Senior Capacity Building & Community Empowerment Lead

Bury VCFA; Bury St Edmunds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% pension

22 days leave

Concessionary days

Bank holidays

Hybrid work

Job summary

Bury VCFA is seeking a Senior Capacity Building Development Officer to lead community capacity building and development work in Bury. You will oversee a small team, support volunteering, and drive community empowerment across VCSE sectors, partnering with local services and communities.

The role focuses on strengthening participation, learning, and community-led action, ensuring lived experiences shape services and local decision-making. Occasional evenings or weekends may be required.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship-building skills.
• Strong project, programme and workload management.
• Experience supporting volunteers and community groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective line management and supervision to CapacityBuilding staff and volunteers.
• Lead strategic development of volunteering across the organisation's infrastructure.
• Develop community capacity-building initiatives and support neighbourhood action.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Volunteer coordination

Facilitation

Relationship building

Digital literacy

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Bury VCFA is seeking a Senior Capacity Building Development Officer to lead community capacity building and development work in Bury. You will oversee a small team, support volunteering, and drive community empowerment across VCSE sectors, partnering with local services and communities.

The role focuses on strengthening participation, learning, and community-led action, ensuring lived experiences shape services and local decision-making. Occasional evenings or weekends may be required.