Volunteering & Community Officer

Summary

Do you love to bring people together to connect with nature and wildlife and provide new opportunities? Do you value working with local communities and volunteer organisations to create fruitful long-term relationships?

The National Trust are working in partnership with Yorkshire Water (“The Project Team”), along with other key stakeholders to deliver an exciting landscape scale project across the South Pennines: Landscapes for Water. The project includes woodland planting, peatland restoration and Natural Flood Management (NFM) interventions with the overall aim to help make our uplands healthy and resilient for climate, nature and PEOPLE.

We are looking for a Senior Community and Volunteering Officer to join the Landscapes for Water Team. We are looking for an ambitious and organised individual who can work with the Project Team to develop and promote the people element of the project – including volunteering and community opportunities such as tree planting, nature and archaeology talks and walks, wildlife monitoring.

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week, will include weekends and bank holidays

Salary: £24,000pa.

Contract: Fixed term contract, potentially could be extended

Interviews: 23rd & 26th April 

Please apply by attaching your CV and cover letter outlining why you are applying and suitability for the role. 

If you have any questions about the role, please contact: .uk 

What it's like to work here

The Landscapes for Water Project is contributing to making the South Pennines a healthy landscape that is resilient to the effects of climate change and an enjoyable place for people to live, work and explore. The Project is being delivered by the National Trust and Yorkshire Water and is supported by several stakeholder organisations. You'll work mostly on the Landscapes for Water Project but will support 1.5 days per week on the administrative element of supporting volunteers across the West Yorkshire Group

You’ll work closely with the Project Team and stakeholders, as well supporting the Senior Community and Volunteering Officer.

What you'll be doing

You’ll contribute creatively to community and volunteering ideas for the Landscapes for Water project.

You’ll work closely with the Project Team, Ranger Teams and Partners to deliver targeted community engagement/involvement and volunteering opportunities such as tree planting sessions, school educational visits and heritage walks. You’ll work with people to explore ideas, maintain existing relationships and build new relationships with local and wider communities. 

You’ll be a strong advocate for the Project, networking with local communities and organisations and encouraging new audiences to engage and take part with the project and its opportunities. 

Please see the attached role profile. 

Who we're looking for

•Understanding of good practice in community engagement and involvement, broader participation and partnership working.

•Track record of embedding engagement and participatory ways of working 

•Ability to engage and involve local, wider and/or systematically excluded communities 

•Experience of developing delivery partnerships with community groups and stakeholders 

•Commitment to landscape-scale nature restoration 

•Excellent organisational, administrative, planning and communication skills.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Tax-free childcare scheme

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Employee assistance programme

• Free parking at most Trust places

• Independent financial advice

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