Mend the Gap Project Support Officer

  • Position: Full time (but we will consider job share / part time 3-4 days a week). Fixed term until September 2026
  • Salary band: £29,000 pa
  • Closing date: 23 September 2024
Description

This is a role which provides a rare and exciting opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary team working in one of the country’s finest and most accessible protected landscapes. As a member of the Mend the Gap team, you will have the opportunity to deploy your skills, knowledge, and insight to guide and provide effective project management support to the Mend the Gap Programme.

We are seeking a strong team player, with excellent communication skills, who can pick up this administrative role quickly and work positively with our grant recipients to support them as they deliver their projects. You will not only have a passion for nature and the outdoors but an understanding and prior experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders in this context.

Priorities will include enabling the Mend the Gap Programme to enhance the areas of the Chilterns and North Wessex Downs National Landscapes, which have been negatively impacted by the electrification of the Great Western Railway mainline. For more information on the programme please visit the programme website https://mendthegap.uk/

How to apply

To apply for this role, please download the application form, together with the equal opportunities monitoring form. Completed forms should be emailed to: office@chilterns.org.uk

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 23rd September 2024

Successful candidates will be invited to interview in the week commencing 1st October 2024

Applicants must be willing to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers.

For further information or informal discussion please contact: Ruth Staples-Rolfe, Mend the Gap Programme Manager at mendthegap@chilterns.org.uk

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