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Project Officer

Feeding Britain
Remote working

Posted: 10 Apr 2025

Deadline: 27 Apr 2025

Compensation: £26,000 per annum

Paid Full-time Remote working

Job description

• Salary: £26,000 per annum
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week (9am - 5.30pm)
• Pension: 5% of salary paid by company
• Contract: Initial 12-month contract with potential for longer term
• Annual Leave:  25 days per annum, plus 8 public holidays
• Location: Remote 
• Application: Closing Date – 11.59pm 27th April

Job description

Feeding Britain is working towards a future where no one in the UK goes hungry, and where food banks are a thing of the past. The Project Officer will contribute towards that vision by supporting the delivery of Feeding Britain’s frontline work. Due to the varied nature of Feeding Britain’s work, this is a job that is likely to develop over time. The Project Officer will join a small, hard working and passionate team at Feeding Britain. 

Main responsibilities:

• Leading on Feeding Britain’s data collection and reporting from frontline projects including gathering, recording and summarising qualitative and quantitative sources of information and data. 
• Supporting the National Director and Project Manager in reporting to funders on the outcomes and impact of frontline projects.
• Supporting the Project Manager in developing practice sharing resources and events. 
• Working with the Finance Officer to administer grants to frontline projects including writing funding agreements and reviewing, filing and recording due diligence paperwork.
• Attending local partner meetings as required, both in person and online to provide updates and relevant support to frontline projects.
• Administration support with organising online and in-person meetings and events.
• Delivery of standalone ad hoc projects, such as volunteering programmes and visits for corporate partners, funders and other stakeholders.
• Aligning these activities with the work of the National Director, Project Manager, Finance Officer, and Communications Manager, in pursuit of Feeding Britain’s strategic objectives.

Person specification

Essential:

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail. 
• An ability to manage competing priorities and a busy workload.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Strong numerical skills including confidence working with data in spreadsheets. 
• Highly motivated with an ability to work well independently and as part of a small team. Able to use their own initiative to work efficiently. 
• A fast learner, able to quickly understand the role and hit the ground running. 
• Very confident with IT including the full Microsoft and Google packages, in particular the use of spreadsheets and shared documents. 
• Able to undertake travel within the UK. We anticipate around 1 travel day per week. This may include overnight stays. 
• A firm understanding of, and commitment to, Feeding Britain’s vision and strategic priorities.

Desirable:

• Some previous work experience in a project-based role. 
• Some previous work experience within the food insecurity sector and / or a network organisation.
• Some experience in data analysis.

Application information

Please send in a current CV and a maximum two-sided covering letter detailing why you feel you are a perfect fit for this role, including examples of how your experience demonstrates you meet all the essential person specifications, as well as most of those detailed as ideal. Please also share your last hourly / annual salary, location, and your earliest start date should you be successful.

To apply or if you have any questions email: rose.bray@feedingbritain.org

Please note we will only review applications received via email. 

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