Project Coordinator

£35,000 pa + benefits

Fixed term contract for 12 months

South East London, SE1

As a Project Coordinator within the Peabody Community Foundation (PCF), you’ll play a key role in supporting the delivery of grant streams, funded programmes and high-profile community initiatives that make a real difference to our communities.

This coordinating role is at the heart of PCF’s work. You’ll support the management of internal grant programmes and funded projects from concept to completion, ensuring activity is well planned, delivered on time, and achieves its intended outcomes. Working closely with colleagues and partners across Peabody, you’ll help ensure programmes are safe, high quality and deliver maximum impact.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract.

What you’ll do

• Coordinate and support the delivery of PCF’s key grant streams and funded projects, ensuring clear plans, budgets, monitoring and reporting are in place.
• Support high-profile and seasonal initiatives such as the Food and Toy Appeal and partnership projects, working with colleagues to keep delivery on track.
• Administer internal grant processes, maintaining accurate records of applications, decisions, payments and outcomes.
• Act as a central point of coordination between PCF, funded partners and internal teams.
• Track progress, identify risks and issues early, and support timely resolution.
• Produce clear reports and presentations for a range of audiences, including internal updates and external briefings.
• Maintain a central record of active and completed grant-funded activity, supporting learning and continuous improvement.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with colleagues, partners and stakeholders across the organisation.
• Champion Peabody’s values and support the delivery of high-quality, innovative programmes for our communities.

What you’ll bring

• Experience of coordinating projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal, presentation and IT skills.
• Strong organisational skills with great attention to detail and the ability to manage a varied workload.
• Experience of producing reports and presentations that clearly communicate key messages.
• Ability to analyse data and information from multiple sources and draw conclusions or make recommendations.
• A collaborative and supportive approach, with the confidence to know when to support and when to push back and hold the line.
• Calm, methodical and delivery-focused, particularly when working under pressure.
• Demonstrable experience in grant management
• Proven experience managing budgets
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to continuous learning and development.

Why join us?

At Peabody, we are guided by our values: Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. You’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team that is passionate about delivering meaningful impact in our communities.

What we offer

• 30 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Two paid volunteering days per year
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Flexible benefits scheme, including family-friendly options and access to a discount portal
• 4x salary life assurance
• Up to 10% pension contribution

Please read before applying

Closing date: 19th January 2026 at midnight. Interviews will be held in person on Monday 2nd February and Tuesday 3rd February at Westminster Bridge Road. We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

PLEASE NOTE: Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.