Description

Funded via the Carrier Bag Levy

The main activities the Senior Project Officer will undertake are as follows:

1. Leading volunteers undertaking practical environmental projects such as tree planting, pond construction, woodland management, control of invasive species, and path construction.
2. Assisting with habitat management work across a network of nature reserves and country parks funded by NIEA.
3. Promoting TCV and recruiting volunteers to become involved in TCV’s practical projects.
4. Liaising with schools, community groups and landowners to find environmental projects, costing the project and agreeing timescale and cost with the site owner.
5. Generating income through project work.

Collect and maintain records and photographs from all projects to document work and complete funders progress reports.

Experience

Applicants should have experience of practical environmental work, horticulture or landscaping. The Senior Project Officer’s main role is leading volunteers to complete a range of practical environmental work and they will need relevant experience to lead and support volunteers. Experience and understanding of working with volunteers, community involvement and the charity/NGO sector is also important.

There is no specific qualification required, but a qualification in horticulture or environment such as NVQ, HND or BTEC is helpful as are certificates of competence in using equipment such as a chainsaw, brushcutter or lawnmower.

A full, clean or near clean UK driving licence is required for this post, which has been held for a minimum of one year.

To fulfil the role, you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.