Pride in Place Programme Manager

• East Suffolk Council
• Address: Central Lowestoft
• Salary: 44075 - 48226 (Band 8)
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract: Fixed Term for 12 months

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Councils Communities and Leisure Team as a Pride in Place Programme Manager.

Your role

You willlead the development and delivery of the Pride in Place programme (Neighbourhood Investment Plan) for Central Lowestoft a 20m long-term regeneration initiative comprising multiple interrelated projects grants and commissions. This role operates at the intersection of East Suffolk Council and the Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board and is responsible for shaping coordinating and delivering programme activity in an evolving early-stage environment where priorities structures and delivery approaches are still being defined.

What you will need

You will have proven experience of delivering complex programmes and/or projects ideally within regeneration community development or public sector environments and experience of working in multi stakeholder environments involving governance structure partnerships.

Why work for us

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 Counciltake a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work.

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.

Find more information about what we offer in ourbenefits brochure (pdf).

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.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Rachael Fuller by emailing .

Closing date: 1pm 12 July 2026

Interview date: Week commencing 20 July 2026

How to apply

Step 1 -Read the advert and theJob Description and Person Specification (Word).

Step 2 -Complete theSupporting Statement template (Word). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 -Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note CVs are not accepted.

For more information check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.