Senior Project Officer

TCV Partnership; Northern Ireland; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Conservation Volunteers is seeking a Senior Project Officer to lead the delivery of conservation projects, working across County Armagh and Mid-Ulster with a focus on horticulture, volunteers and community engagement. The role supports nature-based health and wellbeing, requiring strong organisational and people skills.

You will manage Green Gym activities, habitat projects and a funded Bloom and Branch program, balancing grant-funded time with earned income from landowners and communities.

Qualifications

• Experience of practical horticulture or environmental work.
• Experience and understanding of working with volunteers, community involvement and the charity/NGO sector is important.
• There is no specific qualification required, but a qualification in horticulture or environment such as Degree, NVQ, HND or BTEC is helpful as are certificates of competence in using equipment such as brushcutter or lawnmower.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Green Gym and practical horticulture sessions to a network of community groups across County Armagh and mid-Ulster areas.
• Involve volunteers in practical habitat management projects in parks, council sites and nature reserves.
• Run the PeacePlus funded Bloom and Branch project in Newry Mourne & Down Council area.
• A proportion of time is funded by grants from Public Health Agency and NI Environment Agency, while remaining time income is from charging landowners and communities for TCV's services.

Job description

1) A Senior Project Officer is responsible for the operational delivery of TCV projects, requiring good organisational and people skills, and project skills, knowledge and experience.
2) The role supports delivery of projects that protect and restore local environments / improve people's health and wellbeing through nature connection and conservation projects mainly within Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council and Mid-Ulster Council areas.
3) Delivery of Green Gym and practical horticulture sessions to a network of community groups across County Armagh and mid-Ulster areas.
4) Involving volunteers in practical habitat management projects in parks, council sites and nature reserves.
5) Running the PeacePlus funded Bloom and Branch project in Newry Mourne & Down Council area.
6) A proportion of time is funded by grants from the Public Health Agency and Northern Ireland Environment Agency, while the remaining time and associated income is covered by charging landowners and communities for TCV's services.
Experience
Applicants should have experience of practical horticulture or environmental work.
Experience and understanding of working with volunteers, community involvement and the charity/NGO sector is also important.
There is no specific qualification required, but a qualification in horticulture or environment such as Degree, NVQ, HND or BTEC is helpful as are certificates of competence in using equipment such as brushcutter or lawnmower.

A full, clean or near clean UK driving licence is required for this post, which has been held for a minimum of one year.

To fulfil the role, you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

Safeguarding

TCV is committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of children and adults at risk.
All employees are expected to follow TCV's Safeguarding Policy, complete mandatory safeguarding training, and promptly report any concerns.
Safeguarding is a core part of working safely and responsibly at TCV.

A bit more about us

We are The Conservation Volunteers.

Our vision is Better Nature For All.

Our mission is to connect people together to protect and restore nature, delivering lasting benefits for both

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.
Our 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.

Acceptable Use - Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We recognise that candidates may use AI tools to support their application, for example to help structure or edit written responses or as an accessibility aid. TCV does not prohibit appropriate use of AI for these purposes. However, the information you submit should accurately reflect your own experience, skills and understanding.

During interviews and other assessments, we expect candidates to respond independently without the use of AI tools, unless its use has been agreed as a reasonable adjustment.

Reasonable Adjustments

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If you would like to discuss your requirements further please contact the People Team via email or by telephone on 01302 388883. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

Any employment with TCV will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:

• a satisfactory police record check to include an Access NI check
• receipt of satisfactory references
• proof of eligibility to work in the national location for this role

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