Are you passionate about tackling the nature and climate emergency? Do you want the opportunityto deliver amazing havens for wildlife across the Fens Priority Landscape?We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate, well -organised and pragmatic individual tojoin our team and provide project management support on a series of conservation restorationinitiatives, with key RSPB partners, across the Fens priority landscape.What's the role about?Our ambitious Hanson – RSPB Wetland project at Needingworth, creating Ouse Fen reserve, is thelargest planned nature conservation restoration scheme following mineral extraction in Europe.When complete, it will include the UK's largest reedbed, covering 460 hectares (that's 644football pitches of land well managed for nature!) Recreating some of the lost wetland habitatthat once dominated the entire fenland landscape and creating wildlife successes for speciessuch as bitterns and bearded tits.Our pioneering partnership with Morgan Sindall, enabled us to acquire additional farmland atour Lakenheath Fen reserve, enabling large- scale restoration to wetland, extending habitat forthreatened species such as bittern, and locking in 1,782 tonnes of CO2 annually (equivalent to660 UK homes!)What we want to seeAs the Senior Project Manager for the area, you would be responsible for the effective deliveryof projects and ensuring the RSPB delivers on project objectives, outcomes and outputs.Essential Skills and ExperienceEvidence of strong project management principles and processes that have enabled you toachieve high quality delivery.The ability to build, collaborate and maintain excellent working relationships with ourexternal partners, internal site teams and experts (such as ecologists, rural surveyors, HSEadvisors), to deliver the best outcomes for nature.Experience of effective contract and budget management.Prior experience of procuring contractors and consultants to enable successful delivery ofprojects.Exceptional communication skills, you will be articulate and can make the often complex,simple for others to understand.Characteristics of an excellent negotiator and can demonstrate examples where you havenegotiated to a successful outcome.Demonstrable exposure to working with funders.Desirable Skills and ExperiencePrior knowledge or experience of working on a mineral restoration project/ partnership orcreating/ maintaining wetland habitat.Awareness of conservation investment and associated income sources, such as BNG and UKCarbonEvidence of developing and/or delivering partnership projectsWhat you can expect from usA supportive, high-performing team of individuals around you, who want to make the world abetter place than we found it.An array of exciting and high-profile conservation projects to work onAn opportunity to grow your knowledge and experience of nature-based solutions to thenature and climate emergency.Access to excellent learning and development opportunities and employee benefits packageOpportunities to travel to other RSPB and external partners nature reserves and get closerto the UKs wildlife – all the while playing your part in safeguarding its future.This is a Fixed-Term role for 30 hours per week. The RSPB reserves the right to extend or makethis role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of thecontract term.We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 15th May 2024. For furtherinformation please contact April Wright - Area Manager on ****** or 07545472295.As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and completean application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experiencelisted above.We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feelssupported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a worldricher in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature's side. People ofcolour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate,sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled,we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss anyadditional support you may need to complete your application.The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by from the Rehabilitation ofOffenders Act 1974.This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to havea pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.#J-18808-Ljbffr
