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- Community Action Suffolk
- Address: Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 0HH
- Salary: £15,524 actual per annum (£31,048 pro rata)
- Hours: 18.75 hours per week
- Contract: Fixed term to 31 March 2028. Required as soon as possible
- Reference: 0867
Location: Brightspace, Ipswich or Kirkley Centre, Lowestoft – Regular travelling around the county is required.
About us
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 National Lottery.
Your role will be to develop and deliver support to help reduce Suffolk’s rural inequalities and diversity gap across Suffolk. Initiating and engaging with the VCFSE sector, establishing effective partnerships while supporting and helping across VCFSE, public and private sector organisations. Key in your role is to broker relationships with the aim to strengthen communities within Suffolk. Part of your role will be supporting VCFSE organisations to review their business models and ensure their financial resilience. You will be a CAS ambassador, engaging our community, designing and building support resources, training, presentations to enable and support communities across the Suffolk County.
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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 communities. You will need to be a confident salesperson, 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.
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, or on commencement of post.
We will offer you:
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
- a staff discounts scheme for a range of retailers including; shopping, holidays, insurance, eating out and health and leisure activities
- a company sick pay scheme
- continued professional development for job related development
- family friendly policies and practices
- a tailored induction.
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To find out more
If you are interested in the role and would like to learn more, please email Patsy Johnson-Cisse, Community Action Manager on patsy.johnson@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk for an informal conversation.
How to apply
Please visit our website [http://www.communityactionsuffolk.org.uk/vacancies/] for a copy of our application pack. Alternatively, please email Jessica Glen on jessica.glen@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk
Completed applications should be emailed to jessica.glen@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk or posted to Jessica Glen, at Community Action Suffolk, 160 Hadleigh Road, Ipswich, IP2 0HH by the closing date below.
Closing date: 12 pm, 19 August 2026.
Interview date: week commencing 31 August 2026.
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