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SalaryLocation: North East wide, office base options include Pegswood, Sunderland or Middlesbrough. Some home working and onsite as required
Salary: £24,795 – £27,505 per annum, pro-rata.
Hours: Minimum 22.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term till 31 March 2025, possible extension subject to funding
About us
Groundwork aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work. This programme will deliver Groundwork’s mission of supporting people to improve their prospects and reach their full potential. As an organisation, we are proud of the effective role that our Community Project Managers play in delivering significant social, environmental and health outcomes with communities across the region.
About the role
The post holder will perform a dual role within the Wansbeck Restoration for Climate Change and Revitalising our Estuaries Programme (RoE) Project team. The RoE project currently aims to protect and enhance six of the estuaries in the North East.
We are looking for someone with an interest in the environment and project management, fieldwork, and recording/surveying. Knowledge of the area, river estuaries or habitat creation is beneficial.
The role will carry out field work using established procedures and protocols for monitoring the interventions installed at project sites, including recording, collation, and evaluation of the data. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to establish the social impact of key projects. The role will include remote working, office-based meetings and on site sessions working alongside the project team and other Groundwork staff.
Essentials
- Experience of monitoring and evaluating habitat / nature based solutions
- Experience of using software packages and mapping apps such as ArcGIS and google maps
- Experience of working effectively with external parties to develop monitoring of NBS projects
- In possession of a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
Closing date: Noon on Thursday 15th February 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Make yourself at home
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.
At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children, and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing, and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.
No agencies please.
