Greenspace Development Officer

inploi; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

An environmental organization is seeking a Greenspace Officer to enhance community interaction with nature in Salford. The role involves coordinating activities, supporting community groups, and promoting environmental events. Candidates should possess strong community engagement skills, excellent communication abilities, and a commitment to inclusive community work. This is a hybrid position that emphasizes partnership working, planning, and evaluation to ensure positive community impacts.

Qualifications

• Experience of community engagement or environmental programmes.
• Ability to build strong relationships and support volunteers.
• Organised and confident with administration tasks.
• Knowledge of the natural environment is a plus.
• Positive and reliable attitude towards community work.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities and support community groups.
• Promote events to help people connect with nature.
• Support monitoring, report writing, evaluation, and benchmarking.

Skills

Community engagement

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Admin skills

Commitment to community work

Job description

Service: Parks and Streetscene Development

Location: Hybrid

Contract: Fixed-term (maternity cover)

We’re looking for a Greenspace Officer to help communities across Salford enjoy, understand and care for their local environment. You’ll work with residents, schools, volunteers and partners to coordinate activities, support community groups, promote events and help people connect with nature.

The role is people-focused, with an emphasis on planning, engagement, communication and partnership working. You’ll also support monitoring, report writing, evaluation and benchmarking to help us understand the impact of our work.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience of community engagement or environmental programmes.
• Can build strong relationships and support volunteers and groups.
• Is organised, confident with admin and able to produce clear reports.
• Has knowledge of the natural environment and good communication skills.
• Is positive, reliable and committed to inclusive community work.

If you want to help shape a greener, healthier Salford, we’d love to hear from you.

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check currently £49.50. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £12.38 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £49.50.

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