Community & Partnerships Assistant
About the Role
We are looking for an organised, proactive and community-focused Community & Partnerships Assistant to join our Community and Partnerships Team.
This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of projects, partnerships and grant programmes that make a real difference to local communities. You will provide vital administrative and coordination support, helping the team work efficiently while ensuring residents, community groups and partner organisations receive a high-quality service.
Working closely with colleagues, partners and stakeholders, you will help coordinate activities, maintain project and grant records, organise meetings, monitor progress and support effective communication across a range of community initiatives.
Key Responsibilities to include:
- Provide effective administrative support to the Community and Partnerships Team, ensuring day-to-day activities are completed efficiently and in accordance with agreed processes.
- Respond to enquiries from residents, community groups and partner organisations, providing clear information and ensuring requests are directed appropriately.
- Administer grant programmes, including processing applications, maintaining records, coordinating payments and ensuring compliance with governance and audit requirements.
- Monitor project and grant activity, including milestones, budgets and outcomes, maintaining accurate tracking systems and preparing regular progress updates.
- Coordinate meetings, workshops and multi-agency activities, including arranging logistics, preparing documentation, recording actions and supporting follow-up activity.
- Track partner and internal actions, ensuring commitments, decisions and tasks are recorded and progressed within agreed timescales.
This is a full time role working 34 hours per week on a permanent contract. This role offers the benefit of hybrid working, combining the flexibility to work from home with office-based working on a business needs basis.
About Swale Borough Council
Swale Borough Council is a progressive and ambitious Local Authority, located less than an hour from Central London in an attractive and diverse part of Kent involving urban, rural, and coastal areas. We believe that staff are our most valuable asset and we’re committed to attracting and retaining the very best. In recent times we have adapted and evolved to meet the current world by introducing a highly flexible hybrid working policy, along with a 34-hour week, recognising that staff wellbeing and work life balance is high on our agenda.
Our Offer
A range of benefits including:
- 34 hour full time working week with the offices closing at 1:30pm on Friday
- Highly flexible hybrid working opportunities
- Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
- Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
- Free parking
- Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
- Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
- Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
- Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
- Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
- Annual flu vaccine
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
- Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
- A professional fee payment, if required for the role
About You
You will be educated to GCSE level (or equivalent) and possess strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. You will be an effective communicator, able to tailor your approach to different audiences while building and maintaining positive working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and residents
You will demonstrate excellent attention to detail, strong organisational and time management skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving, enabling you to manage competing priorities effectively and deliver high-quality outcomes.
Selection Process
Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect a job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview.
Swale Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you would like to discuss this position, please contact Brooke Telford, Community & Partnerships Team Leader on 01795 417424.
Interview Date: 5th/6th August 2026
Salary range
- £26,123 - £29,388 per year