eNGO Sector Job & Volunteering Opportunities Update – January 2026

Interested in working within the environmental NGO sector? Check out the latest jobs and volunteering opportunities below!

26th January 2026

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Job Opportunities

Lough Neagh Partnership Lough Neagh Ranger

National Trust Senior Communications & Marketing Officer – Closing 1st February 2026

National Trust Retail Team Member – Closing 1st February 2026

National Trust Food & Beverage Team Member – Closing 1st February 2026

Outscape Regional Manager East Walking for All – Closing 2nd February 2026

Ulster Wildlife Nature Conservation Assistant – Closing 2nd February 2026

The Conservation Volunteers Project Assistant Acorn Farm (x2) – Closing 4th February 2026

RSPB Breeding Wader Monitoring Officer (Fixed-Term) x5 – Closing 8th February 2026

Mid & East Antrim Borough Council Sustainable Development Officer – Closing 9th February 2026

The Conservation Volunteers Team Leader – Closing 9th February 2026

Ulster Wildlife Community Engagement Manager – Closing 9th February 2026

Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful Project Manager – Closing 9th February 2026

RSPB EFS Monitoring Officer Antrim Plateau – Closing 9th February 2026

Woodland Trust Community Development Officer Mourne Park – Closing 13th February 2026

RSPB Project Purchasing Specialist – Closing 15th February 2026

Action Renewables Technical Officers – Closing 16th February 2026

 

Volunteer Opportunities

Ballinderry Rivers Trust – Freshwater Watcher

Ballinderry Rivers Trust – Riverfly Monitoring Volunteer

Belfast Hills Partnership – Conservation Volunteers

Belfast Hills Partnership – Native Tree and Wildflower Nursery Volunteer

Belfast Hills Partnership – Wildlife Survey Volunteer

Belfast Tool Library – Volunteers

The Conservation Volunteers – Conservation Action Team

The Conservation Volunteers – Cultra Green Gym (Ulster Folk and Transport Museum)

The Conservation Volunteers – Holywood Green Gym

The Conservation Volunteers – Kitchen Garden Project

The Conservation Volunteers – Knockbracken Green Gym

The Conservation Volunteers – G2G Team Volunteering Opportunity

The Conservation Volunteers – Tree Nursery Volunteer

Downpatrick Community Allotments – Garden Allotment Volunteer

The Garden Friend – Wellbeing Garden Volunteer Opportunity

Green Spaces Community Growing Project – Practical Garden Volunteer

Habitat for Humanity – ReStore (Belfast)

Hearth – Committee Vacancy: Treasurer

Holywood Shared Town/Holywood Men’s Shed – Volunteers for Heritage Garden

The Mourne Lodge – Admin Volunteer

National Museums NI – CEDaR Outreach Volunteer

National Museums NI – Horticulture Volunteer (Omagh)

National Trust – Accessibility Buggy Driver

National Trust – Bookshop Volunteer

National Trust – Coast & Countryside Volunteer (Giant’s Causeway)

National Trust – Day Makers (Carrick-A-Rede)

National Trust – Events Support (Giant’s Causeway & Carrick-A-Rede)

National Trust – Family Activities Support

National Trust – Gift Shop Retail Volunteer (Castle Ward)

National Trust – Group Walking Volunteer

National Trust – Membership Recruitment Champion (Giant’s Causeway)

National Trust – Membership Recruitment Volunteer (Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge)

National Trust – Nature Survey Support

National Trust – Pollinator Survey Support

National Trust – Ranger Volunteer (Giant’s Causeway)

National Trust – Storyteller Support

National Trust – Welcome Volunteer (Giant’s Causeway)

National Trust – Wellbeing Walk Volunteers

Praxis Care – Volunteer Gardener (Conlig Garden Nursery)

Praxis Care – Volunteer Gardener (Lisburn)

RSPB – Habitat Creation Volunteer Giving Corncrake a Home (Various locations on Thursdays)

RSPB – Micro Volunteering (RSPB Northern Ireland’s Youth Network For Nature)

RSPB – Residential volunteering on Rathlin Island minimum 6 weeks (LIFE Raft Project)

RSPB – Visitor Experience Volunteer (Residential at Rathlin Seabird Centre)

Saintfield Community Association – Environmental Volunteer Opportunity

Social Farms & Gardens – Volunteer in a Community Garden in Belfast

South Down Repair Centre – Repair Coach

Speedwell Trust – Summer Scheme Volunteer

Ulster Wildlife – Belfast Oyster Nursery Volunteers

Ulster Wildlife – Corporate Volunteers

USPCA – Wildlife Rescue Volunteers

Volunteer Now – Big Tree Project

Volunteer Now – Community Garden Maintenance

Woodland Trust – Wildlife Conservation Volunteer (Faughan Valley)

Woodland Trust – Wildlife Conservation Volunteer (Mourne Park)

WWT – Generation Wild Puppeteer

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