Wareham Arc Community Engagement Officer - Fill My Vacancy

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Wareham, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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They are looking for an energetic, creative, and enthusiastic person to help them deliver landscape scale change that benefits people as well as nature.

What's the role about?


Our client has been awarded government funding to develop a Landscape Recovery Scheme in South-East Dorset centred on Wareham to the west of Poole Harbour.

They, alongside their project partners, will have two years to explore how they can support and fundnature's recovery across over 3,700 hectares of land.

The project is known as Wareham Arc.

They are looking for a Community Engagement Officer for the development phase of this project.


You'll work closely with local communities, the project team and a range of consultants to design and test new opportunities for people to engage with nature.

That might mean creating social media content, organising health and wellbeing events or producingcommunity artwork. If you enjoy variety and you love working with people, this could be the role for you.


You don't need a wealth of knowledge of birds or wildlife to do this job (they have plenty of people who can help you there).

However, they do need you to be passionate and enthusiastic about doing what you can to help them to tackle the joint climate andnature crises.

You'll be part of their mission to inspire and empower people to help create a world that is richer in nature, where birds and other wildlife are thriving for the benefit of everyone.

What they need from you

The Community Engagement Officer will drive the following activities:

  • Developing and implementing a programme of activities that raise awareness and understanding of habitats and species in and around Wareham, Dorset.
  • Building relationships with local community groups and developing opportunities to engage those groups with nature in ways that work for them.
  • Facilitating partnerships to support long term community engagement with nature.
  • Working with consultants to develop the longterm social outcomes, stakeholder engagement plan and communications plan for the project.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

  • Community engagement experience organising and delivering consultations or events for the public.
  • Basic knowledge of and enthusiasm for wildlife, habitats and key species (sufficient to be able to manage public engagement activities in a credible way).


  • Computer literacy

  • Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, Publisher, Teams and transferable skills for the use of other online packages.
  • Interpersonal skills, including the ability to engage with a wide range of people face to face.
  • Ability to enthuse and motivate themselves and others.
  • Ability to drive/access locations in the Wareham area.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

  • Geographical knowledge of location.
  • Budget management.
  • Partnership working.
Additional Information

This is a fixed-term contract ending 31st Dec 2024, working full time (37.5 hours per week). This role may involve evening and weekend working.

They will consider flexible working arrangements.

The role could be primarily office-based at their Arne, Dorset, a project partner's office or a hybrid working model of office and home-working.


They reserve the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

They are looking to conduct interviews for this position from mid March.

This advert can be made available in a more accessible format on request.

They are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments ahead of interview.

They are an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.


This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK to be offered an employment contract.

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