Community Development Manager

Community Development Manager

Location:

RSPB Northern Ireland – This role includes travel

Contract:

Fixed Term, ending July 2029

Hours:

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £34,018.00 - £36,319.00 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Benefits:
Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave (Pro-Rata)
About Peace Plus Nature
Peace Plus Nature is an ambitious €20.8 million programme that brings together nine partners to tackle the decline in priority species and habitats in Northern Ireland, and the border counties of Ireland.
The project, supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), will work to restore blanket bog, lowland wet grassland and limestone grassland and priority species from breeding waders to Marsh Fritillary Butterfly.
RSPB NI in partnership with Bird Watch Ireland, Butterfly Conservation, Monaghan County Council, River Blackwater Catchment Trust, Truagh Spirit, Lough Neagh Partnership, NI Water and An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland, will work to deliver this.
About the Role
We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Community Development Manager to lead RSPB NI’s engagement activity as part of this project; co-creating inspiring conservation experiences, building strong partnerships, and nurturing and upskilling the next generation of environmental leaders. This role is about more than just project delivery.
You will manage and lead a small team, and together you will build connections across diverse community groups and help people take action for the natural world. If you believe in the power of people to protect wildlife, are driven to inspire meaningful change and empower young people and communities to become champions for nature, this could be the role for you.
From fostering youth leadership to creating meaningful community experiences, you’ll play a key role in shaping a more nature-positive future. If you believe in the power of people to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
PEACEPLUS is a cross-border funding Programme supported by the European Union, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Ireland, and the Northern Ireland administration
This post will:
 
* Lead the co-design and delivery of the RSPB’s Peace Plus Nature engagement programme.
 
* Line manage 3 Community Engagement Officers to implement programme activities.
 
* Build partnerships within the project and externally with schools, youth organisations, community organisations, landowners and local authorities.
 
* Ensure cross-community and cross-border cooperation in training/upskilling activities.
 
* Develop and oversee the rollout of the RSPB’s Environment Leaders Programme in the project areas.
 
* Drive the creation of educational and engagement resources.
 
* Plan and coordinate a series of education sessions, site visits, and volunteer opportunities.
 
* Monitor and evaluate programme success and report on KPIs and community impact.
 
* Provide support to the project team to support the wider aims of the Peace Plus Nature project.
Essential skills, knowledge, & experience:
 
* Able to design, coordinate and deliver community engagement programmes that involve young people and achieve agreed participation or engagement outcomes.
 
* Able to lead and supervise a team to deliver programme activities, manage workloads and achieve agreed project milestones and deadlines.
 
* Able to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including community groups, schools, youth organisations and partner organisations, to support project delivery.
 
* Able to communicate complex information clearly through presentations, meetings, reports and engagement activities with a range of audiences.
 
* Able…