Assistant Hedgerow Project Officer (6 months)

CPRE Hampshire; England; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

CPRE Hampshire seeks an Assistant Project Officer to lead the Hampshire Hedge project. In this fixed-term role, you'll engage with the community, organise volunteer days, and manage various environmental initiatives. Strong organisational and communication skills are essential as you work closely with volunteers, landowners, and schools to promote local hedgerow projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in volunteer management.
• Ability to liaise with diverse stakeholders.
• Knowledge of hedgerows and environmental projects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Organise and run hedge planting volunteer days.
• Liaising with landowners and key stakeholders.
• Recruit and manage volunteers for various initiatives.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Project management

Public engagement

Job description

The Role

To plan and deliver elements of the Hampshire Hedge project, as well as to work with other projects of CPRE Hampshire such as our Countryside Awards scheme and rooftop renewable project. To plan and organise project elements by communicating with members of the public, partners, landowners.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

To work alongside the Hedgerow Project Officer on project elements such as:

• Organise and run hedge planting volunteer days and hedge laying training days
• Liaising with landowners and with key stakeholders
• Recruit and manage volunteers e.g. attend volunteer fairs
• Process applications for community grants (Community Hedge Fund)
• Organise events
• Reach out to schools, organise visits
• Teach classes at schools, scouts about hedgerows
• Run hedge planting sessions with primary and secondary schools
• Organise, host and give talks (online and in person)
• Social media, article writing, updating website
• Design leaflets/interpretation boards

The key project the Assistant Project Officerwill be working on is our Hampshire Hedge project.

The Hampshire Hedge - CPRE Hampshire

They will also be involved in the Hampshire Countryside Awards

https://www.cprehampshire.org.uk/get-involved/countryside-awards/

Duration: from 1/10/2025 to31/03/2026

Days / Hours of work / attendance pattern:

Mon – Friday / 37.5 hours / week / 9am – 5pm. There will be some flexibility around hours with a mixture of home working, in office days (usually Tuesday ) and on site work. Some weekend work will also be required.

Location:The candidate should be able to travel independently to our office base at Sparsholt College, just outside Winchester and across project area (Copythorne, Romsey, Hursley, Ampfield, Shawford and Compton), therefore access to a car and ability to drive is essential.

The renumeration for this post will be £25,594 (pro rata), 37.5 hour week for a fixed 6 month period which is equivalent to £12,792 for the 6 months or £13.12/hr. Project related expenses will also be paid.

If you are interested in applying then please visit Jobs - CPRE Hampshireformore information and to download the application form and equal opportunity monitoring form. This application will also require aCV. Please send applications to [e-mail]

Deadline for applications: Sunday 3rd August 2025

* This role is subject to funding *