Phillip Vincent

Community Engagement Officer

Phillip joined ACRE as part of the Rural Infrastructure England project; an initiative financed by the Big Lottery Fund.  His main duties and responsibilities include:

• Provision of support to community workers facilitating Community-led Plans
• Contributing to ACRE’s national policy work which relates to issues of community engagement
• Developing ACRE’s rural evidence base to demonstrate the effectiveness of Community-led Planning
• Communicating the policies and work of ACRE and the Rural Community Action Network (RCAN) externally

Phillip holds a BA in Human Geography and has a specific interest in issues relating to rural development.  He returned from Ireland in Spring 2008 having studied for a MA in Community Development.  Phillip also worked for a community-led organisation in Ireland working to facilitate the resettlement of UNHCR Programme Refugees.    

Contact Phillip on

p.vincent@acre.org.uk

01285 653477 ext 101