Events Officer
British Dragonfly Society
Reporting to: Development and Operations Manager
Responsible for: Managing programme of events and engagement activities
Hours: Part-time (22.5 hours a week worked flexibly).
Fixed Term contract for 8 months (ideally March-October) to provide maternity cover.
With weekend events and time off in lieu.
Salary: £26,088 pro rata
Location: The post will be home-based with regular travel
Job Purpose: To deliver BDS programme of events, from educational days at our Hotspot, and other, partner sites, to representing BDS at large public events and festivals.
An exciting opportunity to join a small charity doing big things for dragonflies! You will play a vital role in inspiring and empowering people to take action for dragonflies and the wetlands they need to survive. Bringing creativity and a flare for engagement you will deliver our 2025 events programme. You will engage with audiences of all ages and backgrounds, encouraging people to look for and record dragonflies, create habitat and ponds in their own garden and support our work by becoming a member.
Main responsibilities:
Events
- Maintaining great partnerships with site managers at our Hotspot Sites to deliver a range of events and activities
- Supporting delivery of online meetings and in-person gathering for our Youth Panel, and providing opportunities for Youth Panel members to get involved in our work
- Working with partners to organise BDS presence at planned events
- Working with BDS staff and volunteers to create teams and rotas for a range of events during Spring and Summer
- Promoting BDS at meetings and public events, both in-person and online
- Evaluating all events attended, and ensuring that volunteers and staff attending events are evaluating their events
Communication
- Working with the Operations Officer to promote BDS events on social media and the website.
- Working with Hotspots and other partners to promote and publicise events.
- Contribute to the creation of social media content.
- Responding to queries from the media and the public.
- Contributing to Dragonfly News, the Society Magazine published twice per year, and the monthly e-newsletter Hawker.
- Reporting to and attending Trustee and Dragonfly Conservation Group meetings
Person Specification
Essential requirements:
- A confident communicator with great interpersonal skills, and an ability to adapt communication styles to suit a range of audiences
- Experience of organising and delivering events
- Strong team working skills with the ability to take a leadership role
- Volunteer management and/or working with volunteers
- Computer literacy/familiarity with Office-type software
- Good time management and ability to work efficiently under own supervision
- Experience of evaluating events, projects or activities
- A keen interest in conservation and issues related to wetland habitats
- Valid driving licence, prepared to use own car (standard mileage rate applies)
- Confidence, flexibility, initiative and ability to make decisions taking account of differing views from partners/volunteers
Desirable:
- Degree in Environmental Sciences or a conservation related subject
- Knowledge of and interest in dragonflies
- Previous experience in a conservation related role
- Experience of using social media for engagement and event promotion
- Experience in writing articles and/or press releases
- Experience in partnership/collaborative work
Closing date: midnight 16th February
Interviews: 25th February
About British Dragonfly Society (BDS)
We are the voice for dragonflies in Britain and we work to conserve them and their wetland
habitats. The charity was established in 1983 and our key aims are to improve understanding and
awareness of dragonflies, their conservation and the challenges they face, in order to increase
action for dragonflies across Britain.
We are the voice for dragonflies in Britain and we work to conserve them and their wetland habitats. The charity was established in 1983 and our key aims are to improve understanding and awareness of dragonflies, their conservation and the challenges they face, in order to increase action for dragonflies across Britain.
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