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Roots to Work is a project of Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming.

Community Food Partnership Officer (x2 posts)

Community Action Suffolk
Ipswich with some hybrid working available

Posted: 6 Jun 2025

Deadline: 18 Jun 2025

Compensation: £28,991 FTE, £24,739 per annum

Paid Part-time Flexible hours Fixed term / contract

Job description

• Salary: £28,991 FTE, £24,739 per annum
• Hours: 32 hrs per week
• Term:  Fixed term contract until 31 November 2026 
• Location: Community Action Suffolk, Brightspace, Ipswich with Blended Working
• Start Date: As soon as possible

About us                                                 

Community Action Suffolk (CAS) is the county’s infrastructure organisation for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector. We exist to ensure our sector, and its volunteers are supported, safe and sustainable and that our communities are active and resilient.

Our values of collaborative, enabling, person centred, responsive and trusted are the golden thread which runs through who we are and how we operate, and we aim to make them real every day.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Manager, as well as, two new Officers to join the Community Food Team.  

The CAS Community Food Partnership is intended to support Food Projects (i.e., Foodbanks, Food Pantries, Top Up Shops, & Community Fridges to name a few)  with capacity building and diversifying their operations – enabling them to support their communities and users, with overcoming challenges related to food and income insecurity. The project delivers activities across the county, with each Officer acting as a dedicated point of contact for each district. Activities range from supporting awareness raising of local services (i.e., Healthy Start, Affordable Food information, Cooking Projects) through social media channels to supporting Food Projects to become more resilient, including looking at their food supply chain and supporting the development of innovative solutions.      

.As a Community Food Partnership Officer you will provide practical support to Food Projects through a range of activities, including signposting to other services, delivering information sessions (i.e., webinars, networks, etc.), training & upskilling, devising solutions to challenges faced by Food Projects and raising awareness of opportunities. With a focus on food and income-insecurity, you will take a holistic approach with those you support – connecting services, brokering relationships, and increasing collaboration across the food system and Suffolk’s support services.

Successful candidates will be proactive individuals with a can-do attitude and appetite for learning. We are looking for those who can communicate with a wide range of people with varying degrees of experience.

What we offer

You will work within a reputable charity which offers its employees benefits which include:

• Blended working where role allows
• Flexible working options to support work/life balance
• 33 days increasing to a maximum 36 (FTE) annual holiday which includes an allowance for bank holidays
• Up to 4% matched pension contribution
• 2 days pro rata volunteering days to support volunteering in Suffolk
• Staff Discounts Scheme for a range of retailers including; shopping, holidays, insurance, eating out and health and leisure activities
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Continued Professional Development for job related development
• Family Friendly policies and practices
• Tailored induction

Application information

For more information, please visit http://www.communityactionsuffolk.org.uk/vacancies/ for a copy of our application pack. Alternatively, please contact Louise Bradshaw on louise.bradshaw@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk

Closing date for applications: 12.00pm on Wednesday 18th June 2025  

Interviews will be held during the week beginning: 23rd & 30th June 2025

Completed applications should be sent to louise.bradshaw@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk or via post to Louise Bradshaw, at Community Action Suffolk, 160 Hadleigh Road, Ipswich, IP2 0HH by the above closing date.

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