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About the Role
Play a key role in supporting residents and working with local community organisations to deliver meaningful, long-term recovery by championing grassroots initiatives and projects that help residents turn their priorities and ideas into lasting, positive change.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and deliver key programmes including the Grenfell Projects Fund and the Community Leadership Programme.
- Meet with local community groups to review progress, monitor delivery, and help them overcome challenges.
- Manage project budgets and grant outcomes to ensure compliance and track progress.
- Gather and analyse qualitative and quantitative performance data, using case studies and feedback to demonstrate impact.
- Utilize software such as Monday.com, Plinth, and Microsoft applications for project tracking and reporting.
- Prepare clear reports, briefings, and presentations for various audiences, working with resident panels, Council teams, and external partners.
- Attend out-of-hours community meetings to listen to residents and shape new initiatives.
- Manage project plans, finance systems, and risk logs across multiple programmes simultaneously.
- Balance community expectations with available resources in a sensitive environment.
Requirements
- Experience managing community, regeneration, public sector, or voluntary sector programmes.
- Proven track record in project management, grant administration, and co-designing projects with local communities.
- Strong skills in gathering and evaluating data to evidence impact.
- Confidence using digital tools for project tracking and reporting.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to write clear briefings and build trust across diverse audiences.
- High emotional intelligence, political awareness, discretion, and resilience under pressure.
- Highly organised, solution-oriented, and adept at supporting smaller organisations with governance and finance.
- Ability to balance competing priorities fairly and respectfully.
- Approaches sensitive challenges with empathy, patience, and practical solutions.
- Deeply committed to supporting grassroots delivery and building genuine relationships across the community.
Skills
- Project management
- Grant administration
- Co-designing projects
- Data gathering and evaluation
- Digital tools for project tracking and reporting
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Report writing
- Briefing preparation
- Building trust
- Emotional intelligence
- Political awareness
- Discretion
- Resilience
- Organisation
- Solution-oriented
- Governance support
- Finance support
- Balancing competing priorities
- Empathy
- Patience
- Practical solutions
Location
- North Kensington
- Borough
Work Type
- 4 days a week in the Borough
- 2 year FTC
Experience Level
- Experience managing community, regeneration, public sector, or voluntary sector programmes
- Proven track record in project management, grant administration and co-designing projects alongside local communities
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Continuous professional development and training
- Flexible working arrangements
- Thorough wellbeing support
- Employee perks
About the Company
- Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places.
- Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.
- As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence.
- We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.
- In this role, you’ll be a vital champion for community recovery – bringing an empathetic, dedicated approach to supporting residents and local groups.
- Supporting Grenfell recovery takes place in a complex and heavily scrutinised environment where work isn't always plain sailing.
- Your calm and thoughtful approach will help build trust, navigate sensitive challenges and turn obstacles into vital opportunities for lasting community improvement.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
- We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.