Ballard House
Fixed Term - until March 2025
37 hours per week
Grade H/I Looking to recruit at Grade I (£38,890 to £ 43,857) pro rata
Natural Infrastructure Officer - Role Profile.pdf
Natural
Infrastructure Officer (Community Forest)
Plymouth and South
Devon Community Forest Project Manager
Grade I
Fixed Term
Contract until March 2025
Are you passionate about the role trees can play in tackling
climate change and improving health and well-being? Do you have the skills to
galvanise local communities, partners and landowners to create the green spaces
of the future? Do you want to make a difference in delivering a flagship
environmental project?
We are looking for an ambitious and energetic Project
Manager to lead and develop a ground-breaking community initiative: the
Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest. The purpose of this
role will be to lead the work to develop and deliver the first
phase, which will bring community and nature together as
part of an exciting new venture in the city.
You will be working with partners to inspire local people,
to enable them to participate and grow this hugely important new community
asset. Your love of the outdoors will inspire others, particularly young
people, and help build relationships in the local community. You
will be a proud ambassador for the Plymouth and South Devon Community
Forest and lead the development and delivery as part of the partnership
formed to deliver this exciting project.
About the project
The vision for Plymouth
& South Devon Community Forest (PSDCF) is to deliver multiple benefits to
the city and beyond, including the wellbeing of communities, the economy and
the environment. This new urban community forest is one of three new
initiatives approved by the Trees for Climate Fund as part of the Government’s
plan to tackle climate change.
The Forest will also
help Plymouth City Council deliver our ambitious Climate Emergency Action Plan, the city’s Growth agenda and the objectives of
our strategic plans including the Joint Local Plan.
The Community Forest has the potential to create an additional 1600
hectares of new, improved and better-connected habitat with new access,
enterprise and employment opportunities.
The Community Forest is a partnership project between PCC, South Hams
and West Devon Council, National Trust and Woodland Trust with a strong and
broad advisory group. It will develop a unique governance and business model to
ensure sustainable delivery and social and environmental value for local
communities.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading
an ambitious tree planting programme, overseeing the delivery
of a programme of work across the Community Forest, including
rewilding and nature conservation/restoration, access and
interpretation.
- Overseeing
the Community Forest team and partnership: working across Plymouth City
Council, National Trust, South Hams and West Devon Council and Woodland
Trust as well as the project advisory group
- Engaging
people: establishing the Community Forest as being led and inclusive
of young people and the local community
- Establishing
Forest Plan: working within the local area and stakeholders to ensure the
Community Forest has a clear strategy for the next 10 years.
Who we are
looking for
You will be passionate about everyone in
communities having access to greenspace, nature
and wildlife. We are looking for
people who see an opportunity to deliver more by working in
partnership, and are able to overcome barriers to working
differently. You will be keen to test things out, learn as you
go and work in ways that haven’t been tried before.
We are looking for people who are strong communicators
and team players, and able to play their part in quickly
creating a new Community Forest team. You will be confident
in leading, motivating and inspiring groups of young
people, and keen to find ways to create nature advocates in
local communities.
You’ll need to:
- Be
responsible for project managing the Community Forest programme
- Demonstrate
a passion for nature and the outdoors
Be
able to lead a team to engage with community
groups and enable them to shape their local greenspaces
- Help
create a new team and a great place to work, sharing common
goals
- Have
experience of working in partnership and collaborating across
organisational boundaries
- Be
able to co-ordinate a diverse team to lead community engagement activity
- Bring experience
of youth and/or community engagement
- Be
able to ensure that teams work safely, with risk assessments and
compliance with safety procedures
- Have
experience in landscape planning and land conservation management
- Have experience in
and working in a similar outdoor setting and/or urban environment
Closing Date: Sunday 23 January 2022