The RSPB has a mission to put people at the heart of our work, and to establish and develop
community centred work in urban areas, engaging with a large and diverse audience. Can you help
us?
We’re looking for an experienced project officer with a passion for working with communities,
to inspire and support people to discover, explore and take community-led action for nature in
Greater Manchester. This role will work closely with established partners and existing RSPB
local groups and volunteers, including the Greater Manchester Swift Champions, to develop new
opportunities to work with community groups, focusing on supporting creating new habitats for
swifts, one of the UK’s most threatened species. You will explore opportunities for working
more closely with young people, with the aspiration to establish two RSPB youth groups in
Greater Manchester and a Swift Youth Action Group focused on 16 – 24-year-olds. You will
identify where the RSPB can best support and enhance nature, with guidance from local
conservation staff.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead front-line delivery of RSPB’s community
engagement work at a local level, inspiring people to connect with nature through an 18-month
programme of events and activities. Central to this will be recruitment and management of a
network of volunteers. The Project Officer will be responsible for developing and running a
rolling programme of training to enable volunteers to develop skills to allow them to continue
to support nature-based initiatives.
You will have experience of delivering community projects, events and experience of volunteer
recruitment, induction and management, and the ability to motivate volunteers to independently
deliver organisational objectives. The confidence to make decisions that enable the continued
delivery of key objectives and to keep the project on track is crucial, as is the ability to
communicate these decisions, where applicable, with stakeholders and partners.
Specific tasks:
Essential skills, knowledge, and experience: When applying for this role,
please state in turn how you meet each of these criteria:
This is a fixed-term, full-time role ending 31st March 2026. The RSPB reserves the right to
extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at
the end of the contract term.
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 3rd June 2024. For further
information please contact [email protected]
As part of this application process, you will be asked to complete an application form
including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
This role will require completion of a DBS in addition to the standard pre-employment checks.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels
supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world
richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of
colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate,
sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or
disabled/neurodiverse, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us
to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have
a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
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