Help Nature Thrive Engagement Officer - London, United Kingdom - The Royal Parks

The Royal Parks

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Organisation:

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017.

We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London.

These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James's Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens.

Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.

Help Nature Thrive (HNT) is an initiative aimed at tackling the global biodiversity crisis by making The Royal Parks more resilient, more biodiverse and more connected to the visitor.

It is supported by £900k of annual funding thanks to players of People's Postcode Lottery and seeks to deliver park conservation improvements, enhance the learning journey of visitors and collect data to inform management practices.

The Benefits:

Salary of £30,701 £36,830 per annum, depending on experience (pro rata)
26 days' annual leave plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years' service (pro rata)
Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
Hybrid/agile working options
Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
Learning and development opportunities
Cycle to work scheme
Offices in a beautiful location

This is an amazing opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with experience delivering engagement activities in a variety of environmental and science areas to join our dedicated organisation.

Your engagement expertise will play a vital role in our Help Nature Thrive initiative as we work together to tackle the global biodiversity crisis and help some of London's most beautiful and well-loved green spaces become more resilient and biodiverse.

The Role:

As an Engagement Officer, you will support the Help Nature Thrive Team to increase participation, volunteering and communication at the Royal Parks.

Working with park teams, local councils and other key stakeholders to identify new target groups, you will develop plans and wildlife-focused engagement opportunities to attract audiences from a range of community groups to the parks.

You will also support the effective promotion of Help Nature Thrive to a variety of audiences, including park visitors, volunteers and the general public.

Additionally, you will:

Carry out development work with local communities
Ensure all expenditure is approved and budgets and financial records are updated
Help deliver the Help Nature Thrive Roadshow

About You:

To be considered as an Engagement Officer, you will need:

Experience developing and delivering community engagement activities in natural sciences, ecology, zoology, parks, green spaces, horticulture and conservation
Experience developing relationships with a range of stakeholders and visitors
Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
Excellent numeracy skills
Proficiency in IT, including Microsoft Office

Please note, this role will involve occasional evening and weekend work.

Other organisations may call this role Environmental Engagement Officer, Engagement Co-ordinator, Engagement Executive, Engagement Development Officer, Community Links Officer, Communications and Engagement Officer, or Activity and Engagement Officer.