Location
Westway Information Centre, Kensington & Chelsea Citizens Advice

Hours
Full time, based in the Borough 4 days a week with some out-of-hours community meetings

Salary
£44,937 per annum

About the Role
Help shape community-led projects that build lasting, positive change in North Kensington. As a Community Project Officer, you’ll play a key role in supporting residents and working alongside local community organisations to deliver meaningful, long-term recovery by championing grassroots initiatives and helping residents turn their priorities and ideas into lasting impact.

Your work will focus on coordinating and delivering key programmes including the Grenfell Projects Fund and the Community Leadership Programme. Day-to-day, you’ll meet with local community groups to review progress, monitor delivery, help overcome challenges, and manage budgets and grant outcomes to ensure projects remain compliant and on track.

You will gather and analyse qualitative and quantitative performance data, using case studies and feedback to demonstrate the real-world impact of community initiatives, utilising software such as Monday.com, Plinth, and Microsoft applications.

Working closely with resident panels, Council teams, and external partners, you’ll prepare clear reports, briefings, and presentations for diverse audiences. This includes attending out-of-hours community meetings to listen directly to residents and help shape new initiatives.

You will manage project plans, finance systems, and risk logs across multiple programmes simultaneously, balancing community expectations with available resources in a sensitive environment with care and competence.

This role is vital in supporting Grenfell recovery within a complex and heavily scrutinised environment, requiring a calm, thoughtful approach to build trust, navigate sensitive challenges, and turn obstacles into opportunities for lasting community improvement.

At RBKC, you will join a supportive, collaborative team committed to community recovery and long-term positive impact. We offer continuous professional development, flexible working arrangements, wellbeing support, employee perks, and a working environment where your contribution is genuinely valued.

Experience
Proven experience managing community, regeneration, public sector, or voluntary sector programmes. Strong track record in project management, grant administration, and co-designing projects alongside local communities. Skilled in gathering and evaluating data to evidence impact and confident using digital tools for project tracking and reporting.

About you
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to write clear briefings and build trust across diverse audiences. High emotional intelligence, political awareness, discretion, and resilience under pressure are essential. Highly organised, solution-oriented, and adept at supporting smaller organisations with governance and finance while balancing 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.

Qualifications
Not explicitly stated but a background relevant to community engagement, project management, or related fields is implied. Commitment to continuous professional development is supported.