JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: School Engagement & Catchment Partnership Officer
Purpose: To deliver two main activities: Running LRT’s school engagement project, running the Living Lune catchment partnership.
Reports to: Trust Manager
Location: Hybrid. Working from home and from LRT’s office near Kirkby Lonsdale. Arrangements are flexible, with the general aim to be working from the office 2-3 days per week. Frequent site work will be required at locations across LRT’s operational area. Occasional meetings in the northwest region.
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week. Flexible working hours.
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract (with potential to extend)
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
School Engagement Project
- Lead the delivery of the school engagement project.
- Coordinate closely with the LRT staff member leading this project to ensure clear division of tasks.
- Develop and deliver the ‘Eels in the Classroom’ component of the project.
- Develop and deliver the teaching materials/ resources component of the project.
- Lead engagement/ education walks with schools.
- Establish and maintain trusted working relationships with schools participating in the project.
- Coordinate closely with other LRT staff members to learn from and build on previous experiences of school engagement.
- Contribute to developing new project ideas and identifying potential sources of funding.
- Keep and provide information for evaluation and reporting.
- Attend and contribute to update meetings with the funders supporting this project.
Living Lune Partnership
- Organise and run quarterly meetings of the Living Lune Partnership (part of the Catchment Based Approach partnership network).
- Establish, and maintain trusted working relationships with members of the partnership.
- Liaise with other LRT staff members to keep up to date on LRT’s activities and to receive input into the partnership.
- Establish and maintain a trusted working relationship with the Environment Agency’s Catchment Coordinator assigned to the Lune catchment.
- Liaise closely with partnership hosts of neighbouring catchment partnerships. Explore and if appropriate develop joint meetings with neighbouring partnerships.
- Liaise with the national CaBA team in order to keep up to date on latest developments.
- Develop a refresh of the Living Lune Partnership and, in conjunction with the Trust Manager, a refresh of the Lune catchment management plan.
- Identify opportunities for cooperation with other members of the catchment partnership, and for joint funding bids.
- Represent LRT at other partnership meetings/ forums (e.g. Local Nature Partnerships).
- Keep and provide information for evaluation and reporting.
General
- Develop and maintain a network of contacts with stakeholders not formally involved in the catchment partnership.
- Work with the Trust Manager to ensure project costs are in line with overall project budgets.
- Work with the Trust Manager to develop future funding bids.
- Complete all necessary reports and keep suitable records in line with the funding requirements.
- Assist with other LRT projects as necessary.
PERSON DESCRIPTION
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they are exceptionally self-motivated and are passionate about improving the environment. They must be an excellent communicator and enthusiastic about continuing to develop their knowledge and skills.
Essential
- Prior experience in engagement or running a partnership, or an academic background in one or both.
- Excellent communicator.
- Ability to foster partnership working.
- Ability to understand the environmental sector.
- Ability to work on the differing tasks identified in the Job Description at the same time.
- Ability to work both on their own initiative and as part of a team.
- Good interpersonal skills, both face-to-face and over the phone.
- Valid driving licence and access to a car, insured for business use.
- Strongly motivated to continue to learn and develop new skills.
- Willing to pitch in and help out on other projects, as needed.
- Excellent organisational /admin skills and attention to detail.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the environmental sector in general, and rivers in particular.
- Experience of running partnerships.
- Experience of successful project delivery, including producing reports.
- Knowledge of the project area.
- Lives in, or is relocating to, the Lune catchment.
