Action for Nature Organiser - Coventry, United Kingdom - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

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Coventry, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Job title:
Action for Nature

Organizer

Closing date for this role

Accountable to:

Action for Nature Manager
Location:
This role is contracted at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW but follows all the agile working framework set which guides all roles at the Trust (i.e. a balance of office, site & home working where appropriate to the role).

Salary:

Grade 2b, £27,326 per annum

Benefits:

Employers' pension contribution up to 6% (with 4.

5% from employee)- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays- Access to Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme- Employee Assistance Programme- Death in service benefit equivalent to 3x salary
Liaison with:

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust staff, volunteers, external partners and general public
Responsible for:

Volunteers
Hours:
Full time

Job Purpose:

The Action for Nature Organiser will work with communities to build their collective power, facilitate action and effect change.

Reaching out to a diverse range of people, listening to their ideas, understanding their motivations and connecting people together to identify shared aims that will help take action for nature.

Key Responsibilities:

- **Empowerment, action and movement building*

Develop relationships and identify passions, interests, motivations, barriers to build a picture of people's lives in their neighbourhood / community.
Engage everybody and anyone ensuring inclusivity and equality by going to where people are.
Use stories and information to identify issues and analyse information to agree actions to take.
Build associations of people that can start to act cooperatively and collectively.
Empower and support individuals to identify and agree actions and create plans to improve their communities for people and nature, signposting to resources or providing advice as necessary.
Facilitate local, collective action on nature's recovery including developing and supporting campaigns.
Develop a culture of possibility within communities where people believe in their ability to create change and motivate and support people to take and share leadership.
Enable people to fight for sustainable change for the environment and for nature's recovery.
Connect people to nature using the pathways to Nature Connectedness and to others with shared interests and concerns.
Encourage groups and organisations to connect with and participate in wilder communities.
Work with colleagues across the Wildlife Trust movement to maximise Team Wilder impact and efficiencies.

- **Resources*

Work with colleagues within WWT and across the Wildlife Trust movement to develop a suite of resources to support Team Wilder participants.
Provide community organiser training to enable individuals to lead initiatives.
Provide practical support through training, toolkits and helping to coordinate on the ground activities.

- **Communications*

Take an active role in the Trust's social media at a local level interacting with other people's posts and creating engaging content.
Work with marketing colleagues, create compelling and engaging content for supporter communications.
Work with communities to create inspiring campaigns which encourage communities to engage with the nature on their doorsteps and adopt spaces for wildlife and people in their city.
Work with colleagues across teams and Trusts to develop and champion Team Wilder.

- **Measuring and showcasing impact*

Monitor engagement and evaluate impact and behaviour change.
Work with the communications teams to showcase projects, programmes, and action through maps and GIS storyboards. Following progress, capturing and recognising successes in order to encourage others to join in.
Support communities to monitor the wildlife in their local area through citizen science activities.
Capture stories and case studies of individuals and communities taking action, including through Trustled projects and wider public activity.
Deliver a programme of events to inspire more of the community to become involved using case studies of individuals and communities.
Develop and deliver new initiatives including competitions, awards and recognition schemes.

- **General Responsibilities**:

Promote the work, mission and vision of the Trust at all times.
Work across teams to develop and implement activity plans across the 2030 strategy business plan.
Use every opportunity commensurate with other duties to contribute to the Trust's membership recruitment, fundraising and engagement of people.
Ensure a high level of customer service in all dealings with the public.
Ensure continuous development of skills and knowledge required for the post, undergoing training and performance review as required by the Trust.
Work within all the policies and procedures of the Trust, ensuring own compliance with the Trust's health and safety policies and procedures and that of any resources