Project Development Officer (Nature Towns & Cities) (Temporary) - REQ04768 - 439743
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £45,882.00 i £50,487.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 23 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Motherwell, ML1 3ED |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 5 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 439743 |
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North Lanarkshire Council is delighted to have been awarded significant funding to ensure that people from North Lanarkshire have a say in shaping its greener future. With the construction of an Environmental Justice Map and co-creation with residents, your work will help prioritise investment and develop designs for 18 future projects to enhance existing nature networks and create people and habitat connections in our urban open spaces.
This funding brings an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and customer focused individual to support the consultation and design stage of this groundbreaking project. Culminating in the production of a 10-year Greenspace Infrastructure Plan, you will work with our communities to design vibrant, resilient and beautiful spaces, where health inequalities and climate vulnerabilities can be minimised and opportunities for nature and net zero maximised. Funding is available to commission consultants to assist in various aspects of the project.
Joining our Community Greenspace Team, based at Strathclyde Country Park in Motherwell, you will assist the Programme Manager in working with communities, encouraging ideas and motivating engagement in this exciting project to connect people with nature in the areas where it is currently most difficult to achieve those linkages.
To be a success in this role you will have experience in working on community consultations and building volunteer enthusiasm to improve a local area, ideally in an environmental environment. With demonstrable skills in communication and project management, you will also have experience of tender, procurement and contract development practices as well as knowledge of the processes involved with administering financial documents and transactions.
With an HND or equivalent in a relevant discipline, you will have a keen interest in nature based solutions and around the concept of adaptation planning will share our passion for the project. A working knowledge of mapping software such as ArcGis would be of benefit to the role.
You will require a flexible approach to work and have the ability to work some evenings and weekends. You must also have a current driving licence and be able to travel throughout the area of North Lanarkshire.
You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member through Disclosure Scotland and obtain a satisfactory membership check prior to commencing in this role.
This role is temporary for 30 months and are supported by funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
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