Conservation Volunteers - Project Officer

The Conservation Volunteers; Widnes; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity for environmental initiatives in the UK is seeking a Project Officer to manage volunteer groups and deliver community conservation projects. The role requires strong practical conservation skills, experience with volunteer management, and basic financial knowledge. This is a full-time temporary position with a salary of £23,888.55 per annum, based at Pex Hill Country Park in Merseyside.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing conservation projects.
• Ability to recruit and supervise volunteers.
• Strong communication skills for engagement with clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage a volunteers group at Pex Hill Country Park.
• Organise and deliver conservation projects for volunteers.
• Maintain records and report to funders as needed.

Skills

Experience working with volunteers

Practical conservation skills

IT literacy

Basic financial skills

Job description

The Conservation Volunteers - Project Officer

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Deadline: Monday 1 September 2025 at 11.59 PM.

Posts available: 1.

Contract: Temporary - 12 months.

Term: Full-time.

Salary: £23,888.55 per annum.

Hours per week: 35 hours.

Reporting to: Operations Leader.

Location: Based at Pex Hill Country Park, working across Merseyside and Cheshire.

Employer Bio

Since 1959, The Conservation Volunteers has been a charity creating opportunities for people to create, improve and care for nature in the green spaces around them across the UK. Their variety of projects cover a bit of everything involving nature.

Volunteers muddy their boots in parks, community gardens, woodland, sites of special scientific interest, nature reserves, schools and hospital grounds, helping create a glorious network of protected green space across the UK. This work connects people with nature, and that connection delivers powerful results.

Join in, feel good.

Job Summary

Based at their Pex Hill Country Park Office in Merseyside, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing a Cheshire and Merseyside mid-week volunteers group and delivering other community engagement environment and wellbeing projects. Your duties will include organising and delivering high quality, practical conservation projects for volunteers and developing and maintaining partner relationships. There will be a requirement to support the management of budgets and resources, including vehicles, tools and equipment and to maintain safe working practices.

This role will also require the successful candidate to recruit, supervise and manage volunteers to deliver conservation and environmental improvements at a variety of sites for a range of clients. You will need to maintain records of activities and report to funders as required and assist in income generation, where appropriate. You will have experience of working with volunteers, a wide range of practical conservation skills and the personality, aptitude and experience to share them with volunteers of differing abilities. IT literacy and basic financial skills are required and a driving licence is essential.

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Interviews: 8 September - to be confirmed.

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