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Project Officer
Location: North East England - County Durham, Teesside, Tyneside and Northern parts of the North York Moors
Salary: £22,751.40
Hours: 35 per week (full time)
Contract Type: Permanent
Apply by 16th March 2025
About the role
TCV in North Yorkshire has been running environmental projects in the North Yorkshire region for nearly 40 years. In the last 2 years we have been growing our operations in Teesside and surrounding areas, and this is a great opportunity to be involved at a time of growth and development. Initially the new postholder would be home based for office work, on site within an hour of Durham and join team meetings in York once a month. We plan to secure an office base for our Durham based staff shortly.
TCV North East Is a new part of TCV's practical conservation volunteering. We have recently established a pipeline of practical work in the area and have an existing, skilled and highly motivated staff member based in the Durham area. To enable us to develop our practical conservation volunteering opportunities further.
We are seeking a highly motivated, organised, adaptable and committed person to join the team for this important post. This post holder will work alongside other staff on the delivery of practical conservation projects. The post holder will help plan and prepare contracted work as well as supervise a volunteer group of mixed abilities, which delivers a varied programme of potentially large scale practical environmental projects in urban and rural locations every week throughout the year. The role is primarily weekdays, but with one weekend practical task (usually a Sunday) once every 2 months, with time off in lieu or potentially paid at an hourly rate.
This role is a combination of office/administrative and field based. Key responsibilities of this post include; planning and coordinating practical task programmes throughout the year - managing, supporting and supervising teams of volunteers carrying out practical projects; developing and planning weekly paid practical conservation work through liaising with partners and land managers; developing plans and quotes for clients; assisting Key Volunteers and Voluntary Officers; resource & equipment management and logistics, together with publicity and fundraising.
The successful applicant will:
- Have demonstrated experience working in the environment sector or similar.
- Be able to plan large scale and potentially complex practical projects including ordering materials and other logistics.
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of a range of practical conservation tasks, including tree planting, habitat management and small-scale construction projects such as footpaths, fencing and other timber structures.
- Experience in supervising groups of people, which may include vulnerable adults and people with learning difficulties.
- An ability to communicate effectively with people with varying abilities as well as children.
- Personal qualities of resourcefulness and flexibility.
Competency certification to operate a variety of machinery and powered equipment relevant to the sector would be advantageous although not a necessity. We regularly use equipment such as Chainsaws and Brushcutters, and occasionally use larger plant such as Skidsteers, Excavators, Tractors and Dumpers.
You will be required to drive a TCV vehicle with up to 8 passenger seats. For insurance this means you must meet the TCV driving requirements. A standard full UK Driving license held for at least a year is required.
A full, clean or near clean UK driving licence is required for this post, which has been held for a minimum of one year.
To fulfil the role, you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
A bit more about us
We are The Conservation Volunteers.
Our vision is Healthier, Happier Communities for Everyone. We believe that green spaces are an essential part of healthy, happy communities.
Our mission is To Connect People and Green Spaces to Deliver Lasting Outcomes for Both.
The opportunity to connect to nature on your doorstep and contribute to its protection should be available to everyone.
The outcomes of our work:
Environment: Green spaces are created, protected and improved, for nature and for people.
Communities: Communities are stronger, working together to improve the places where people live and tackle the issues that matter to them.
Health & Wellbeing: People improve their physical and mental health & wellbeing, by being outdoors, active and connected with others.
Learning & Skills: People improve their confidence, skills and prospects, through learning inspired by the outdoors.
Join in, feel good.
Please take a moment to view the recruitment pack.
It's important to demonstrate that you meet the criteria outlined in the recruitment pack.
How to apply
Please submit your completed application form to Ian Jakulis no later than midnight on 16th March 2025. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early or extend the closing date depending on the number of applicants. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience.
You can download a TCV application form in PDF or Word format.
Interviews will be held on Provisionally 16th March 2025 TCV York - Tang Hall Community Centre.
Occasionally, we receive a large number of responses to our advertisements. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date (16th March 2025), please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in TCV.
To better understand who is applying for and obtaining roles at TCV, please complete our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form. You can download this in either PDF or Word format. This information is crucial for identifying and eliminating barriers that may prevent people from joining us. Rest assured, this data will not be part of your application evaluation.
Our goal is to create a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone's individuality is recognised and valued. We believe that embracing diversity helps us achieve our goals more effectively. We welcome applications from all individuals who wish to be part of our future, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer interviews to all applicants who have a disability, impairment or mental or physical health condition who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to having an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please tell us in the appropriate part of the application form.
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If you would like to discuss your requirements further please contact the People Team via email or by telephone on 01302 388883. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.
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