Wilder Connections Officer - Wilding Chesterfield

Are you passionate about urban wildlife and community engagement? We're seeking a dynamic Wilder Connections Officer to co-lead Wilding Chesterfield, an inspiring community-driven project focused on urban species recovery. 

In this role, you'll empower the people of Chesterfield to take meaningful action, transforming our city into a thriving habitat for swifts, bats, hedgehogs, and pollinators. You'll work collaboratively across the organisation and with external partners to drive urban nature recovery through a community organising approach. 

Partnering closely with the Urban Rewilding Programme Officer and the Communities & Connections team, you'll deliver a vibrant programme of events, activities, and projects designed to excite and inform people about urban wildlife. You'll inspire them to take action in their gardens, school grounds, and local green spaces, all in alignment with our Wilder2023 strategy. Together, we'll create a richer, more biodiverse Chesterfield where people and wildlife thrive. 

To be successful you'll:

Be passionate about working in collaboration to enable and empower communities to make Chesterfield a thriving town for people and wildlife. 

Be curious and creative, exploring new ways to connect communities with nature on their doorstep, and co-create nature recovery projects that inspire communities to take action.

Be courageous, standing up for what is right and challenging yourself and others to reimagine how people can deliver transformative change for nature.

What we can offer you:

• Flexible working options, we have adopted a 9-day working fortnight meaning all full time staff get a non-working Friday every fortnight
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, we also have a festive shutdown so all staff get the days between Christmas and New Year off in addition to their leave entitlement
• Climate Perks (extra leave granted for staff using more green, sustainable transport)
• 9.5% employer pension contribution
• Electric bike and car salary-sacrifice schemes available
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Personalised Development programme designed to enhance your knowledge and progress your career
• A multi-disciplinary business, with opportunities to work on a wide range of projects, developing your experience and skills
• A close-knit, friendly and supportive team, with a relaxed office atmosphere

About you 

This role might be right for you if you have: 

• Experience of delivering creative outdoor engagement activities, including large events, to a wide range of individuals and groups. 
• Experience of delivering innovative, interactive and accessible interpretation and excellent communications to engage audiences and mobilise action. 
• Experience of delivering excellent volunteering opportunities and inclusive stakeholder engagement and demonstrated ability to deliver impactful community organising techniques. 
• Experience of delivering outdoor engagement activities safely and inclusively, demonstrating a deep understanding and working practice of safeguarding, and health, safety and welfare. 

We are happy to talk flexible working!

This role will be based at our office in Middleton although a balance of home and office working will be allowed. We are a local charity so applicants should be easily able to access our office and other locations around the county.

Interviews are planned for Thursday 5th June.