Beachwatch Assistant

About Us

We are a leading UK environmental charity dedicated to protecting our ocean – defending crucial habitats, regenerating vital ecosystems and inspiring volunteers. We unite communities, governments, and industry, and champion science-based solutions for cleaner, healthier seas to tackle the climate and nature emergency.

We are currently looking for a Beachwatch Assistant to join us on a part-time basis, working 21 hours per week (Wednesday to Friday) for a six month fixed-term contract, from mid-April to mid-October.

The Benefits

• Salary of FTE £23,132 – £24,479 per annum, pro rata
• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• 8% employer pension contributions (no match required)
• Sick pay at full pay for 8 weeks, then 8 weeks at half pay (after probation)
• Flexible working and remote-first approach
• Health and wellbeing support, plus an employee assistance programme
• A paid volunteering day to support a charity of your choice
• Cycle-to-work scheme

This is a terrific opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with a background in delivering face-to-face engagement days to step into a fantastic role with our mission-led organisation.

You’ll take on vital and rewarding work, supporting inspiring events and engaging a range of communities in the importance of our oceans, allowing you to see first-hand the impact of your dedication.

What’s more, with part-time hours, a friendly and welcoming team, and a specially designed benefits package, you’ll have all the flexibility and support you need to thrive inside and outside work.

So, if you’re ready to utilise your skills in making a real difference to the future of our oceans, we want to hear from you!

What You’ll Do

As a Beachwatch Assistant, you’ll inspire companies, communities and volunteers to take action for cleaner, healthier coastlines.

From planning and leading team beach cleans for corporate groups to chatting with curious members of the public, you’ll drive awareness, learning and ongoing engagement across a variety of sectors and audiences.

You will also deliver a variety of public-facing events to support our ongoing monitoring programme, as well as helping with media beach clean events and working with our public affairs team to help run cleans.

Additionally, you will:

• Act as a key point of contact for press and media enquiries
• Provide an excellent volunteer experience at all beach clean events
• Co-ordinate public beach clean requests
• Provide administrative support to the beach clean programme

About You

To be considered as a Beachwatch Assistant, you will need:

• Experience delivering face-to-face engagement days with a variety of audiences
• Experience working effectively as part of a cross-organisational delivery team
• Working knowledge of data protection and its application to confidential information
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Reliable access to a vehicle with a full, valid UK driving licence (due to the various locations of our beach cleans, access via public transport cannot be guaranteed)

Please note, this role will require occasional trips to the Edinburgh office, as well as some travel to other regions around Scotland and Northern England and occasional overnight stays.

Closing date: Sunday 1st March 2026
Interviews: w/c 9th March 2026

Other organisations may call this role Events Officer, Events Co-ordinator, Charity Events Officer, Events Assistant, Events Administrator, Engagement and Events Officer, or Events Executive.

Webrecruit and The Marine Conservation Society are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for a new role where you can make a real impact as a Beachwatch Assistant, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.