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Senior Project Officer
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Salary: £25,477 per annum
Hours: 35 per week (full time)
Contract Type: Permanent
Apply by 27th July 2026
About the role
The main activities the Senior Project Officer will undertake are as follows:
1) Leading volunteers undertaking practical environmental projects such as tree planting, pond construction, woodland management, control of invasive species, and path construction.
2) Planning and delivering conservation work across a network of nature reserves and country parks funded by NIEA.
3) Promoting TCV and recruiting volunteers to become involved in TCV's practical projects.
4) Liaising with schools, community groups and landowners to find environmental projects, costing the project and agreeing timescale and cost with the site owner.
5) Compiling and managing a budget, ensuring cost effectiveness of all projects and generating income through project work.
6) Collect and maintain records and photographs from all projects to document work and complete funders progress reports.
7) Maintaining good standards of health & safety and carry out risk assessment in relation to working environments and people.
8) Maintain and service TCV resources, including premises, IT equipment, vehicles, tools, project materials and PPE
Experience
Applicants should have experience of practical environmental work, horticulture or landscaping. The Senior Project Officer's main role is leading volunteers to complete a range of practical environmental work and they will need relevant experience to lead and support volunteers. Experience and understanding of working with volunteers, community involvement and the charity/NGO sector is also important.
There is no specific qualification required, but a qualification in horticulture or environment such as NVQ, HND or BTEC is helpful as are certificates of competence in using equipment such as brushcutter or lawnmower.
To fulfil the role, you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
Safeguarding
TCV is committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of children and adults at risk.
All employees are expected to follow TCV's Safeguarding Policy, complete mandatory safeguarding training, and promptly report any concerns.
Safeguarding is a core part of working safely and responsibly at TCV.
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 recruitment no later than midnight on 27th July 2026. 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 download TCV's fillable PDF application form. Alternatively, you can download the TCV application form in a non-fillable PDF or Word format.
If you download the PDF form we advise opening it in Adobe Acrobat Reader to complete it. Online PDF previewers (e.g., Google Drive) do not always support form completion.
Interviews will be held on 31st July 2026 at our Brooke Park office.
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 (27th July 2026), 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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