Senior Projects Officer – Wilder Hickling, CHM

Senior Projects Officer – Wilder Hickling

Hours:

Part-time, 3/5 or 4/5

Contract:

Fixed Term, until 30 November 2027 (potential to extend and increase hours dependant on securing funding for the project delivery stage).

Salary: £30,976 per annum, pro‑ra

Location:

Norwich, Norfolk, NR1

This is an exciting time for this conservation charity as it celebrates its centenary year and continues to expand its vital work for Norfolk’s wildlife.

The organisation is the county’s largest environmental charity, committed to the protection and enhancement of Norfolk’s wildlife and wild places.

The employer is a registered charity and the oldest wildlife charity in the country. Established in 1926, it now manages over 60 nature reserves and other protected sites in Norfolk including ten kilometres of coastline, nine Norfolk broads, nine National Nature Reserves and five ancient woodlands.

The charity is seeking a highly motivated and experienced senior projects officer to support the delivery of the development phase of a project to deliver an inspiring future vision for Hickling Broad and Marshes.

The largest of the Broads, Hickling is a year‑round haven for wildlife situated at the heart of a thriving local community and attracting a wide range of visitors. Bringing together work streams in ecological management, estate management, visitor experience and engagement, this project is based on a shared vision and aims to deliver ecological, social and economic wellbeing outcomes for the nature reserve and the surrounding area.

Reporting to the Project Manager for the Wilder Hickling project, the successful candidate will provide project support and co‑ordination for the development phase of the project, including detailed planning and deliverables required to obtain permissions and funding for the delivery phase.

Excellent co‑ordination and collaboration skills and the ability to support the project manager in driving delivery are essential to enable the organisation to bring its vision for a Wilder Hickling to life.

The successful candidate must have proven project management skills from previous roles, providing both general project management support and specialist multi‑disciplinary support. Experience working within a project management framework is essential; qualifications are highly desirable.

There is potential for this role to be extended into the delivery phase of the project subject to the successful outcomes of the development phase.