Community Officer Chelmsford, England
Job description
The Land Trust is a registered charity dedicated to the management of green spaces for community benefit.
The Community and Estates Officer will report to the South East Estates Manager to manage our existing and emerging sites. This will involve close working with Land Trust colleagues, managing agents, developer partners, contractors and external stakeholders across the South East of the country.
A significant proportion of the post holders time will be focused on the prestigious residential development at Beaulieu. This will be to maximise the economic and social value which can be delivered from the green spaces around the development
Key Responsibilities
The post offers a unique opportunity to become the main point of contact within new local communities, helping to champion the impact of well-maintained open spaces. The post holder will also be required to collaborate with a diverse range of partners and contractors responsible for the day to day management of our sites, ensuring they are delivering as efficiently as possible
The post holder will network within the Trust, working across different teams within a friendly and forward focussed organisation. This includes collaboration with Estates, Fundraising, Finance and Project Management teams as well as other partners to ensure projects are delivered to budget and on time.
Close working with the Land Trusts’ Communications Team will be essential in ensuring sites are promoted and marketed creatively and effectively through a variety of events and activities. The post also offers the opportunity to identify commercial revenue generating opportunities that help support the delivery of the Trusts charitable aims.
The post holder will help to champion the role of the Land Trust in the creation and development of sustainable communities.
Essential Skills:
· Contract Management
· Excellent communication skills including the ability to develop and manage relationships with residents and the public, partner organisations and contractors
· IT literate with proven skills in using MS Office packages
· Ability and confidence to work on own initiative, as well as part of a team, and to resolve problems as they arise, remaining calm under pressure
· High level of tact, diplomacy and confidentiality
· Confidence to manage competing priorities from a large number of sites
· Ability to balance a long-term vision with attention to detail to ensure that the vision can be successfully realised
Essential Experience
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing parks, woodlands, nature reserves and other open spaces for public benefit
- Experience in dealing with the public in a customer facing role (not necessarily in a landscape management role)
- Developing, implementing and monitoring management agreements, landscape management plans and management contracts
- Experience of working with a range of partners in the management of sites including public, private and voluntary sector organisations
- Experience of setting up and running landscape management contracts
Desirable Experience:
- Experience in the design and development of new areas of open space
- Experience in the management of sites funded through service charges
Benefits
· Hybrid working
· 25 days holiday (plus statutory Bank Holidays) increasing up to 30 days with service
· Holiday Purchase option
· A defined contributions pension, with Land Trust matching employee contributions up to 6%
· Life Insurance (4 x salary)
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Health Care Cash back scheme
· Training and Development support
APPLICATIONS
Must have the right to work in the UK
For full information please visit: the Land Trust website
Applicants should send a CV and covering letter, stating the position applied for in the subject header to: recruitment at the land trust
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 28th February 2023.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 9th March 2023. At Beaulieu Community Centre
The land trust is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £26,500.00-£31,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Chelmsford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Greenspace Management: 1 year (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chelmsford
Application deadline: 28/02/2023
Reference ID: C&EO SE
