Community Organisation Development Officer

Community Organisation Development Officer
Home-Based (based in one of the south regions of England – South West, South East, London or the East of England)

About Us

Locality is the national membership network for community organisations. Our goal is simple: to help local community organisations be the best that they can be and to create a supportive environment for their work.

We are now looking for a Community Organisation Development Officer to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 35 hours per week.

The location of this role can be flexible depending on the candidate, however, you may be expected to work outside of your region from time to time.

The Benefits

- Salary of £35,995, with incremental increases to £40,194 per annum (excluding London Weighting of £4,500, depending on location)
- 25 days’ holiday (increasing by one day for each year of service, up to 30 days)
- Three grace days between Christmas and New Year
- Enhanced pension contribution with an employer contribution of up to 7%
- Option to purchase annual leave via salary sacrifice (up to five days)
- Volunteering days (up to five days)
- TOIL policy
- Employee Assistance Programme
- In-house Mental Health First Aiders
- Health Cash Plan scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave of 10 weeks’ full pay

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate individual with experience supporting businesses or community organisations and a strong financial focus to join our purpose-driven organisation.

You’ll have the chance to share expertise, respond to different needs and help shape stronger local organisations, supporting them to build their capacity, strengthen their impact and create thriving, empowered communities.

What’s more, this home-based role offers the flexibility to do meaningful work from a location that suits you, alongside a well-rounded benefits package designed to support your life in and out of work.

So, if you’re ready to bring your skills and commitment to a role that helps strengthen communities across England, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Community Organisation Development Officer, you will support community organisations and local partners to build their capacity, strengthen their impact and help create thriving, empowered communities.

You will provide high-quality organisational development support to community-based organisations and other stakeholders through one-to-one advice, training, workshops and consultancy.

Working closely with a range of groups, you will help identify needs, share expertise and support organisations to develop sustainable and effective ways of working.

Additionally, you will:

- Facilitate training sessions, workshops and consultancy activities
- Support programme delivery through research, analysis, events and communications
- Produce reports, case studies and other programme materials
- Contribute to business development and income generation activities
- Develop and respond to tenders and new opportunities
- Engage with Locality members to understand and respond to their needs

About You

To be considered as a Community Organisation Development Officer, you will need:

- Experience providing support to businesses and/or community organisations
- Excellent communication skills
- A good level of financial literacy
- Strong organisational skills
- IT proficiency

The closing date for this role is 29th June 2026.

Initial online interviews will be held on 6th July 2026, and final interviews on 14th or 22nd July 2026.

Digital Open Day

This is an unusual role, and our experience is that many applicants struggle to understand the full extent of the job or the skills and experience required. Good applicants can come from a wide range of backgrounds. We are holding a digital “open day” to give candidates an opportunity to find out more. We strongly encourage you to attend this session if you can before submitting your application. It’s a great opportunity to meet the team, ask questions, and ensure the role is the right fit for you. Further details are available via the apply button.

Other organisations may call this role Community Development Officer, Community Engagement Officer, Community Support Officer, Community Partnerships Officer, Development Officer, Community Programme Officer, or Community Development Co-ordinator.

Webrecruit and Locality are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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