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Join Keep Britain Tidy as a Project Officer and lead inspiring community engagement efforts in Kirklees with a celebrated environmental charity
Overview
Salary
£18000 - £30000
Location
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary: Keep Britain Tidy is a highly respected environmental charity, leading the charge on various environmental campaigns across the nation. Renowned for its impactful local and national initiatives, the organization offers a dynamic work environment with a commitment to sustainability and community. The chance to join Keep Britain Tidy is not just a career move—it's an opportunity to be at the forefront of meaningful environmental change and community improvement.
- Role Summary:
- Oversee day-to-day delivery of a community engagement and behaviour change campaign in Kirklees.
- Report to the project manager and collaborate with food and drink manufacturers, local government, and the charity team.
- Engage with local communities, organize events, and be the charity's representative within the community.
- Work within a dynamic marketing and communications team.
- Role Requirements:
- Proven track record in community/grassroots engagement and event management.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to be the face of Keep Britain Tidy within Kirklees community.
- Commitment to sustainability and environmental causes.
- Application Process Details:
- Review the full job description and complete the application form.
- Answer three questions and submit your CV along with equal opportunities monitoring information.
- Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams, with an option for an in-person interview upon request.
Project Officer
Salary: £18,000p.a. pro-rata (£30,000p.a. FTE)
We also offer 27 days of annual leave (pro-rated for hours worked) plus bank holidays and a birthday day off, 8% employer pension contributions, a core hours system of working and enhanced family friendly policies.
Contract: 12 months fixed term
Hours: 21 Hours per week (we are flexible with how this may work for you)
Location: Office/hybrid based, within the borough of Kirklees
Keep Britain Tidy is the nation’s favourite environmental charity, campaigning on a range of environmental issues, effecting change at both a local and national levels.
We are seeking a dynamic and friendly project officer to oversee the day-to-day delivery of a community engagement and behaviour change campaign in Kirklees.
This 12 month project, reporting in to the project manager is a partnership between food and drink manufacturers, local government and our charity.
Working in a busy marketing and communications team, the project officer will work to understand and engage local communities through research, engage community leaders to adopt and amplify our campaign and understand the impact of our work, and work with stakeholders on the ground. You will organise events, materials, reports and updates, but first and foremost, you will be the face of our charity within the community.
This is an exciting role within a fast-paced charity. You will have a proven track record in community/ grass roots engagement, event management and all round organisation.
All our roles benefit from generous holiday entitlements and pension contributions, including the opportunity to join the UK’s first net carbon pension scheme and to receive extra days leave for using alternatives to flights. If you have any special requirements for interview just let us know.
If you are interested in this job and want to help us make a difference, please review a copy of the full job description. After reading the application information, if you would love to work with us, please continue to apply.
As part of the application process you will need to answer 3 questions, submit your CV and complete equal opportunities monitoring information as we want to try to make sure that our workforce is representative of the population and we are not excluding any community. Please note that this information will be held separately.
Please submit your application before the closing date.
The deadline for applications is 09:00, Monday 11 November 2024
For successful candidates, interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on 27, 28 or 29 November 2024
If you require an in person interview, please let us know.
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