| Job title | Food Supply Project Officer |
| Organisation | Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming |
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Gross Annual Salary |
£41,192 FTE (£32,953 pro-rata gross salary for 0.8 FTE). In addition, Sustain matches pension contributions up to 5% of gross salary. |
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Hours |
0.8 FTE (28 hours / 4 days per week) |
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Location |
The role is office-based in Cambridge Heath, London. |
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Position type |
Fixed-term, part-time contract for 12 months (approx. start date October 2026, end date October 2027). |
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Annual Leave |
16 days’ Basic Annual Leave + FTE allowance of public holidays (8 days) + office closure between Christmas and New Year (3 days) will also be pro-rated accordingly. |
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Closing date |
Thursday 3 September 2026 at 5pm (BST) |
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Equal opportunities |
Sustain is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive employer, including recruiting for diversity. Read more about our approach here. |
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Right to Work |
Entitlement to work in the UK. Sustain is not able to assist with applications for work permits and cannot employ people living or working outside of the UK. |
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Other details |
Non-contractual benefits include Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work scheme. |
Download the job pack for full details of the role including how to apply.
Sustain is hiring for a Food Supply Project Officer. Sustain works to improve food supply systems by increasing the production, purchasing and consumption of healthy and sustainably produced food, through improvements in policy and practice.
The Food Supply Project Officer will support delivery of Sustain’s work on food supply (Sustain Strategy Goal 3), strengthening agroecological supply chains and improving public sector food systems through policy and practice, including some focused work on public sector food procurement. The role will work with councils, local food partnerships, food supply chain actors and other stakeholders to support policy advocacy, practical delivery, research, engagement and communications.
The role also contributes to national and local activity that advances Sustain’s strategic objectives on food procurement and supply, including supporting policy, practice and partnership development to increase the policy support, procurement, supply and uptake of fruit, vegetables and pulses.
A key focus is supporting work to influence the public sector procurement policies and buying decisions of local and national government. This includes working with London councils and the Greater London Authority, and/or others in the Sustainable Food Places network who show promising potential for relevant work and policy commitments, in order to demonstrate that ambitious public sector food standards are feasible and replicable, and using that evidence and wider experience to drive national policy reform.
Application closing date: Thursday 3 September 2026 at 5pm (BST)
First stage interviews will take place (via Zoom) on: Tuesday 15 September 2026 TBC
Second stage interviews to take place in-person (London office) on: Tuesday 22 September 2026
Early applications are encouraged.
For any queries, please contact our recruitment team at recruitment@sustainweb.org.
