Are you an experienced project manager with a commitment to Asset Based Community Development? Are you ready to ‘Step Back, Be Brave and Trust the Process’? Would you like to be part of the future of this exciting and creative initiative? If so, then this role could be for you!
Men's Health and Wellbeing Initiative.
Project Manager (22.5 hours per week).
Funded by East Sussex County Council, hosted by Hastings Voluntary Action, and led by local men
“I think the project, and the participants within it, are an authentic expression of real people and real lives and this shines through the project.”
In June 2025 Hastings Voluntary Action was awarded three years funding by East Sussex County Council Public Health to:
• Ensure legacy, and continued development, of Mr Hastings and St Leonards post the initial funding period which ceased at the end of June 2025.
• Ensure the learning, and momentum, from recent ESCC Public Health funded initiatives around men’s health and wellbeing is utilised.
• Explore the potential for rollout of the Mr Hastings and St Leonards approach to other geographic areas in East Sussex beginning in Rother.
The Project Manager will lead this innovative initiative to improve men's health and wellbeing in Hastings, St Leonards, and Rother. They will be based within Hastings Voluntary Action and will work closely on a day-to-day basis, with the Project’s Community Development Worker, local men and wider stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced project manager with a clear understanding, and personal commitment, to authentic Asset Based Community Development project aimed at improving men’s health and wellbeing in Hastings. They will provide line management support for the Projects Community Development Worker and lead on monitoring and evaluation, reporting, budget management and strategic engagement across the system.
Please see below a full job description and person specification, an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form.
If you are interested, and would like more information, or an informal chat about the role, contact: Teresa Flower (Project Manager): 01424 444010 (Tuesday – Thursday) or email: [email protected]
For more information about working for HVA or to return your completed application form and equal opportunities monitoring form contact: Jan Papworth: 01424 444010 (Tuesday – Wednesday) or email: [email protected]
Employed by: Hastings Voluntary Action
Responsible to: Director of Hastings Voluntary Action
Base: Jackson Hall, Portland Place, Hastings, TN34 1QN (with travel across Rother)
Salary: Starting salary (NJC scale point 26 (currently £36,124 for a full-time role), rising to scale point 28 (subject to performance). Starting salary for 22.5 hours is currently £21,967 per annum.
Hours: 22.5 per week (days/times to be confirmed)
Duration: Fixed term until July 2028
Holidays: 27 days plus bank holidays (pro rata)
Pensions: HVA will match up to 7% of salary in a NEST pension scheme.
Closing date: 9.00 am on Monday 11th August 2025
