The River Waveney Trust is an environmental charity dedicated to improving and protecting the River Waveney, making it a better place for people and wildlife. We are part of the Rivers Trust movement, a network of over 60 Rivers Trusts across the UK. We work on a variety of projects with partners, communities and volunteers to deliver a wide range of projects including river restoration, natural flood management, farm advice, river access, river monitoring, volunteer events, community engagement and education.

This is an exciting opportunity for a new person to join our Trust and take a pivotal role in developing and growing the organisation. The Trust currently comprises eight members of staff and is running many varied environmental and community projects with further work in development. The team is welcoming, open and inclusive and places a high value on supporting each other to work to the best of our abilities.

The role will suit an experienced and self-motivated individual with skills in project management within a charity setting. The ideal candidate will have a background in environmental charity work, with an emphasis on rivers and catchments, but other backgrounds and skill-sets will be considered if the candidate is dedicated to the role. Critical to the role is a solution orientated mindset, excellent soft-skills, enthusiasm and dedication to help our charity succeed in its mission. The role will include project managing the project workload of up to seven members of staff. This is a job share with an established member of staff, offered at a minimum of 4 days per week.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and welcome applications from all groups, communities and personal circumstances.

The main responsibilities will be to:

Provide an essential supporting role to the project team, sitting on the senior leadership team, and working across the whole Trust to support effective delivery.
Directly manage a range of environmental projects ensuring milestones are met, budgets are adhered to, and successful delivery is achieved.
Support with or lead on direct line management of the team, depending on skills and experience.
Identify funding opportunities and write funding bids to a variety of funders to ensure continuity and development of projects.
Maintain and oversee all internal and external reporting systems and claims to funders, including project evaluation and impact assessment.
Work with the Director to prepare and manage project budgets, and provide input to annual budgets and business plans.
Work with the team to develop existing and new projects through effective team work, understanding of data and evidence and creative thinking.
Oversee organisational communications and advocacy, including updates to social media, the website, quarterly newsletters and event marketing.
Lead on organisational reviews as needed, for example contracts, H&S and policies.
Lead on Trust administration, including: office management; procurement; training; recruitment and event support.

We understand that not everyone will have all the skills in the job description, so please get in touch if you would like to discuss suitability for the role before making an application.

Download the full job description here.

Download the River Waveney Trust workplace culture document here.

Senior Project Officer