Community Food Partnership Manager

Suffolk County Council; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the voluntary sector is seeking a Community Food Partnership Manager. This role involves managing a team to enhance the operations of Food Projects across the region, ensuring capacity building and addressing food insecurity. Offering benefits like flexible working and professional development, this position is ideal for those with a strong management background in community services.

Benefits

Blended working options

Flexible working arrangements

33 days annual leave increasing to 36

Matched pension contributions up to 4%

Volunteering days

Staff Discounts Scheme

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Professional development opportunities

Family Friendly policies

Tailored induction program

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams and projects within the voluntary sector.
• Understanding of the challenges facing the voluntary sector.
• Ability to demonstrate sound financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction to a team of four.
• Support Food Projects through capacity building and innovative solutions.
• Maintain awareness of local services to assist communities.

Skills

Knowledge of infrastructure/capacity building

Financial acumen

Partnership development

Team management

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Job Description

• Community Action Suffolk
• Address: Brightspace, Ipswich Suffolk, IP2 0HH
• Salary: £33,500 per annum
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Term: Fixed Term until 31 November 2026, Required as soon as possible
• Reference: 0252

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

We are looking for an experienced Manager to join the Community Food Team.

The CAS Community Food Partnership is intended to support Food Projects (i.e., Foodbanks, Food Pantries, Top Up Shops, & Community Fridges to name a few) with capacity building and diversifying their operations - enabling them to support their communities and users, with overcoming challenges related to food and income insecurity. The project delivers activities across the county, with each Officer acting as a dedicated point of contact for each district. Activities range from supporting awareness raising of local services (i.e., Healthy Start, Affordable Food information, Cooking Projects) through social media channels to supporting Food Projects to become more resilient, including looking at their food supply chain and supporting the development of innovative solutions.

We are looking for:

As the Community Food Partnership Manager you will provide strategic direction, and management to a team of four, and work with partners to ensure the outcomes of the project are met. You will have a good level of knowledge of infrastructure/capacity building support and be an experienced Manager of people. You should have an awareness and understanding of the challenges facing the voluntary sector and be skilled at developing partnerships, be able to demonstrate sound financial acumen, and the ability to navigate multiple priorities.

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

For more information

For more information, please visit http://www.communityactionsuffolk.org.uk/vacancies/for a copy of our application pack. Alternatively, please contact Louise Bradshaw on [e-mail]

How to apply

Completed applications should be sent to [e-mail] or via post to Louise Bradshaw, at Community Action Suffolk, 160 Hadleigh Road, Ipswich, IP2 0HH by the above closing date.

Closing date: 12pm, 18 June 2025

Interview date: 23 and 30 June 2025

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