Project Coordinator – Keeping it Wild Collective

Project Coordinator – Keeping it Wild Collective (Hybrid)

Location: Camley Street Natural Park
Department: Learning, Youth & Communities
Salary: £33,810 per annum
Hours: 35
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

We also offer:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a discretionary Christmas closure
• Benefits platform with discounts on retail, dining and days out 
• Salary sacrifice schemes for gym, bicycles and nursery/childcare
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Scheme to support you inside and outside of work
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay 

Flexible working: This role is based across our main visitor centres and head office in London with occasional home working

Role & Responsibilities 

London Wildlife Trust has been empowering young people in London to take action for nature for over a decade. Through our Traineeships, Youth Board, and projects like Nature Nurtures, we've heard from young people that being part of a community has been crucial to create belonging. Now, more than ever, we are in a critical decade for climate and nature. The Keeping It Wild Collective will create a vibrant, inclusive, diverse, youth-led movement, creating new young leaders for nature across London. We're looking for someone who wants to help young people find their community, support their ideas, and help us create a London with nature in every neighbourhood. 

The Coordinator will report to the Head of Youth Programmes and be part of the wider Youth Programmes team. They'll work collaboratively with partners, other Trust staff, and a range of young people to deliver the goals of the Collective. 

The Assistant will report to the Keeping it Wild Collective Coordinator and be part of the wider Youth Programmes team. They'll work closely with the Coordinator to host a range of events for young people, and to deliver the goals of the Collective.

• Lead on the delivery of the project including the planning, organisation and delivery of events and learning session as part of the Keeping it Wild Collective, in line with funding agreements
• prepare project-related materials for a variety of audiences
• support the Head of Youth Programmes in collating content for reports for funders and stakeholders 
• work with the Communications team to deliver social media content to promote the Collective to a young audience
• work directly with the external consultant to deliver yearly evaluation reports 

Our ideal Project Coordinator

• Experience in coordinating projects, ideally in non-profits or environmental work, including working with budgets
• Experience of working in partnership to achieve shared outcomes
• Experience of planning, organising and delivering events and/or learning sessions for a variety of audiences
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks
• Experience of line-managing staff and/or volunteers, in a formal or informal setting

(Please see job description for full person specification)

Closing Date: 3rd February at 9.30am 

Interviews: Are scheduled to take place on 10th and 11th February and reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates including the choice to meet online or in-person.  

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you! 

Our vision is a London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife. In order to achieve our goal of engaging everyone in protecting London’s wildlife for the future, we know that our staff team needs to better reflect and represent all of London’s communities. Read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on our website. We are also committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk is at the heart of our engagement with people, read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Safeguarding on our website

London Wildlife Trust has been empowering young people in London to take action for nature for over a decade. Through our Traineeships, Youth Board, and projects like Nature Nurtures, we've heard from young people that being part of a community has been crucial to create belonging. Now, more than ever, we are in a critical decade for climate and nature. 

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