Description

Job Purpose: Provide community/school-based support, events and workshops, and perform environmental surveys and assessments across all of Live Here Love Here’s environmental programmes.

Business Hours: Flexible business hours 8am – 6pm. Core hours 10am – 4pm.

Location: Field-based. Council area; based in Antrim and Newtownabbey, at times there will be NI wide travel. You must already hold a permit to work in UK/NI if you do not live in UK

Hours per week: 37.5

Salary: £27,416 per annum

Term: Permanent (subject to funding)

Application window: Applications close 10am Thursday 11th June 2026. Interviews in person, in Belfast on 25th June.

Purpose of role

Field Officers work with and support a range of stakeholders, from teachers and community leaders to national beach operators. The role will involve the delivery of environmental education workshops, to a variety of settings, planning and facilitating events, engaging with community groups, and undertaking environmental assessments and surveys in a range of locations including beaches, streets, schools, parks and businesses.

These roles have been specifically developed to be ‘on the ground’ supporting communities across Northern Ireland (information on the mileage policy can be requested from info@liveherelovehere.org). To ensure accurate reporting to our funders, administrative and reporting duties are integral to the role, therefore, Field Officers will have home/office base time allocated to the completion of this task.

Duties and expected outcomes

Community/School Based

• Promote, build relationships with, and provide support to a range of stakeholders on various programmes and areas of work, including practical environmental projects, to meet strategic targets.
• Deliver high quality interactive and engaging workshops and training
• Carry out audits and assessments against internal guidelines and standards
• Participate in planning the successful delivery of events (this can include weekend and evening work for certain campaigns)
• Assist in the development of workshops and resources
• Work to departmental timelines, budgets, tolerances and reporting requirements
• Completion of accurate and timely reporting of data and information required by each department
• Completion of other administrative duties as required, complying with LHLH operating policies and procedures