PLA/1564 - Natural Infrastructure Officer
£23,541 to £29,577

Ballard House *Fixed term until June 2023 37 hours per week Grade E/F (£23,541-£29,577) per annum (subject to experience)

N569N - Natural Infrastructure Officer - role profile

 

*Current Plymouth City Council apprentices wishing to apply for this role must contact the recruiting manager to ensure that they are able to support them to satisfactorily complete their NVQ qualification. Apprentices must also have 6 months continuous service and satisfactorily completed their probationary period before applying.

 

**This vacancy may be available as a secondment opportunity for internal Plymouth City Council employees please refer to the internal jobs page for further information before applying.

 

Please note, Plymouth City Council uses generic role profiles.  The Role Profile for this vacancy is for Natural Infrastructure Officer Grade (Grade E-F) which has been designed to cover all environmental jobs within the Environment Planning Division which covers everything from running allotments, managing trees and all forms of environmental management.

 

Are you passionate about protecting the environment? Would you like to become part of an exciting project to reduce plastic pollution in Plymouth?

 

PCC is a key partner in the ‘Preventing Plastic Pollution’ project, a €14m Interreg programme involving 18 partners from France and England, which aims to remove and prevent plastic pollution in Plymouth as one of its seven pilot areas.

 

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Project Officer who can pick up and run with the delivery of the programme to its completion in June 2023.

 

We are looking for someone who is organised and enthusiastic with excellent project management skills. You will be working closely with PPP project partners, local businesses, communities and stakeholders through a variety of networks, events and external contracts.   Ideally, you will be familiar with Microsoft office, have a working knowledge of budgets and reporting and be confident with social media and general communications.

 

Job Description

 

The Preventing Plastic Pollution seeks to understand and reduce the impacts of plastic pollution in the marine environment. By looking at the catchment from source to sea, the project will identify and target hotspots for plastic, embed behaviour change in local communities and businesses, and implement effective solutions and alternatives.

 

We are looking for someone to help with the continued delivery of this project in Plymouth. Duties will involve:

 

·       Co-ordinating existing contracts and devising and delivering new projects and contracts for remaining deliverables

·       Co-ordinating community events and engaging effectively with communities, recreational users, businesses and schools to support the plastic-free agenda

·       Working with partners to monitor, evaluate and report on deliverables

·       Working with partners to develop frameworks for best practice

·       Raising awareness and promoting the project to ensure local involvement and support through successful comms plans and social media

·       Assisting with the management of the project, liaising partners, attending work package and working group meetings, record keeping and report writing.

 

The individual will need to demonstrate:

 

·        Basic project management skills Experience of supporting complex partnership and working with a variety of stakeholders from different sectors

·        Ability to prioritise and manage the individual’s work load according to set deadlines

·        Ability to work as part of a team

·        Good communication skills and knowledge of using PC applications including Microsoft Office

·        An appropriate qualification, or working towards an appropriate qualification

·        An interest in environmental issues

 

You will part of the Projects and Partnerships Team within Environment Planning Service of Plymouth City Council; a dynamic and energetic team of over 40 staff who deliver environmental projects across the city, oversee the management of the green estate, lead on low carbon projects, deliver collaborative marine management, undertake environmental planning and provide environmental input into the planning system.

 

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Liz Cole, Natural Infrastructure Officer, on 01752 306744 or email liz.cole@plymouth.gov.uk  before 12 pm Friday 14th January.

 

Closing date: Sunday 16 January 2022 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacancy Description
Ballard House *Fixed term until June 2023 37 hours per week Grade E/F (£23,541-£29,577) per annum (subject to experience)
 

N569N - Natural Infrastructure Officer - role profile

 

*Current Plymouth City Council apprentices wishing to apply for this role must contact the recruiting manager to ensure that they are able to support them to satisfactorily complete their NVQ qualification. Apprentices must also have 6 months continuous service and satisfactorily completed their probationary period before applying.

 

**This vacancy may be available as a secondment opportunity for internal Plymouth City Council employees please refer to the internal jobs page for further information before applying.

 

Please note, Plymouth City Council uses generic role profiles.  The Role Profile for this vacancy is for Natural Infrastructure Officer Grade (Grade E-F) which has been designed to cover all environmental jobs within the Environment Planning Division which covers everything from running allotments, managing trees and all forms of environmental management.

 

Are you passionate about protecting the environment? Would you like to become part of an exciting project to reduce plastic pollution in Plymouth?

 

PCC is a key partner in the ‘Preventing Plastic Pollution’ project, a €14m Interreg programme involving 18 partners from France and England, which aims to remove and prevent plastic pollution in Plymouth as one of its seven pilot areas.

 

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Project Officer who can pick up and run with the delivery of the programme to its completion in June 2023.

 

We are looking for someone who is organised and enthusiastic with excellent project management skills. You will be working closely with PPP project partners, local businesses, communities and stakeholders through a variety of networks, events and external contracts.   Ideally, you will be familiar with Microsoft office, have a working knowledge of budgets and reporting and be confident with social media and general communications.

 

Job Description

 

The Preventing Plastic Pollution seeks to understand and reduce the impacts of plastic pollution in the marine environment. By looking at the catchment from source to sea, the project will identify and target hotspots for plastic, embed behaviour change in local communities and businesses, and implement effective solutions and alternatives.

 

We are looking for someone to help with the continued delivery of this project in Plymouth. Duties will involve:

 

·       Co-ordinating existing contracts and devising and delivering new projects and contracts for remaining deliverables

·       Co-ordinating community events and engaging effectively with communities, recreational users, businesses and schools to support the plastic-free agenda

·       Working with partners to monitor, evaluate and report on deliverables

·       Working with partners to develop frameworks for best practice

·       Raising awareness and promoting the project to ensure local involvement and support through successful comms plans and social media

·       Assisting with the management of the project, liaising partners, attending work package and working group meetings, record keeping and report writing.

 

The individual will need to demonstrate:

 

·        Basic project management skills Experience of supporting complex partnership and working with a variety of stakeholders from different sectors

·        Ability to prioritise and manage the individual’s work load according to set deadlines

·        Ability to work as part of a team

·        Good communication skills and knowledge of using PC applications including Microsoft Office

·        An appropriate qualification, or working towards an appropriate qualification

·        An interest in environmental issues

 

You will part of the Projects and Partnerships Team within Environment Planning Service of Plymouth City Council; a dynamic and energetic team of over 40 staff who deliver environmental projects across the city, oversee the management of the green estate, lead on low carbon projects, deliver collaborative marine management, undertake environmental planning and provide environmental input into the planning system.

 

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Liz Cole, Natural Infrastructure Officer, on 01752 306744 or email liz.cole@plymouth.gov.uk  before 12 pm Friday 14th January.

 

Closing date: Sunday 16 January 2022