Outreach and Engagement Officer

Earthed 

Part of Initiative Earth Charity

Role Title: Outreach and Engagement Officer

Background: Administration, operations, partnerships, outreach and engagement. 

Location: Hybrid: remote and able to attend weekly co-working day(s) in London.

Contract type: Part-time, 3 days per week with a 6 month probationary period. 

Remuneration: Dependent on experience. FTE £30,000-35,000 a year.

About Initiative Earth and Earthed 

Initiative Earth is a UK Registered Charity with a mission is to enable people to restore ecosystems and revitalise community wellbeing around the world. The Charity’s core activity is the management and launch of Earthed, which exists to remove the obstacles that prevent people from regenerating local ecosystems, providing access to the necessary skills, networks and funds they need to restore nature and learn to grow. 

In June 2023, the Earthed platform was launched, offering high quality video courses that provide practical skills in biodiversity building, growing food, community supported agriculture, ecosystem restoration, river restoration and much more. Earthed has had a successful first 6 months and in 2024 is looking to substantially grow the organisation and its impact. Earthed is therefore recruiting an Outreach and Engagement Officer who will support the wider team to implement stakeholder engagement strategies (teachers, partners, members) and ensure effective processes and administration.  

By 2032, Earthed aims to have enabled millions of people to participate in the global ecosystem restoration movement. Revenue generated through membership will support the running of the Charity as well as establish an Action Fund so members can apply for the grants they need to start and scale regeneration projects. 

Links:

• Earthed Website
• Earthed Case for Support
• Earthed Instagram
• Earthed About Video

Our Board of Trustees:

• Cara Delevingne, Model and actor 
• Naresh Ramchandani, Writer and founder of Do The Green Thing
• James Beazley, Treasurer - Accountant and finance lead in tech
• Deepa Mirchandani - Sustainability, strategy and systems consultant
• Jack Harries - Film-maker and Earthrise founder
• Isabella Noero - Artist and activist

Who we are looking for:

Earthed is seeking a new team member who is passionate about ecosystem restoration and engaging broad audiences in positive, practical solutions for people and the planet. The candidate will support the team to implement stakeholder outreach and engagement strategies with a focus on partners and members. There is a significant amount of external communication and administrative work in the role, so the candidate should be a confident writer and communicator, as well as being proficient at developing streamlined, organised processes to manage multi-stakeholder partnerships and to support the Earthed team.

Key responsibilities:

Charity, corporate and impact partnerships:

• Research and compile targeted and strategic lists for partner outreach and engagement to support member acquisition.
• Lead on partner outreach and engagement, implementing Earthed’s partnership strategy and supporting the Head of Partnerships.
• Cultivate relationships with potential corporate, not for profit, university and impact partners. 
• Generate and harvest leads. 
• Manage relationships with existing partners.
• Support the Directors with outreach for corporate sponsorship and donations to the charity.

Teacher partnerships:

• Support the Head of Production with managing teacher relations.

Relationship management:

• Assist with managing customer enquiries.
• Ensure regular follow-ups with stakeholders to track both engagement with the platform as well as activity and impact on the ground.
• Oversee the implementation of feedback strategies with all stakeholders, collating data and presenting it in a clear way for the team. 
• Work with Hubspot to track click-throughs, opens and engagement with outreach correspondence, following up accordingly.
• Write effective, clear and accurate correspondence with a keen eye for detail ensuring fast response rates and conversion. 
• Maintain regular correspondence with partners and stakeholders before and after conversion to ensure retention and satisfaction.

General:

• Create engaging presentations that effectively communicate information both internally and externally. 
• Work with the Finance Manager to track invoices and payments related to stakeholder activities, supporting administrative tasks and record keeping. 
• Assist with various office-related functions to ensure smooth operations within an organisation including archiving, storage and minute taking. 

Required qualities & skills:

• Excellent record keeping and administration skills with an eye for detail.
• Experience harvesting relevant leads and generating engagement. 
• Ability to create clear and engaging presentations.
• Financial management; ability to work with spreadsheets, track income and expenditure, etc.
• Experience implementing marketing and partnership strategies
• Efficient and effective worker, willing to roll up your sleeves and keen to experiment with systems to ensure that work maintains an excellent standard. 
• Ability to work across a team, prioritise tasks and at times respond to conflicting demands.
• Experience working with operations, systems and processes.
• Exceptional writing, research and editing skills with the ability to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner.
• High attention to detail, with excellent editing and proofing ability, always ensuring required points are covered and questions are answered properly and accurately.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• The ability to develop trusting and compatible relationships and work effectively as part of a team in a startup environment.
• Ability to effectively manage a customer enquiries inbox.
• Willingness to work according to our values, with enthusiasm for our vision and mission.

Preferable skills:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of regenerative agriculture and ecosystem restoration.
• Understanding of the role of nature based solutions, environment and biodiversity within climate. 
• Knowledgeable about the key figures and actors in the global ecosystem restoration and regenerative agriculture movements. 

To apply: please send a cover letter in response to the role description together with your CV to Ruby Reed by email: . The cover letter should include an outline of why you are suitable and what you could bring to the position. We welcome additional information, including attachments or links to work. A shortlist of candidates will be invited to interview. Initiative Earth is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from anyone who feels they might be a good fit for the position.