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Development Officer - Feel Good Suffolk
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Job Description
West Suffolk Council
Address: West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU
Salary: £40,777 - £46,142 per annum (pay award pending) plus excellent employee benefits package
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Temporary until 31 March 2028
Reference: 0832
About The Role
Feel Good Suffolk is the county’s healthy lifestyles service, supporting residents to stop smoking, manage a healthy weight, and get more active.
West Suffolk Council are looking for a Development Officer - Feel Good Suffolk to help drive the development of the service and lead our smoking cessation work, supporting one of the county’s biggest public health priorities.
As a Development Officer, you will:
- Act as the day-to-day lead for county-wide smoking cessation matters.
- Lead and support a team of advisors delivering targeted community projects.
- Develop and maintain referral pathways with health and community organisations.
- Monitor performance and support quality improvement across the service.
- Build strong partnerships across councils, the NHS, community groups, and local organisations.
- Support and oversee projects funded through Feel Good Suffolk’s grants and contracts.
- Produce reports, case studies, and presentations to showcase the impact of the services.
- Shape new initiatives that strengthen Suffolk’s smoke-free future.
- Contribute to the overall development of Feel Good Suffolk.
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You don’t need a background in smoking cessation, what matters is your ability to lead, organise, motivate, and deliver projects that make a difference. Full training and ongoing support will be provided.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of this exciting opportunity.
Why Work For Us?
Our benefits include:
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years (pro rata if part-time) plus bank holidays (with an option to buy up to 10 extra days each year subject to approval)
- Generous pension scheme - contribute between 5.5% and 6.8% (depending on your salary) and the council will contribute 16.4%
- Life assurance – a payment of three times your annual salary
- Flexible working options to enable work/life balance
- Agile working - ability to work in the office and from home
- Access to a unique employee benefits package which includes discounts and cashback on supermarkets, high street shops, holidays, mobile phones, electrical goods, savings and loan schemes, and many other products and services
- Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle to Work scheme, Tusker Leased Car Scheme, and SmartTech (buy the latest tech products interest-free and repay through your monthly salary)
- Rail and bus staff discounts
- A range of Health and Wellbeing initiatives including an employee assistance programme
- Discounted membership at Abbeycroft Leisure centres
- A culture of learning inspiring staff to focus on continuous learning
- Modern office accommodation.
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For More Information
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Georgina Howe, Strategic Manager for Feel Good Suffolk, on 01284 757116 or email georgina.howe@westsuffolk.gov.uk
- Job description (pdf)
- Person specification (pdf)
- Core values (pdf)
How To Apply
Please complete your application online via the West Suffolk Council’s website.
Please note, we are unable to accept CVs (Curriculum Vitae).
Closing date: 11.55 pm, 19 July 2026.
Interview date: 31 July 2026.
West Suffolk Council has been rated in the top 10 district councils for climate action (Climate Scorecards 2023) and as a member of UK100 has demonstrated its commitment to a rapid transition to Net Zero with Clean Air in our communities. The council has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency and is committed to working towards net zero emissions by 2039.
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