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Project Officer
Location: North East England - County Durham, Teesside, Tyneside and Northern parts of the North York Moors
Salary: £23,888.55 per annum
Hours: 35 per week (full time)
Contract Type: Fixed term until 31/03/2026
Apply by 6th October 2025
About the role
TCV Northeast is a new and rapidly growing part of TCV's volunteer action movement to create, protect and restore local green spaces, improving biodiversity for the benefit of nature and people. In the last year our emerging, skilled and highly motivated staff team have established a programme of nature conservation work in the area. To enable us to develop our impact further we are seeking 2 highly motivated, organised, adaptable and committed people to join the team. Initially seasonal roles from October 2025 to March 2026, the post holders will work alongside other staff on the delivery of practical conservation projects. This will predominantly be the establishment of new trees to create a network of hedgerow & woodland across the region and establish vital habitats in which nature can thrive.
The post holders will help plan and prepare contracted work as well as supervise volunteer groups of mixed experience to deliver practical environmental projects in urban and rural locations every week. The role is primarily weekdays, but with occasional weekend dates to widen volunteering access with time off in lieu.
This role is a combination of office/administrative and field based. Key responsibilities of this post include; planning and coordinating practical conservation task programmes; managing, supporting and supervising teams of volunteers; 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 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 experience and ability, sometimes including 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.
Please quote urn409/ID279 when applying.
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 Better Nature For All.
Our mission is to connect people together to protect and restore nature, delivering lasting benefits for both
Since 1959, The Conservation Volunteers has been a charity creating opportunities for people to create, improve and care for nature in the green spaces around them across the UK.
Our variety of projects cover a bit of everything involving nature. Volunteers muddy their boots in parks, community gardens, woodland, sites of special scientific interest, nature reserves, schools and hospital grounds, helping create a glorious network of protected green space across the UK.
This work connects people with nature, and that connection delivers powerful results.
Join in, feel good.
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It's important to demonstrate that you meet the criteria outlined in the job description.
How to apply
Please submit your completed application form to Ian Jakulis no later than 5pm on 6th October 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 10th October 2025 at TBC.
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 (6th October 2025), please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in TCV.
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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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