Community Projects Officer

Swale Borough Council; Sittingbourne; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Swale Borough Council is seeking an enthusiastic Project Officer to join their Community & Partnerships Team. This full-time position involves working with various external agencies to address community issues and enhance partnerships. Excellent relationship-building and organizational skills are key to delivering community projects and managing the Member Grant Scheme. The council offers a supportive working environment with hybrid working options and a commitment to employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Staff benefits discounts

Excellent learning and career opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with external agencies is preferred.
• Project management experience would be useful but not required.
• Candidates should demonstrate a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Manage coordination of the Council's Safety Advisory Group.
• Support response to social, health, and community issues.
• Deliver community projects in collaboration with external agencies.

Skills

Excellent relationship building

Organizational skills

Time management

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge or to gain experience working with a variety of external agencies or other teams? We are looking an enthusiastic individual to join our Community & Partnerships Team as a Project Officer.

This role will involve working with a variety of external agencies, including statutory organisations, the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, and a variety of internal departments.

The role manages the coordination of the Councils Safety Advisory Group, in addition to supporting the team’s effective response to social, health and community issues in Swale.

This is a full-time position working 34 hours per week, on a permanent contract.

About Swale Borough Council

Swale Borough Council is a progressive and ambitious Local Authority, located less than an hour from Central London in an attractive and diverse part of Kent involving urban, rural, and coastal areas. We believe that staff are our most valuable asset and we’re committed to attracting and retaining the very best. In recent times we have adapted and evolved to meet the current world by introducing a highly flexible hybrid working policy, along with a 34-hour week, recognising that staff wellbeing and work life balance is high on our agenda.

Our Offer

A range of benefits including:

• 34 hour full time working week with the offices closing at 1:30pm on Friday
• Highly flexible hybrid working opportunities
• 7am to 7pm flexi time to suit personal circumstances for most role
• Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
• Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
• Free parking
• Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people’s home/work life balance including compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time.
• Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
• Annual flu vaccine
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
• Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
• A professional fee payment, if required for the role

About You

The successful candidate will need to have excellent relationship building skills and ideally experience of working with other agencies.

The successful postholder will need to have good organisational skills as in addition to a variety of community projects, you will also be responsible for delivery of the Member Grant Scheme and Community Lottery.

This post will also be delivering several community projects in collaboration with external agencies. Previous project management experience would be useful however, we are willing to consider candidates that are keen to learn and can demonstrate good organisational and time management skills.

Selection Process

Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview.

Swale Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to discuss this position, please contact Sarah-Jane Radley, Community & Partnerships Manager on 01795 417518

Closing Date: 13th July 2025

Interview Date: 22nd July 2025