Community Projects Officer

Lancaster City Council; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Volunteering days

Job summary

Lancaster City Council is seeking a Community Projects Officer to oversee the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, working with partners to safeguard and deliver high-quality services for children and families in Lancaster.

You will manage contracts, monitor outcomes, design communications, and engage stakeholders, reflecting the council's values of Working Together, Ambition, Pride and Ownership.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating community programmes and funding.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with partners and stakeholders across organisations.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day running of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme.
• Serve as main contact for Lancaster City Council and liaise with delivery partners.
• Handle contract administration, monitor performance, and conduct QA checks.
• Lead safeguarding efforts and design communications to raise awareness.
• Identify development opportunities and support community engagement initiatives.

Skills

Grant funding

Communication

Multi-agency collaboration

Job description

Join us as a Community Projects Officer and play a vital role in delivering the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, supporting children and families during key holiday periods.You’ll contribute to enhancing community health and wellbeing by working closelywith partners and helping shape the Healthy Communities Strategy. Your workwill ensure safeguarding and high-quality services that make a real differenceacross Lancaster.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will manage the day-to-day running of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, acting as the main contact for Lancaster City Council and liaising with delivery partners. Your responsibilities include contract administration, monitoring project performance, conducting quality assurance checks, and leading safeguarding efforts. You’ll also design communications to raise awareness, identify development opportunities, and support community and stakeholder engagement initiatives.

You have experience ingrant funding and coordinating programmes, with strong skills in multi-agencyworking and communication . Attention to detail and the ability to prioritise your workload are key. You’ll thrive working collaboratively, showing ambition and pride in delivering excellent community services, while taking ownership of your role. Your approach will reflect our values of Working Together, Ambition,Pride, and Ownership.

Why Work With Us

• Generous annualleave
• Local GovernmentPension Scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Volunteering days

Flexible working friendly

We welcome discussions about flexible working and may be able to offer hybrid working, a generous flexi-time scheme, and agreed working hours to support work–life balance.

We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

We guarantee interviews for applicants with a disability and armed forces veterans who meetthe essential criteria .

Local Government Reorganisation

The Government hasconfirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with thecurrent 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North,South, East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

If you are successfulin your application, you will initially join Lancaster City Council. However,as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of thenew unitary councils from April 2028, subject to the implementation of the reorganisationand relevant employment legislation.

Throughout thisperiod, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities.By joining us now, you'll play an important role in shaping the future of localgovernment and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residentsfor years to come.

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