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Project Officer
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
Location: Davy Down, Essex
Salary: £19,110.84 pro rata per annum
Hours: 28 per week (part time)
Contract Type: Permanent
Apply by 21st November 2025
About the role
This role is based at Davy Down Riverside Park, near Thurrock with regular visits to satellite sites in West Thurrock and Rayleigh. Initially offered for 6 months, the post will be re-assessed in May with a view to making it permanent.
You will manage these sites by organising and delivering a range of high quality, practical environmental activities for volunteers and the community to engage with. These will include habitat management, species monitoring and a range of practical conservation skills and species identification courses.
There will be a requirement to support the management of budgets and resources, including vehicles, tools and equipment and to maintain safe working practices and Safeguarding.
This role will also require the successful candidate to recruit, supervise and manage volunteers. You will need to maintain records of activities, reporting to funders as needed and assist in income generation, where appropriate.
You will have experience of working with volunteers, a wide range of practical conservation skills and the personality, aptitude and experience to share them with volunteers of differing abilities. IT literacy and basic financial skills are required and a driving licence is essential.
Essential
The successful candidate will have experience of recruiting, training and managing groups of volunteers to deliver practical environmental conservation activities.
Knowledge of biodiversity and habitat management plans will allow you to organise a regular program of high quality projects for a diverse range of participants. A broad range of practical environmental skills will be needed to deliver these activities.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently as well part of a team.
Enthusiasm and drive to achieve TCV mission and aims. An understanding of Health and Safety and Safeguarding and their implementation in working life.
* A full driving licence is required and access to a vehicle is desirable as the role requires some travel.
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.
Please take a moment to view the recruitment pack.
How to apply
Please submit your CV and covering letter to Ben Hammond no later than noon on 21st November 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.
Please be aware that if you are chosen to move forward to an interview, you will need to complete our application form as the next step.
Interviews will be held on 27th November or 1st December 2025 at our Davy Down office or via MS Teams.
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 (21st November 2025), please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in TCV.
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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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