Description

Reference: JUL20266568
Expiry date: 18:30, Wed, 5th Aug 2026
Location: RSPB Northern Ireland
Salary: £27,123.00 – £28,956.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days’ Annual Leave (pro-rata)
Duration: 37 months

The RSPB is seeking a passionate and skilled Community Engagement Officer to help deliver an inspiring community-based conservation education programme as part of the PeacePlus Nature project. Working across the Fermanagh region, this full-time role will be at the heart of engaging diverse communities across landscapes, supporting environmental action through transformative, hands-on experiences. You will work closely with schools, youth and community organisations, landowners, and local authorities to deliver education sessions, site visits, volunteer opportunities and training activities.

PeacePlus Nature is an ambitious €20.8 million programme that brings together nine partners to tackle the decline in priority species and habitats in Northern Ireland, and the border counties of Ireland.

The project, supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), will work to restore blanket bog, lowland wet grassland and limestone grassland and priority species from breeding waders to Marsh Fritillary Butterfly. RSPB NI in partnership with BirdWatch Ireland, Butterfly Conservation, Monaghan County Council, River Blackwater Catchment Trust, Truagh Development Association, Lough Neagh Partnership, NI Water and An Taisce, will work to deliver this.

PEACEPLUS is a cross-border funding Programme supported by the European Union, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Ireland, and the Northern Ireland administration.