Community Development & Health Programme Manager

JD Community Development & Health PM May 2025 final

Community Development & Health Programme Manager
Full Time – 37 hrs per week (largely office/community based with some limited work at
home permitted)
Salary range – £41,363 – £47,513 per annum, dependant on qualification, skills &
experience
Permanent contract, based Newhaven with some travel to outreach and delivery
locations across E. Sussex

You will be an experienced people, project, and services manager with a track record and flair for
developing and delivering community based services to contract, and which meet identified
community needs, in a consistently high quality way. With strong financial acumen and the ability
to develop and monitor budgets, you will analyse and explain variances, manage complex and timelimited funding streams, and collaborate regularly with the finance team. The role also involves
developing and supporting project staff in effective budget management.
With responsibility for the strategic development of the community development & health work
area; which incorporates community development, emergency and community food provision,
youth & families, environmental and healthy lifestyles services & initiatives; you will lead, direct &
support a multi-disciplinary team who manage the contracts, services and day-to-day delivery of
this broad work area.
Skilled at managing relationships with existing funders and commissioners, you will broker new
partnerships, write bids and collaborate on funding tenders, ensuring sustained funding for services
which support people with complex challenges in our communities. With excellent organisation,
communication, finance and project management skills, you will demonstrate sensitivity to the
ambitions of this work area and to SCDA’s vision as a whole.
We are looking for people to join our team who have the qualities and skills we feel would most
benefit our service users; professionalism, empathy, kindness and understanding. In return, we
recognise people want to work in a supportive environment with friendly colleagues. We offer a
flexible approach to delivery where possible, annual leave of 23 days per year pro rata plus bank
holidays and sick pay from the start (increasing with service), additional sick pay for necessary
operations and recovery, a pension scheme, bereavement leave, and managers who are available to
you… plus a day off for your birthday!
Based Newhaven with travel across E. Sussex, car driver and owner required as many delivery
locations are rural and not served well by public transport. Post subject to DBS check.

Closing date: COB Thursday 29th May 2025

1st stage interviews: 10th & 11th June 2025 in Newhaven

Completed application forms can be sent to HR via email to [email protected].
You may think that you’re not a 100% match to what we’re looking for, but we recognise that some
skills and experience may be transferable rather than an exact match. If you’re unsure about whether
to apply, please do contact the HR team on [email protected] and we would be happy to
arrange an informal discussion with the recruiting manager