Projects Officer, WEBRECRUIT

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WEBRECRUIT

Projects Officer
Bovey Tracey, Devon (with current home working in place on a temporary basis)

About The Organisation

Our client is the body that oversees the vibrant, living, working landscape and community that is Dartmoor.

With the iconic Dartmoor Ponies, breath-taking Tors and beautiful villages, they work to conserve and enhance Dartmoor, supporting the associated businesses and communities in partnership with local and national stakeholders.

They protect and maintain the natural habitats and areas of ecological significance across Dartmoor, maintain public access to this beautiful space, provide the ranger service and act as the planning authority.

Our client is now looking for a Projects Officer to join us on a permanent, full time basis.

The Benefits

• Salary subject to job evaluation
• Flexitime working arrangements
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
  

This is the ideal role for a project professional with partnerships and community working experience to build their career within our client’s organisation and help them to successfully manage their much-loved land.

Our client takes responsibility for the breath-taking Dartmoor landscape which has inspired novels, music, television, movies and the arts and they take this seriously.

So, if you are keen to play a key role in the project management of the landscape that inspired War Horse and the Hound of the Baskervilles and can display the skills and experience listed here, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

The Role

As a Projects Officer, you will focus on partnership working to develop and deliver

projects that pursue our client’s purposes and the socio-economic wellbeing of local communities.

You will be involved in community engagement, identifying and developing funding bids and opportunities, as well as supporting and administering projects that foster community and economic development.

Your Role Will Also Involve

• Building relationships with various groups and stakeholder parties
• Acting as the point of contact for communities based and involved with our client
• Facilitating, supporting, developing and implementing partnership projects
• Helping communities gain funding for relevant projects
  

About You

To be considered as a Projects Officer, you will need:

• Proven experience of project development and project management
• Experience of partnership and community working
• Previous experience of developing and writing funding applications
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain good relationships with both colleagues and external contacts
• A high level of numeracy and literacy to A-Level standard or equivalent
• A full, valid driving licence
  

Access to a private vehicle would be preferable as the role will require travel to remote areas, however a pool car will be available for most pre-planned journeys.

A relevant graduate or postgraduate qualification would also be desirable. Knowledge of the policy and practice context within which a National Park Authority operates would be beneficial to your application, as would proven experience of budget management.

Other organisations may call this role Project Officer, Junior Project Manager, Conservation Projects Officer, Community Project Officer, Charity Project Officer, Community Engagement Officer, or Community Support Officer.

Closing date Sunday 1st August 2021.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Projects Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.