Community Organiser

BBOWT; England; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust is seeking a Community Organiser to help nature recover by collaborating with communities and organising them to take meaningful action. Hybrid working across Buckinghamshire with travel to sites in three counties is available, and a 35 hour week applies.

The role focuses on building trusted community relationships, developing local leaders, and enabling sustainable, community-led change for nature.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of community organising principles and practices.
• Ability to build authentic relationships with diverse audiences.
• Comfortable working independently across multiple locations.
• Ability to listen to diverse viewpoints to identify outcomes and barriers.
• Current UK driving licence or access to Work support driver

Responsibilities

• Build authentic relationships with communities to mobilise action for nature.
• Embed community organising ethos for sustainable impact.
• Facilitate groups to work together on local issues.
• Identify and support potential community leaders and develop their skills.

Skills

Community organising

Relationship building

Independent working

Active listening

Driving licence

Job description

Community Organiser

Closing date: Tuesday 20 October 2026 Salary: £26,950 - £27,972 per annum Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time Location: Working across Buckinghamshire with some travel to sites across the three counties. Hybrid working available.

The Community Organiser will help nature recover by collaborating with and organising communities around shared issues and interests, facilitating them to take action for nature in a way that is most meaningful to them, ensuring that positive change is sustainable and systemic.

Hours: 35 hours per week. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with line manager

Based: Working across Buckinghamshire with some travel to sites across the three counties. Hybrid working available

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs.

The Community Organiser will help nature recover by collaborating with and organising communities around shared issues and interests, facilitating them to take action for nature in a way that is most meaningful to them, ensuring that positive change is sustainable and systemic. The Community Organiser will build trusting relationships with a range of community groups and stakeholders, identifying and developing local leaders to enable sustainable community-led change for nature.

You’ll be joining a small but cohesive team of community organisers working across the three counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. While we work largely independently in our own areas, we come together often to evaluate and reflect on our work, so that we can continue to develop and improve our craft of organising.

What you’ll be doing:

• Building authentic relationships with communities developing them to take action to win the positive changes for nature and wildlife that they want to see in their localities
• Working with communities to embed a community organising ethos so that positive changes won for nature and wildlife are sustainable
• Facilitating groups to work together on issues that matter to them
• Identifying and supporting potential community leaders, helping them to develop their skills and confidence to lead change

What we’re looking for:

• A basic knowledge of community organising principles and practices
• The ability to build authentic relationships with a diverse range of audiences including global majority and underserved groups
• Comfortable working independently with groups in a variety of locations
• Skills and ability to listen intentionally to a range of viewpoints to identify desired community outcomes, barriers to these, and how they may be overcome
• Current UK valid car driving licence or eligible for Access to Work support driver

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all children and young people. Therefore, the successful applicant for this position will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all your hard work you can expect a great rewards package in return. In addition to being part of a friendly, skilled and knowledgeable team who are passionate about making a difference, when you work for us you’ll also receive:

• Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, balance days, urgent personal business leave and generous occupational sick pay
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and family-friendly policies
• Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
• Salary exchange pension with generous employer contribution
• Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders, YuLife benefit package - access to immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access, discounts and trade YuCoin points for gift cards
• Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
• Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support, mentoring and personal development

We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underserved within the communities in which we operate. This includes people from visible ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities (including those who are neurodivergent), the LGBTQ+ community, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and younger people. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.