Description Community Action Suffolk Location: Ipswich, Suffolk and Lowestoft, Suffolk – Regular travelling around the county is required Salary: £28,990 pro rata FTE (£17,394 per annum Actual) Hours: Part time 22.5 hours per week Contract: Fixed term until 31 December 2027 Reference: 0361 Required as soon as possible. About us - Join Our Team – We're Hiring! We're on a recruitment drive and looking for passionate, driven individuals to join our growing organisation. If you're someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, values teamwork, and wants to make an impact in the sector - we want to hear from you! Community Action Suffolk (CAS) is the county’s infrastructure organisation for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector. We exist to ensure our sector, and its volunteers are supported, safe and sustainable and that our communities are active and resilient. Our values of collaborative, enabling, person centred, responsive and trusted are the golden thread which runs through who we are and how we operate, and we aim to make them real every day. About the role Are you passionate about supporting the VCFSE sector? Want to work with a dedicated team, who make the difference to the VCFSE community in Suffolk? We have a new and exciting opportunity to join our amazing Capacity Building team, working on a project funded by the Suffolk Community Foundation. We are looking for an Officer to support Suffolk’s VCFSE community to access Sizewell C Community Funds through providing organisational development support. Your role will be to act as a dedicated point of contact for Suffolk VCFSE organisations referred to us by the Suffolk Community Foundation – providing 1-to-1 support, delivering community consultations, building the network across communities to develop key skills and knowledge to support successful submission of funding applications into the Sizewell C fund. You will be a CAS ambassador, engaging our community, designing and building support resources, training, presentations to enable and support communities across the Sizewell C radius. You will need to be an excellent communicator, with good written and presentation skills, a proactive and engaging approach, able to listen, support and provide articulate support to a range of VCFSE communities. You will need to be a confident team player, flexible, resourceful and able to autonomously manage a demanding workload. We are a friendly organisation, committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive culture in all that we do, and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We aim to create a workplace which is welcoming, fair, and inclusive, where people can be themselves and contribute to our vision and values. What we offer You will work within a reputable charity which offers its employees benefits which include: blended working where role allows flexible working options to support work/life balance 33 days (FTE) increasing to a maximum 36 (FTE) annual holiday which includes an allowance for bank holidays up to 4% matched pension contribution 2 days pro rata volunteering days to support volunteering in Suffolk staff discounts scheme for a range of retailers including; shopping, holidays, insurance, eating out and health and leisure activities company sick pay scheme continued professional development for job related development family friendly policies and practices tailored induction. To find out more: If you are interested in the role and would like to learn more, please contact Iain Lucas, Capacity Building Manager on: iain.lucas@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk for an informal conversation. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, or on commencement of post. How to apply: For more information, please visit our website for a copy of our application pack. Alternatively, please contact Louise Bradshaw on: louise.bradshaw@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk. Completed applications should be sent to: louise.bradshaw@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk or via post to Louise Bradshaw, at Community Action Suffolk, 160 Hadleigh Road, Ipswich, IP2 0HH. Closing date: 9am, 8 September 2025. Interview date: week commencing 15 September 2025.