John Muir Award Officer

Are you a talented individual looking to develop your career in a progressive conservation
organisation? The reason the John Muir Trust exists – to conserve, protect and restore wild
places for the benefit of everyone – has never been more important.

The John Muir Trust is recruiting a John Muir Award Officer to help support our ambitious
UK-wide engagement initiative. Building on our work with over 1,500 Provider organisations, you
will join a team supporting over 25,000 people each year connect with and take action for wild
places, through the John Muir Award.

The role reports directly to the Regional Delivery Manager and will collaborate with a team
working across the UK to support Award activity. This post will help our engagement work reach
people and communities to help inspire them about the benefits of wild places.

In applying you are able to demonstrate your experience in building and establishing effective
relationships, while managing your own workload to reach targets. If you have a strong
understanding of the importance of outdoor learning & nature connection, and its
contribution to delivering a range of outcomes: including education and curriculum priorities,
health and wellbeing benefits, employability skills and action for nature, then consider
joining our team.

The John Muir Trust is committed to working together to promote a more inclusive environment
and we need a diverse team to realise this. Applicants are welcome from all walks of life with
diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support their work on behalf of
wild places.

Main Responsibilities

• Support John Muir Award Providers to effectively deliver the Award, managing all aspects of
  their involvement including the provision of information, advice, and guidance.
• Work with team to reach key inclusion targets, including 25% of Awards achieved by people
  experiencing some form of disadvantage.
• Relate John Muir Award activity to relevant Government initiatives in the areas of
  wellbeing, health, employability, youth work, social action, biodiversity and nature
  connection.
• Identify and develop communication opportunities for our success stories to engage
  supporters via reporting and social media channels.
• Contribute to the redesign of the John Muir Award to help ensure it has a bright future in
  a rapidly changing world.
• Manage enquiries and provide excellent customer service throughout our network.
• Contribute towards projects and help promote the work of the John Muir Trust.

For further information please see the full job description on our jobs page. We look forward to hearing from you.