Development Officer (Community Resilience Fund)

Part Time (22.2 hours), Fixed Term until 31 August 2027

Are you passionate about the power and potential of the community and voluntary sector in Bristol? Do you have project management skills you could apply to ensure resources reach the communities who need them most? We’re looking for someone with amazing attention to detail and a head for systems and processes, who is driven by a passion for community power and social justice. 

The Communities Service is about growing the power of communities by working collaboratively with citizens, communities and the voluntary sector as well as across the council and with city partners. 

The Community Resources Team is part of this service, working hard behind the scenes to deliver projects and programmes which enable great work in the voluntary sector. This is a key role with a focus on managing grants, projects and programmes and strengthening these by using effective systems, planning and data.

This is a predominantly office-based role.  

We’re looking for someone who enjoys developing projects and has a strategic mindset, with a good understanding of project management and grant management.

We are looking for an organised and proactive individual to help deliver projects that empower communities and drive social action.

You will work with a wide range of people and organisations, using both digital platforms and face-to-face engagement to ensure successful outcomes. 

You’ll be able to fluently communicate through presentations written reports, adapting to different audiences, and will have the skills to collect and share stories of impact.  

We’re looking for someone with effective facilitation skills and a positive, encouraging approach to our colleagues and partners.

Relationships are important to our work, so you will need experience of engaging with a wide range of partners to deliver the Community Resilience Fund and Bristol Community Festival. 

If you are a proactive, detail-oriented person and want to use those skills to ensure resources reach communities who need them most and to build a thriving community and voluntary sector in Bristol, we’d love to hear from you. 

You will have an understanding of how inequity, prejudice and discrimination work and be committed to bringing about meaningful change.  

This role may involve some evening and weekend work which will make up your usual working week and which you will be able to take back as flexi time. 

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our  values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey, please select the apply button below. 

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.  

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork, then please contact Bryony Sims at bryony.sims@bristol.gov.uk    

There will be a drop-in session on Teams to ask any questions about the role on Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 5pm.  
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Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young people, Black and racially minoritised candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.

The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.