Community Development Project Manager
- Job Title: Community Development Project Manager
- Reports to: Head of Programme, Community
- Salary: Full time – £28,000 – £31,000
- Hours: 35 hours per week full time or 28 hours per week. Occasional evening work may be required.
We operate flexible working with all staff required to spend time working at least one day a week in the ELBA office and one day from home. The balance between the two is dependent on the. needs of the organisation but will also reflect personal preference. - Duration: Fixed term 12-month contract (renewable)
- Annual leave: 27 days per annum plus public holidays.
- Location: East London Business Alliance, 3rd Floor, City Reach, 5 Greenwich View Place, London E14 9NN
- Application deadline: 11th March 2025, 5pm
- Interviews commence: 17th March
Please see the full job description here.
ELBA is a leading social regeneration charity in east London. Our mission is to develop employee volunteering and employment initiatives to decrease poverty, improve social mobility and increase equality for communities in east London and beyond. We facilitate corporate and other investments from over 60 organisations into our community, education and employment programmes.
With over 35 years of experience enabling successful partnerships between businesses and communities, ELBA engages over 15,000 corporate employees in volunteer programmes that support employment, education and community initiatives. In 2023 the Community Works programme supported 126 charities and social enterprises through engaging employee volunteers in practical and skills-based volunteering opportunities.
ELBA has an excellent employees benefits package including generous leave, flexible balance between working from home and the office, above sector average maternity and paternity pay, 5% pension contribution, life assurance, and a great learning and development programme, including access to free accredited courses up to degree and post-graduate level.
Purpose of the job
ELBA’s Connect Team (within the Community Team) deliver a range of employee volunteering initiatives which build the capacity of third sector organisations in east London by utilising the professional business skills of volunteers. The Connect Team has three key areas of activity: placing trustees through the BoardBuilders Programme, creating coaching relationships via Leaders in Partnership, and delivering a range of consultancy and capacity building work including facilitating workshops, training sessions and initiatives to benefit east London community organisations. Part of this work also involves providing support for the beneficiaries of community organisations through workshops focused on developing skills and confidence.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting ELBA’s Connect Team to deliver exciting, innovative projects across all areas of work, which meet both the needs of the east London community and the expectations of corporate partners.
Working for ELBA
As well as a competitive salary, we have generous annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service; life assurance; 5% employer pension contribution; BUPA health cash plan; enhanced maternity and paternity pay; an active well-being and equalities programmes led by staff; a varied and busy learning and development schedule; cycle purchase scheme; and an Employee Assistance Helpline. In our staff survey, our people tell us they love the interaction with active and caring colleagues; the worthwhile nature of our work; and the great agency in how they deliver their objectives. There is the potential for project managers to progress up to a senior project manager role after a year subject to performance.
Click ‘Apply here’ below to apply. If you have any questions, email forida.khanom@elba-1.org.uk.
