weekly during the month of September.

DateTimeLocation
Saturday September 2nd  202310am – 1:30pmAn Gairdin Beo, Carlow town
Saturday September 16th 202310am –1:30pmAn Gairdin Beo,Carlow town
Saturday September 30th  202310am –1:30pmAn Gairden Beo, Carlow town

This training programme has been supported by Carlow Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) and funded through the Transitional LEADER Rural Development programme 2021 – 2022.

 

Communities interested in learning more about the course and potentially participating are invited to submit an expression of interest form by August 16th by clicking below. 

 

 

For more information regarding the training :

Please contact:

Cherish Kinsella – Rural Development Officer – Carlow County Development ckinsella@carlowdevelopment.ie

086 – 4121731

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Consultation Information Dates for the New Leader Programme

Please Click on the Image below to book you place.

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Cap Strategic plan 2023- 2027

Changes that have come into effect from the 1st of January 2023 under the Cap Strategic plan 2023- 2027

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/76026-common-agricultural-policy-cap-post-2020/#irelands-cap-strategic-plan-2023-2027

The “LEADER is a key part of the plan & also an important element of Our Rural Future”.

(Humphreys, 2022)

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