Grants Officer

Job Description

• Suffolk Community Foundation
• Address: Wherstead, Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 2BB – office based with travel around East Suffolk
• Salary: £29,000 – £33,000 per annum pro rata, depending on experience
• Hours: 21 – 28 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible
• Reference: 0371

Suffolk Community Foundation are looking to appoint a Sizewell C Community Fund Grants Officer.

Reporting into the Sizewell C Community Fund Project Manager, the Sizewell C Community Fund Grants Officer will work as part of the Foundation’s grants team which ensures the effective and efficient delivery of the Foundation’s grant making through established funding programmes.

You will work specifically to oversee the management of grants within the overall programme. You will be the primary contact to advise, and support applicant organisations, support the distribution of the Fund to voluntary and community organisations across East Suffolk and monitor the use and impact of the grant awards.

What we are looking for:

• Someone who can nurture great ideas and work with a range of organisations to bring an idea to life, experience of working with the Voluntary, Charity, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector would be advantageous.
• A good communicator, someone who is supportive and takes the time to actively listen to what communities need.
• Someone who is inspiring who can encourage community organisations to apply to the fund, no idea is too big or too small.
• Someone with a passion for making a difference for East Suffolk’s diversity and its communities
• A great colleague and member of a small team who is prepared to travel across the county at times and work occasionally in the evening or at weekends, representing the foundation.

What we can offer:

• The opportunity to make a significant contribution to the lives of people in East Suffolk and gain a deep understanding of the needs in our county
• The opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of East Suffolk and really get to know this part of the county with its many charitable organisations and the range of communities they support.

Our additional benefits include:

• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• 5% employer pension contribution
• an employee assistance programme with Westfield Health
• free onsite parking when in the office.

After a period of office-based familiarisation, we support a mix of home based and office working, where appropriate in addition to travel across the east of the county when required.

For more information

Please Read Our Job Description (pdf) .

To find out more about us, please visit our website .

How To Apply

Please send your CV and a covering letter stating how your skills and experiences match those required to Lesley by emailing jointheteam@suffolkcf.org.uk .

Closing date: 9am, 22 September 2025.

Interview date: 13 October 2025.

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