Funding Officer

In this varied role, you will work collaboratively within East Suffolk Council's Funding Team to support the delivery of a high-quality funding service across the Council. You will work closely with the Economic Development & Regeneration and Communities teams, helping to attract and manage funding that supports priority projects and delivers benefits for local communities and businesses. What you'll be doing You will play a key role in securing and maximising external funding to support economic development, regeneration, community and business initiatives across East Suffolk. Working closely with council teams, you'll help identify funding opportunities and support the development of high-quality funding bids that deliver tangible benefits for local communities and businesses. You'll be responsible for managing and delivering a range of Council-led grant programmes, including Sizewell C, Enabling Communities and Community Partnership budgets. This will involve assessing applications, undertaking due diligence, monitoring funded projects and ensuring funding is allocated fairly and achieves real impact. You'll also provide practical funding advice and signposting to external organisations, promote funding opportunities to internal and external audiences, and contribute positively to a collaborative, values-led working culture.,

• The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.
The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert. To find out more For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Ben Porter via email Closing date: 21 June 2026 Interview date: W/C 29 June 2026

You will have experience working with external funding, ideally within local government, economic development, regeneration or community-focused environments. You'll be confident supporting or leading funding applications and managing grant programmes to ensure funding is effectively delivered. You'll bring a strong understanding of funding bodies and relevant national, regional and local policy frameworks. Experience working with businesses, communities and a wide range of stakeholders is highly valued, as is the ability to assess funding proposals and undertake appropriate due diligence. You'll be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal and networking skills, able to build positive working relationships and explain funding opportunities clearly. You'll be analytical and detail-focused, with good numeracy, research and data-handling skills, balanced by a creative and solution-focused approach. Educated to degree level (or equivalent), you'll be motivated, organised and capable of working both independently and as part of a collaborative team. You'll share the Council's commitment to equality, diversity and continuous improvement, work confidently within data protection requirements, and be willing to travel across the district as needed.

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and . Here are some of the main benefits:
• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays)
• Local government pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.