Pride in Place - Programme Manager

Suffolk County Council; Felixstowe; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave entitlements

LGPS

Flexible working

Professional development

Staff networks

Employee discounts

Job summary

East Suffolk Council in Felixstowe is recruiting a Pride in Place - Programme Manager to oversee a £20m regeneration initiative for Felixstowe West, delivering on multiple interrelated projects, grants and commissions.

The role sits at the interface of the Council and the Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board, shaping and coordinating activity while navigating a dynamic, multi-stakeholder landscape. A fixed-term appointment with potential permanence is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex programmes and/or projects.
• Experience within regeneration, community-led development or public sector environments.
• Experience working in multi-stakeholder partnerships with transformational leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of the Pride in Place Programme (Neighbourhood Investment Plan) for Felixstowe West (£20m).
• Coordinate and deliver programme activity across multiple projects, grants and commissions.
• Shape and manage collaboration between East Suffolk Council and the Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board in an evolving environment.

Skills

Programme management

Regeneration

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Job description

• East Suffolk Council


• Address: Felixstowe West


• Salary: £45,529 - £49,817 (Band 8) per annum


• Hours: 37 hours per week


• Contract: Fixed Term for 12 months (under consideration to be permanent)

Note from the Chair:

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Felixstowe West! As Chair of Pride in Place Board, I am looking for someone with good connections to and/or awareness of assets, needs and opportunities in West Felixstowe.

I will be looking for experience of how you have fostered and nurtured trusted relationships with a community to enrich lives and give hope.

Together we will create safe spaces for people to feel heard and listened to.

Your role:

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's Communities and Leisure Team as Pride in Place - Programme Manager.

The successful candidate will lead the development and delivery of Pride in Place Programme (Neighbourhood Investment Plan) for Felixstowe West, a £20m, long-term regeneration initiative comprising multiple interrelated projects, grants and commissions.

The role operates at the intersection of East Suffolk Council and the Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board and is responsible for shaping, coordinating and delivering programme activity in an evolving environment.

What you will need:

The successful candidate will have proven experience of delivering complex programmes and/or projects, ideally within regeneration, community led development or public sector environments and experience of working in complex environments involving multi stakeholder partnerships and transformational leadership.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)


• Local government pension scheme


• Flexible working arrangements


• Learning and development tailored to your role


• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.


• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf).

The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Neil Cockshaw or Nicole Rickard at [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Closing date: 6 November 2026

Interview date: 18 November 2026