Project Officer – The Royal Parks

The Organisation

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.

The Green Futures project aims to connect secondary school students with the Royal Parks through experiences that give them a taste of what it’s like to work in and care for these precious places.

We are now looking for a Project Officer to join our team on a part-time basis, working 28 hours over four days per week, for a fixed term contract until 30th September 2025.

The Benefits

• Salary of £30,701 – £36,830 per annum, depending on experience (pro rata)
• 26 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays
• Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
• Hybrid/agile working options
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offices in a beautiful location

This is an incredible opportunity for an environmental education specialist with experience of working with secondary-aged children to advance their career and join the team!

You will have the chance to work across our parks, engaging and inspiring young minds and ensuring our breathtaking green spaces are secured for the next generation.

So, if you want to help shape the future of our work and some of the Capital’s most treasured locations, apply today!

The Role

As the Project Officer, you will plan, co-ordinate, deliver and report on all elements of the Green Futures project.

You’ll be working alongside secondary school aged children, equipping them with knowledge of the natural world, heritage and well-being. Creating meaningful, lifelong learning experiences, you will help participants to understand and engage with our Parks, ultimately supporting our activities and our mission.

Inspiring young people, you’ll forge programmes that are unique for each school, offering workshops and conservation days that initiate ideas and a love of nature in students.

Additionally, you will:

• Develop an annual programme
• Run workshops and conservation days
• Write and update risk assessments
• Co-ordinate and purchase kit
• Ensure the safe use of equipment

About You

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

• Proven experience of delivering outdoor environmental education to secondary school students
• Project management experience
• Experience of practical conservation work
• In depth knowledge of ecology, natural heritage and outdoor learning
• An awareness of safeguarding
• To be highly organised
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Please note that because this job involves working with children, we will ask you to complete an Enhanced DBS check.

Other organisations may call this role Engagement Officer, Student Engagement Officer, Access and Engagement Officer, Partnerships and Community Engagement Officer, School Engagement Officer, or Project Management Officer.

The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Project Officer, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.

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