Community Action Manager

Suffolk County Council; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended working where role allows

Flexible working options to support W/

33 days increasing to 36 days annual +

Up to 4% matched pension contribution

2 days pro rata volunteering

Staff Discounts Scheme

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Continued Professional Development

Family Friendly policies

Tailored induction

Job summary

Community Action Suffolk is seeking a dedicated Community Action Manager in Ipswich to lead a skilled team delivering person-centred support to VCFSE organisations. The role requires strong leadership, budget oversight, and stakeholder engagement to secure resources and opportunities for service development.

The post is permanent, part-time (22.5 hours/week) with a supportive, inclusive culture, flexible working, and a focus on high-quality outcomes for the community.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing staff and leading teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and a flexible, self-motivated approach.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.
• Ability to engage with funders, commissioners and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Community Action services team to meet KPIs.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to grow services and income.
• Prepare funding applications and proposals for new and existing services.
• Manage budgets and ensure cost-effective service delivery.
• Steer strategy to achieve targets and quality outcomes.
• Provide inclusive leadership and stakeholder relationship management.

Skills

Staff management

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Budgeting

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

• Community Action Suffolk
• Address:Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 0HH
• Salary:£35,878.50 per annum (£21,527.10 actual)
• Hours:22.5 hours per week
• Contract:Permanent, required as soon as possible
• Reference:0995

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 enabling the Voluntary Sector in Suffolk to thrive and support the local community? Do you enjoy engaging, motivating and influencing people?

If so we have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and passionate individual to join our management team at CAS.

In this role we are seeking an experienced Community Action Manager to support, develop and manage a talented team which delivers high-quality person-centred services to VCFSE organisations.

As the Community Action Manager your responsibilities will include:

• leading the development and alignment of the Community Action services team to achieve its KPIs
• working with Deputy Director of Operations and Business Development to grow existing services and explore new opportunities and income growth for service development
• writing funding applications and proposals to secure resources for new and existing services
• managing and create budgets, ensuring cost-effective service delivery and financial control
• driving business strategy to meet organisational targets and standards
• providing effective and inclusive leadership which focuses on best practices and quality outcomes
• building and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders, commissioners, funders, and voluntary sector organisations.

You should have previous experience of managing staff, strong interpersonal and communication skills, attention to detail and a flexible and self-motivated approach. You should also have excellent organisational and prioritisation skills as there will often be the need to manage a busy and varied 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.

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 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

For more information

Please read the Recruitment Pack (pdf).

To find out more about us, please visit our website.

We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, or on commencement of post.

Closing date:12pm, 11 November 2026

Interview date: Week commencing 6 November 2026 and 23 November 2026.