Project Manager – Roding Rises

Salary: Manager Band A, Level 1 £38,520 per annum
Contract length: Full-time position (35 hours per week) over 3.25 years from
January 2026, with possible extension.
Location: Hybrid working from home and Thames21’s offices at the Guildhall,
City of London and Bow Locks. On-site working as required throughout the Roding, Beam and
Ingrebourne Catchment Area.
Responsible to: Thames21 Catchment Partnerships Manager

About Thames21

Thames21 is an environmental charity that works across London and the Thames Basin to deliver
high-impact, nature-based solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis by restoring rivers,
while also connecting communities to their local green-blue spaces and inspiring long-term
stewardship of them. 

Diversity at Thames21

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Thames21 is key to our success, and as such, we employ staff
from a diverse range of backgrounds. We believe this is crucial in ensuring that everyone has
an equal opportunity and is not treated differently or discriminated against due to their
characteristics. We value the voices of our individual employees and strive to work in a
collaborative, innovative, and balanced way. The postholder must actively support this.

Purpose of the job

We are recruiting an enthusiastic and committed individual to fulfil the combined role of
project manager for the Roding Rises project, and catchment partnership co-host for the Roding,
Beam and Ingrebourne catchment partnership. The Roding Rises is an ambitious 3-year project
funded through The National Lottery Heritage Fund that aims to deliver the following key
outcomes: 

1. Raise the value placed on the river Roding by the local community through a river
   connection programme of engagement events that will work with urban and rural communities
   throughout the Roding catchment.
2. Raise protection of the river Roding through a citizen science action programme, giving
   communities and catchment partners the data and knowledge to advocate for the river, and
   through a masterplan for the lower Roding, which will influence and inform future development. 
3. Raise the quality of the habitat in and along the river through the delivery of a
   significant capital river restoration scheme and a catchment grants programme, so the river
   brings maximum benefits to both people and wildlife.
4. Deliver a legacy for the river Roding by integrating the outputs of The Roding Rises with
   ambitions of the wider catchment partnership and using the project as a springboard for
   leveraging further catchment-scale restoration work.

The Roding Rises Project Manager will work alongside a multidisciplinary Thames21 team to
ensure each element of the project is delivered on time, within budget, and with maximum
impact. 

Within the role of co-host of the Roding, Beam and Ingrebourne Catchment Partnership, this
position will help develop and advance the namesake catchment’s action plan through building
the partnership, facilitating knowledge exchange between various partners, and working across
the partnership to develop and successfully fundraise for river & catchment improvement
projects. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of ‘The Roding Rises’ project, ensuring each work programme delivers
  its required goals on time, within budget and with maximum impact.
• Work with The Roding Rises admin and finance officer to ensure the smooth administration
  and reporting of the project. 
• Develop and oversee the administration of The Roding Rises grants scheme.
• Support the Roding Rises Engagement, Evidence and River Restoration leads with the
  administration and coordination of their direct areas of work.
• Line manage and oversee the work of the Roding Rises Reporting and Finance Officer.
• Work with Catchment Partners and Thames21 support functions, to identify, scope and develop
  river and catchment improvement projects which are realistic and fundable, thereby enabling the
  implementation of the Catchment Partnership’s Objectives and Catchment Action Plans to meet
  national environmental objectives.
• Arrange, host and coordinate meetings for The Roding Rises and the Roding, Beam and
  Ingrebourne Catchment Partnership to share knowledge, news and project progress between
  stakeholders, including the production of agendas, minutes and actions.
• With support from Catchment Partners and Thames21 support functions, lead on the
  development of match funding applications for The Roding Rises project, and wider funding
  applications to enable the delivery of river improvement projects across the catchment
  partnership.
• Work with Catchment Partners and Thames21 support functions, to share information between
  partners and stakeholders to ensure that all interested parties are up to date with the latest
  information and knowledge of techniques, opportunities and developments in areas relevant to
  the Partnerships. 
• Update Thames21 central record-keeping databases in line with GDPR requirements. 
• Represent Thames2, the Catchment Partnership and The Roding Rises project at events
  throughout the catchment. 

Other Duties

This job description cannot cover every issue or task that may arise within Thames21. At
various times, the post-holder will be directed to carry out other reasonable duties in support
of other Thames21 activities that are consistent with those in this Job Description.