Project Coordinator

Project Coordinator (Growing Communities) - Temporary | Belfast City Council

Linenhall Street, Belfast City Centre BT2 8BP
(projects across the city)

£18.85 per hour (PAYE)

37 hours per week

Starting Monday 2 November 2026

Hatched Recruitment Group is recruiting a Project Coordinator to join Belfast City Council's Community Parks Outreach team on the Growing Communities programme. You'll coordinate community growing projects across the city, getting residents, community groups and partners involved in parks, allotments and green spaces.

What you'll be doing:

Coordinating the overall management of community growing projects
Building community involvement, from information and education through to participation and ownership
Planning work programmes and monitoring and evaluating project progress
Organising events, educational visits and activities, working with Marketing and Communications
Coordinating and supervising horticultural tasks on site, working with parks management
Training facilitators to deliver sessions to schools, community groups and prospective allotment holders
Building partnerships with external organisations to deliver projects
Managing project budgets and reporting to the budget holder
Managing staff, volunteers, tools and equipment, and carrying out risk assessments

What you'll need:

Experience of environmental, horticultural or community growing projects (the client has asked for this specifically)
At least 1 year's experience in each of the following:
managing projects or services, including events, to tight deadlines
community engagement or involvement work, and developing networks or partnerships
Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
Experience leading and motivating teams
Budget and resource management skills
The ability to handle sensitive issues with elected members and partners

Two or more years' experience in each area, five GCSEs (A-C) including English, and a degree in a business or horticultural subject are all desirable.

What's on offer:

£18.85 per hour, paid weekly
Holiday pay accrued in line with statutory entitlement
Pension auto-enrolment (subject to eligibility)
A rewarding role helping communities grow across Belfast You must be eligible to work in the UK.

Interested? Send your CV - Early applications are encouraged.

Hatched Recruitment Group is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy