Programme Manager - UK Marine
RSPB
Introduction
This role will support delivery of the UK Marine Programme and strategic programmes for seabirds and UK seas that contribute towards delivering the RSPB's strategy to 2030. The role sits within the RSPB's Global Conservation team and within the Policy and Advocacy Directorate but will work with colleagues across multiple teams and across the four UK countries with an emphasis on supporting change to drive resilient seas and healthy seabird populations.
What's the role about?
UK seabirds and the seas they depend upon are in trouble. Through this role you will coordinate the activities of the RSPB's UK marine programme board working towards building resilient seas and thriving seabird populations through provision of safe places to breed, feed and reduced mortality. This role will sit within the policy and advocacy team, managed by the Head of UK marine policy and will be crucial to ensuring the right governance structure and frameworks are in place to keep the programme on track and aligned with the organisations strategic priorities.
The role will work with individuals within and external to the organisation seeking to maximise RSPB impact to drive change in the marine environment. The role will ensure delivery of strategic priorities across Marine Protected Areas, fisheries and renewables workstreams occur in a timely and effective manner, producing relevant programme documentation and outcome reporting. In additional the role will draw together the RSPBs expertise from multiple teams, including policy, operational and science teams. As such it requires a clear communicator, an ability to organise work to manageable targets, take responsibility for overall progress against our strategic objectives, manage where relevant programme budgets and manage and support activities and events in a timely manner working with the wider team.
The role is home based and location is flexible within the UK. Flexible start date. Please note if required the role may be drawn upon to provide programme management support for the wider Global Conservation policy and advocacy team if needed.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Ability to manage programmes and demonstrable ability to manage changes within programmes.
- Attention to detail and ability to understand financial systems.
- Demonstrable leadership ability, able to lead without line management authority.
- An ability to produce clear written communications.
- Excellent problem solving skills and ability to find creative solutions.
- Able to work under pressure and adapt to changing circumstances.
- Logical & methodical, analytical and a good eye for detail.
- Proven time management and organisational skills
- Experience of working to a standard project management approach (eg RSPB Project Management Framework, Prince II).
This is a Fixed-Term role for 37.5 hours per week across a period of 18 months.
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position on 29th July. For further information please contact [email protected].
As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
About RSPB
The RSPB is a charity for the conservation of birds and nature. We bring people together who love birds and other wildlife, and who want to take action to restore the health and diversity of the natural world. We carry out conservation on a large scale, protect and restore habitats, and save species from extinction. We’re living in a nature and climate emergency, and we won’t stop whilst the threats persist.
We believe our work makes a real difference to the world we live in. It takes a great team to
save nature and we need a wide range of skills to make it happen.
As an RSPB employee, you will be helping to save nature every time you come to work. There’s never been a more important time to protect our wildlife and wild places, so we want to make sure you feel rewarded for everything you help us to achieve.
The RSPB is a charity for the conservation of birds and nature. We bring people together who love birds and other wildlife, and who want to take action to restore the health and diversity of the natural world. We carry out conservation on a large scale, protect and restore habitats, and save species from extinction. We’re living in a nature and climate emergency, and we won’t stop whilst the threats persist. We believe our work makes a real difference to the world we live in. It takes a great team to save nature and we need a wide range of skills to make it happen. As an RSPB employee, you will be helping to save nature every time you come to work. There’s never been a more important time to protect our wildlife and wild places, so we want to make sure you feel rewarded for everything you help us to achieve.
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