Community Project Officer (North) - CHM : Job Details

Community Project Officer (North)

Job title: Community Project Officer

Salary: £25,631 to £28,382 per annum

Hours: Full time – 37 hours per week

Location: Office based in Pegswood, Morpeth, with some homeworking and local travel in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland.

About the Employer

Our client aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work. This programme will deliver their mission of supporting people to improve their prospects and reach their full potential. This organisation is proud of the effective role that their Community Project Officers play in delivering significant social, environmental and health outcomes with communities across the region.

About the role

This charity is looking for a Community Project Officer who is passionate about regeneration, partnership working, and making a real difference on the ground.

In this dynamic role, you will:

• Initiate, develop and deliver community regeneration projects across a diverse range of partners and sectors.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with local partners, community groups, and stakeholders.
• Spot and explore new opportunities for growth within the Land & Communities Programme.
• Work effectively both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary project team.
• Apply a continuous improvement mindset, developing your own skills and embedding best practice in everything you do.

A bit about you

While you may bring expertise in a particular area, you’ll also be ready to adapt and contribute across different sectors to achieve the charity's goals.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience in community project delivery, with a track record of collaboration and innovation.
• Strong organisational skills, including budget management and project planning.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and the confidence to seek support when needed.
• An understanding of countryside and park management would be an advantage.

If you are ready to combine big-picture thinking with hands-on delivery, and want to help communities flourish for the long term, this employer would love to hear from you.

Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 4th September 2025

The right is reserved to close this advert at any time.

Interested?

To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.

Make yourself at home

This organisation wants you to be yourself and value everything that makes you unique. They recognise and celebrate your difference and together make for a great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer they offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

They ensure that they provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that they organise. They are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Their safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people they appoint are suitable to work with their children, young people and adults.

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.