Job description
Fixed-term contract until March 2029
We are looking for a skilled and experienced Community Officer to lead on connecting people and nature for this inspirational National Lottery Heritage Fund supported project You will form part of a dedicated team and partnership to deliver the £4.4m, five-year Delivery Phase to Life on the Edge.
If you are enthusiastic about inspiring and enabling communities to take positive action for nature and climate and help drive real landscape scale change, this job is for you!
Zoom webinar
We held a Zoom webinar on Wednesday 1st May at 6.30pm to say a little more about the project and role, and also to answer peoples questions. Go to our YouTube channel to view.
Life on the Edge aims to restore species-rich grasslands to secure a positive future for some of the UK’s rarest invertebrates and plants living along the South Devon coast, while improving people’s health, wellbeing and nature-connectedness.
You will be part of a dynamic and passionate team at the South Devon National Landscape, including volunteers, apprentices and trainees, and work with a wider project partnership including Buglife, National Trust, South West Coast Path Association, Doorstep Arts and local communities, organisations, farmers and landowners.
This exciting role is an amazing opportunity to work in one of the UK’s finest coastal landscapes – it is highly designated and includes Special Areas of Conservation, National Nature Reserves, Sites of Special Scientific Interest and forms an important part of the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, South Devon Heritage Coast and South West Coast Path National Trail.
For an informal discussion please contact Nicky Bailey,
South Devon National Landscape Community Officer at [email protected]
Interviews are anticipated to be held on Monday 20th May
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 12th May