Community Project Officer – 2 year FTC (Contract)

Planning News; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council is seeking a Community Project Officer for a two-year FTC to help shape recovery in North Kensington. Based in the borough, you’ll work with residents and local organisations to deliver grassroots initiatives and support communities through grant programmes.

You’ll coordinate the Grenfell Projects Fund and Community Leadership Programme, gather data, prepare reports, and manage budgets while building trusted relationships across diverse groups

Qualifications

• Experience managing community, regeneration, public sector or voluntary sector programmes.
• Ability to gather and evaluate data to evidence impact.
• Strong written and oral communication with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver key programmes including Grenfell Projects Fund and Community Leadership Programme.
• Meet with local community groups, review progress and monitor delivery and budgets.
• Prepare reports, briefings and presentations for varied audiences; manage multi-programme plans.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Tools

Monday.com

Plinth

Microsoft 365

Job description

Community Project Officer – 2 year FTC

Salary

Up to £44937 per annum

Expires

25/09/2026

Location

England, London, London (Greater)

Job Type

Contract

Help shape community-led projects that build lasting, positive change in North Kensington.

As a Community Project Officer, you'll play a key role in supporting our residents and working alongside local community organisations to deliver meaningful, long-term recovery by championing grassroots initiatives and projects helping residents turn their priorities and ideas into lasting, positive change.

Working Style

You'll be based in the Borough for 4 days a week, playing a key role in serving the local community. Whether you're meeting community partners or working with resident panels, you'll be part of a dedicated team making a real difference to residents' lives.

What you'll be doing

Your work will focus on coordinating and delivering key programmes including the Grenfell Projects Fund and the Community Leadership Programme in North Kensington. Day-to-day, you'll meet with local community groups to review progress, monitor their delivery and help them overcome delivery challenges and manage budgets and grant outcomes and outputs to ensure projects remain compliant and on track. You'll also gather and analyse both qualitative and quantitative performance data, using case studies and feedback to demonstrate the real-world impact of community initiatives, using software such as Monday.com, Plinth and Microsoft applications.

Working closely with resident panels, Council teams and external partners, you'll prepare clear reports, briefings and presentations for a range of audiences. This will include attending out-of-hours community meetings to listen directly to residents and help shape new initiatives. You'll manage project plans, finance systems and risk logs across multiple programmes simultaneously, balancing community expectations with available resources in a sensitive environment with care and competence.

What you'll bring

You'll bring experience managing community, regeneration, public sector or voluntary sector programmes, with a proven track record in project management, grant administration and co‑designing projects alongside local communities. You'll have strong skills in gathering and evaluating data to evidence impact, alongside confidence using digital tools for project tracking and reporting.

You’ll bring exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to write clear briefings and build trust across diverse audiences. Working in a sensitive environment requires high emotional intelligence, political awareness, discretion and resilience under pressure. You'll be highly organised, solution‑oriented and adept at supporting smaller organisations with governance and finance while balancing competing priorities fairly and respectfully.

Most importantly, you're someone who approaches sensitive challenges with empathy, patience and practical solutions – deeply committed to supporting grassroots delivery and building genuine relationships across the community.

Why join us

At RBKC, we’re all in – investing in our people, our communities and our future.

You’ll join a supportive, collaborative team where knowledge is shared and your efforts contribute directly to community recovery and long-term positive impact. We offer continuous professional development and training to support your career growth, alongside flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and life.

Alongside a competitive salary, you’ll benefit from thorough wellbeing support, employee perks and a working environment where your contribution to the borough is genuinely valued.

About us

Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places. Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.

As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence. We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.

In this role, you’ll be a vital champion for community recovery – bringing an empathetic, dedicated approach to supporting residents and local groups. Supporting Grenfell recovery takes place in a complex and heavily scrutinised environment where work isn’t always plain sailing. However, your calm and thoughtful approach will help build trust, navigate sensitive challenges and turn obstacles into vital opportunities for lasting community improvement.

Interview Details & Role Requirements

Interviews will be held in person on week commencing 21st September 2026.

This is a 2 year FTC.

Company Information

Company: The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council

Salary: Up to £44937 per annum

Location: England, London, London (Greater)

Sector: Housing

Sector: Community Services

Equality and Diversity

We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.