Limestone Grassland Project Manager

Hybrid working, mainly home-based, with occasional time at the Derrygonnelly field office. Occasional travel across Northern Ireland and cross-border

Nature Recovery

Full time

Fixed Term Contract

Responsible To: Head of Nature Recovery
- Northern Ireland

Location: Hybrid working: mainly home-based, with occasional time at the Derrygonnelly field office. Occasional travel across Northern Ireland and cross-border.

Salary: £34,000 - £37,000 per annum (Grade
4), depending on experience plus 8% pension contribution

Duration: Fixed term until 31 st July 2029

Hours: 37 hours per week (1 FTE)

PEACEPLUS is a cross-border funding Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) and 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.

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.

• To oversee the delivery of Butterfly Conservation’s Limestone Grassland PEACEPLUS project, which forms part of Peace Plus Nature in Northern Ireland.
• Line management, support and full compliance of the project team, and reporting of Butterfly Conservation’s Peace Plus Nature project.
• To lead on engaging and developing effective partnerships with key stakeholders and statutory agencies in identified priority landscapes forming part of ‘Peace Plus Nature’.
• To engage with a broad range of stakeholders to provide management advice and develop pathways of access to the information they need to manage land sympathetically for priority habitats and species identified in the Peace Plus Nature project.

• Project management of Butterfly Conservation’s Peace Plus Nature project: taking ownership of project budget and procurement; overseeing project reporting and liaison with RSPB (Lead Partner) & funding bodies as needed; representing Butterfly Conservation on the ‘Limestone Grassland Project Board’ and other Steering Groups as required.
• Line management of the Peace Plus Nature project team (including a Limestone Grassland Landscape Officer and Engagement & Volunteering Officer) to successfully deliver all project outcomes, and support the team, including through the delivery of annual appraisals, quarterly reviews, and monthly 1:1’s.
• Drive delivery of the Peace Plus Nature project through supporting and mentoring the project team, managing and developing effective partnerships with key stakeholders, and leading from the front in a professional manner.
• Work closely with the Head of Nature Recovery
  - Northern Ireland, to provide updates on project delivery and compliance with the Peace Plus Nature grant agreement.
• Through line management of the Limestone Grassland Landscape Officer, ensure all activities carried out on designated sites and priority habitat have secured relevant permissions from the statutory authorities and are monitored and reported on to completion.
• Promote best practice management advice for Peace Plus Nature priority species through collaboration with Butterfly Conservation’s wider advisory services and overseeing the production of digital and printed assets, including advice notes and case studies.
• Working with the Peace Plus Nature project team, deliver workshops and presentations for partners, landowners, volunteers and community groups on Lepidoptera conservation and management advice, with a focus on the understanding of landscape-scale conservation.
• Disseminate the impact of Butterfly Conservation’s work, including by giving presentations, giving media interviews, preparing…