Senior Project Officer - urn378

The Conservation Volunteers; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental organization is seeking a Senior Project Officer to lead volunteers in practical conservation efforts. The role involves planning projects, managing budgets, and promoting community involvement. Ideal candidates will have experience in environmental work and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading volunteers for practical environmental work.
• Understanding of charity/NGO sector and community involvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead volunteers on environmental projects like tree planting and pond construction.
• Plan and deliver conservation work across nature reserves.
• Manage budgets and ensure project cost-effectiveness.

Skills

Practical Environmental Work

Horticulture

Landscaping

Community Involvement

Education

NVQ in Horticulture

HND in Environment

BTEC in Horticulture

Job description

The main activities the Senior Project Officer will undertake are as follows:

1) Leading volunteers undertaking practical environmental projects such as tree planting, pond construction, woodland management, control of invasive species, and path construction.
2) Planning and delivering conservation work across a network of nature reserves and country parks funded by NIEA.
3) Promoting TCV and recruiting volunteers to become involved in TCV's practical projects.
4) Liaising with schools, community groups and landowners to find environmental projects, costing the project and agreeing timescale and cost with the site owner.
5) Compiling and managing a budget, ensuring cost effectiveness of all projects and generating income through project work.
6) Collect and maintain records and photographs from all projects to document work and complete funders progress reports.
7) Maintaining good standards of health & safety and carry out risk assessment in relation to working environments and people.
8) Maintain and service TCV resources, including premises, IT equipment, vehicles, tools, project materials and PPE

Experience
Applicants should have experience of practical environmental work, horticulture or landscaping. The Senior Project Officer's main role is leading volunteers to complete a range of practical environmental work and they will need relevant experience to lead and support volunteers. 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 NVQ, HND or BTEC is helpful as are certificates of competence in using equipment such as brushcutter or lawnmower.

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 [e-mail] or by telephone on 01302 388883 . We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

* This post is subject to an AccessNI check.

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.

A bit more about us

We are The Conservation Volunteers.

Our vision is Healthier, Happier Communities for Everyone. We believe that green spaces are an essential part of healthy, happy communities.

Our mission is To Connect People and Green Spaces to Deliver Lasting Outcomes for Both.

The opportunity to connect to nature on your doorstep and contribute to its protection should be available to everyone.

The outcomes of our work:
Environment: Green spaces are created, protected and improved, for nature and for people.
Communities: Communities are stronger, working together to improve the places where people live and tackle the issues that matter to them.
Health & Wellbeing: People improve their physical and mental health & wellbeing, by being outdoors, active and connected with others.
Learning & Skills: People improve their confidence, skills and prospects, through learning inspired by the outdoors.

Please submit your completed application form to Robert Shearman no later than midnight on 21st May 2025. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early or extend the closing date depending on the number of applicants. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience.

You can download a TCV application form in PDF or Word format.

Interviews will be held on late May or early June at our Brooke Park office.

Occasionally, we receive a large number of responses to our advertisements. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date (21st May 2025), please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in TCV.

To better understand who is applying for and obtaining roles at TCV, please complete our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form. You can download this in either PDF or Word format. This information is crucial for identifying and eliminating barriers that may prevent people from joining us. Rest assured, this data will not be part of your application evaluation.

Our goal is to create a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone's individuality is recognised and valued. We believe that embracing diversity helps us achieve our goals more effectively. We welcome applications from all individuals who wish to be part of our future, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer interviews to all applicants who have a disability, impairment or mental or physical health condition who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to having an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please tell us in the appropriate part of the application form.

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

Registered in England as a limited company (976410)
and as a charity in England (261009) and Scotland (SC039302)

Registered Office: Gresley House, Ten Pound Walk, Doncaster DN4 5HX