Community Organiser

Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT); Tring; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave & personal leave

Pension & flexibility

Hybrid working

Learning & development

Wellbeing program

Cycle & EV schemes

Staff networks

Job summary

BBOWT is seeking a Community Organiser to build authentic relationships with communities across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, helping them take action for nature. The role is full-time, based across counties with some travel, and offers hybrid working.

You’ll develop local leaders, connect diverse groups, and support sustained, community-led change for nature and wildlife. A UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of community organising principles and practices.
• Ability to build authentic relationships with diverse audiences including global majority.
• Comfortable working independently across locations.
• Active listening to identify community outcomes and barriers.
• Valid UK driving licence or eligible for Access to Work driver.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Community organising basics

Stakeholder engagement

Independent working

Active listening

Driving licence

Job description

Community Organiser
Salary: £26,950 - £27,972 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time, 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 (Bucks, Berks and Oxon). 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

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
• Learning & Development Programme for all
• 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

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.

The closing time and date for applications is 11.59pm on 20th October.
Online speed interviews will take place on Tuesday 27th October and in-person interviews will take place on Tuesday 3rd November at our College Lake Visitor Centre, Tring, HP23 5QG.

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.

BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable adjustments. You will be able to contact BBOWT Recruitment Team if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the recruitment process, including completing your application.