Project Officer (East Suffolk) in Ipswich

£26,000 per year pro rata (0.6 FTE) Part-time, 21 hours per week Fixed term for 12 months Based in East Suffolk as a home working role.

Our client empowers people with the skills they need to succeed in life. Together, they are helping people change their stories. You could join them to support their work with volunteers across East Suffolk.

What you'll be doing:

• Support and coordinate the programme in and around East Suffolk.
• Develop new strategies for recruiting volunteers and mobilising key community partnerships to increase reach and build sustainability.
• Organise and deliver training events and maintain regular contact with volunteers.
• Gather data, share learning and develop case studies to build an evidence base of impact.
• Regular travel locally, as well as national travel when necessary, including coming to London three times per year for regular staff days, induction, and three team days per year that take place in other locations.

What our client is looking for:

• Experience in recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, and providing project support in a charity or educational context.
• Excellent knowledge of volunteer management and safeguarding practice.
• Experience of developing resources and training materials.
• Experience of community mobilisation and event planning would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of working with nurseries, schools and/or community-based organisations.
• Good knowledge of the East Suffolk area.
• A full clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

This role will also involve managing book stocks and other resources.

Why our client's work is so vital:

Reading and writing change everything. They give you the tools to get the most out of life, and the power to shape your future. They are the key to knowledge, confidence and inspiration. They are better results at school, and better jobs. If children grow up without the tools to communicate, without books to read or opportunities to write, it's harder to get where you want to go. Our client helps people overcome these challenges and change their life chances through the power of words: reading, writing, speaking and listening.

What our client offers you:

• A competitive salary.
• A generous leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year).
• Pension contributions of 8% of annual salary.
• A cycle to work scheme.
• Employee assistance programme and other health and wellbeing benefits.

Application details: Our client's people are their most important asset, and they value and respect diversity in all its forms (seen and unseen). They particularly welcome applications from those from Black and Asian backgrounds, as well as candidates with disabilities and from the communities in which they work. They would like to increase representation of these groups among their staff as they know greater diversity will lead to an even greater impact for their work.

To apply, please select the apply button shown. Closing date: 10am, Thursday 5 February 2026. Please note our client does not accept CVs. No agencies or recruitment sites.