Community Projects Officer

Permanent

Grade C - £35,412 to £44,075 per annum

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.50 hours per week

About the Role

Birmingham City Council are seeking a motivated and community-focused individual to join our Strategy, Estate Regeneration & Regulatory Compliance service as Community Projects Officer.

In this role, you will deliver a portfolio of projects alongside external stakeholders to build community capacity. This includes managing grant-funded programmes focused on addressing fuel poverty and financial hardship, as well as supporting local community groups through meaningful engagement and intervention activity

The successful candidate will play a key role in engaging community organisations across the city to create community capacity in the voluntary sector, with a focus on addressing fuel poverty and financial hardship.

Birmingham is a city facing significant deprivation, particularly across Council tenants and residents living in temporary accommodation. This role focuses on improving financial mobility and maximising voluntary sector capacity to make meaningful change in people's lives.

You will be a motivated and proactive individual, with the ability to work with local communities while identifying opportunities to support the voluntary sector to deliver local services that improve the lives of those on a low-income. As well as being resident focused, you will also be highly organised, with strong project management skills.

This is a hybrid role, and onsite attendance is subject to service need.

If you think this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving an application!

Key Responsibilities

Deliver a range of community projects and report on outcomes and progress.
Work collaboratively across the Directorate to raise awareness of financial inclusion and housing-related issues.
Build and maintain strong partnerships with voluntary and statutory organisations.
Support funding bids, grant applications and commissioning of third-sector delivery partners.
Develop and deliver campaigns, training and engagement activities to support communities.
Provide clear, accurate reporting on project outcomes and benefits.
Contribute to procurement activities and support delivery of grant funding targets
Brief local elected members on community initiatives and partnership opportunities.
Promote and celebrate community assets, enabling voluntary and faith organisations to thrive.

About You (Essential Criteria)

You will demonstrate:

Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline
Experience delivering grant-funded programmes.
Strong understanding of partnership working, including voluntary sector collaboration.
Knowledge of local government and the political environment.
Experience working with diverse communities and building on community assets.
Proven ability to manage projects effectively.

Skills and Competencies:

Ability to build productive relationships with community partners.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
Experience facilitating partnership forums and engagement sessions
Analytical skills to interpret complex data and present clearly.
Problem-solving mindset with the ability to support partners and communities effectively

Please upload an up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application.

Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk quoting ref 4256

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Job description & Person Specification A1407 Community Projects Officer Grade C JDPS.pdf

We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration

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