Tree Equity Project Manager

Camden Council; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

27 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Family leave

Loan schemes

Pensions scheme

Job summary

Camden Council is seeking a Project Manager to lead London's Tree Equity and Urban Resilience Initiative. You will coordinate programmes across boroughs, partner with GLA, manage grants, and secure extra funding.

The role sits within the Camden Finance service and follows a hybrid work model with some homeworking and in-office hours. The successful candidate will have strong project management skills, experience with complex projects, and a track record in financial management and delivering

Qualifications

• Excellent project management skills.
• Experience dealing with complex projects.
• Financial management and budget control experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of London Tree Equity and Urban Resilience Initiative for LTOA.
• Coordinate work programmes across London boroughs and partners.
• Oversee grant funding, secure additional finance, and manage relationships.

Job description

Job Description

• Salary: £52,205
• Grade: Level 4, Zone 2
• Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG
• Contract Type: Secondment/ Fixed Term for 18 months
• Hours: 36, Full Time
• Closing Date: Wednesday 14th October 2026; 23:55

About Camden

Camden is building somewhere everyone can thrive, by making our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Because, we're not just home to UK's fast-growing economy. We're home to the most important conversations happening today. The Finance service in Camden has an ambitious vision to ensure delivery of a high-quality, value- added service with excellent financial controls. We will do this through an exciting journey of change, challenge, and innovation.

What You'll Be Doing / How You'll Be Involved

As Project Manager, you\'ll lead the successful delivery of London\'s Tree Equity and Urban Resilience Initiative on behalf of the London Tree Officers Association (LTOA). You\'ll engage and build capacity across London boroughs, coordinating work programmes and priorities to develop treescape improvements in areas of greatest need. Working closely with the Greater London Authority (GLA), LTOA, boroughs and other partners, you\'ll build and manage relationships, oversee grant funding and awards, and secure additional finance. Your leadership will help turn ambitious plans into successful pilot projects that create greener communities.

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All About You

This role is perfect for someone who is seeking an opportunity to make a difference, working to have a positive impact on urban communities and places that need green interventions the most.

We seek a highly motivated individual who has working knowledge of tree and urban greening policies, strategies and issues in an urban environment.

Excellent project management skills and experience dealing with complex projects.

Excellent track record of financial management, budget control and experience of delivering services within financial limits.

The role will be part of our "hybrid" working arrangements with some remote homeworking and some time each week based in the office of the LTOA host (Camden Council) or other partner boroughs as required.

What We Offer

At Camden, you\'ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Anonymised Application

- in keeping with Camden\'s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at [e-mail] or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.