Sussex Wildlife Trust Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT) is a conservation charity for everyone who cares about nature in Sussex.
We focus on protecting the wonderfully rich natural life that is found across our towns, countryside and coast.
By working alongside local people, we create opportunities for us all to connect with nature and for nature to thrive in even the most unlikely places.
We are now in a critical decade for change to protect and restore nature with the help of more people taking action for wildlife.
Now is the time for an ambitious action plan to match the scale and urgency of the challenges we are facing.
Our new Strategic Plan – Our Wild Sussex – was launched in April and sets out our vision and commitment to turning the tide for wildlife so that by 2030, nature in Sussex will be in recovery.
To deliver our new strategic aims, we have recently completed a comprehensive restructure of the charity to align to our goals.
This restructure has generated a suite of new roles and opportunities which will enable us to achieve our ambitions of restoring and protecting at least 30% of Sussex land and sea for nature, inspiring one in four people in Sussex to take meaningful action for wildlife, building a stronger more inclusive and diverse organisation and becoming a net zero and climate resilient organisation.
In order to encourage diversity and inclusivity within the environment sector, we particularly welcome applications from people who have an ethnically or geographically diverse background, who are non-graduates and/or are living in economically deprived areas.
The Role Sussex Wildlife Trust is looking to recruit a Project Support Officer to support our work as part of the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project – the UK's largest marine rewilding project.
The role will assist the Kelp Recovery Co-ordinator with administrative and communications work, to raise the profile of the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project and ensure professional and high-quality administration for the project partnership.
The role requires high-quality administrative and communication skills alongside a passion for and understanding of nature conservation.
You will undertake a range of duties including creating visual and written content for the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project social media channels and other media communications, managing the project's social media channels, data management systems and the project website.
You will manage the admin for the project's citizen science programme (the 'Kelp Recording Scheme') and administer the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project Steering Group.
In addition, the role will also log project activity for future reporting, and effectively answer enquiries from a range of stakeholders.
The Person We are looking for an individual who works well as part of a small team.
You will be organised, flexible, and creative with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
While extensive experience is not a necessity, you will need high-quality administrative skills, the ability to prioritise work, and excellent IT skills.
You will be confident in communicating to a range of audiences and have attention for detail.
It will be important to have a passion for nature's recovery combined with a desire to learn more about this, in order to support this pioneering project partnership.
Benefits 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays each year (pro-rated for part-time staff) Pension – company contribution from 6% and employee contribution of 3% Life Assurance - Pension Scheme Members 2 x Salary, Non-Pension Scheme Members 1 x Salary 2 days paid leave for volunteering each year Flexible working policy Enhanced Sick Pay EAP Employee discounts Informal car share arrangements #J-18808-Ljbffr
