Service Manager

TipTopJob; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Peterborough is seeking a compassionate Community Development Service Manager. This role is crucial in delivering services like the Food Club and emergency packages. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and a passion for community empowerment. The position offers a part-time contract, flexible working arrangements, and benefits including paid leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Annual leave up to 30 days

Matched pension contributions

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced paid sick leave

Cycle to work scheme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic leadership of community-based services and projects.
• Proven ability to cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships.
• Experience in managing a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Community Project and oversee key services.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding and funding requirements.
• Manage the Community Development Lead and Officer.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Partnership cultivation

Community-led innovation

Data collection and reporting

Compliance with regulations

Job description

Location: PE1 4XE: Cambridgeshire

Salary: A GBP 32,311: A GBP 35,800 (A GBP 19,211 : A GBP 21,286 per annum for part:time, 22 hours per week)

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time

Closing Date: 10 Nov 2025

At the organisation they support people through change, challenge or crisis. Its what theyve done for over 150 years. They protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities. They see first:hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so they speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

Are you passionate about empowering communities and tackling food insecurity? Do you have the leadership skills to drive meaningful, resident:led change? If so, theyd love to hear from you.

The Role

They are seeking a dynamic and compassionate Community Development Service Manager to lead the Community Project. This vital role oversees the delivery of key services including the Food Club, emergency food parcels (as part of the Household Support Fund), and the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.

Skills And Qualifications

• Strategic leadership of the community:based services and projects.
• Cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships; represent the project at key forums
• Manage the Community Development Lead and Community Development Officer
• Champion community:led innovation and co:design
• Lead data collection and reporting for funders and stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health and safety, funding, and reporting requirements.
• Appointments are subject to them receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service: enhanced DBS

Benefits

• an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days pro rata, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays / of 30 working days plus bank holidays
• up to 6 matched:pension contributions
• flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
• enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
• eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
• cycle to work scheme
• investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

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