Groundwork South
Bristol, Gloucestershire
Groundwork South is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Project Officer to lead on the delivery of our Climate Action Fund project over the next five years. Senior Project Officer (Climate Action Fund Training and Development Lead) Contract: Fixed term until June 2031 Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours each week Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum Location: Home-based (with travel across England) There is a focus on South West England during the pilot phase About Us Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people s prospects, and promote greener living and working. We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that we do. Each year we deliver over 100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real and lasting, positive change. About the Project Communities Prepared works with volunteers and communities across England to help them build the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. This includes supporting communities to plan for climate-related risks such as flooding, storms, heatwaves, and severe weather. Despite the successes we have had through our programme to date, we are not currently reaching diverse enough audiences and too often there are people missing from the resilience sector. This needs to change. To address this we are now embarking on an exciting new UK-wide partnership programme funded through the National Lottery Community Fund s Climate Action Fund over the next five years. The programme responds to growing evidence that climate-related emergencies, including extreme heat, flooding, fire, cold and severe weather, disproportionately impact marginalised communities, while those same communities are often excluded from resilience planning and decision-making. The programme brings together Equally Ours, Communities Prepared (part of Groundwork South), and the VCS Emergencies Partnership (VCSEP, part of the British Red Cross) to strengthen climate resilience by ensuring that communities experiencing discrimination and disadvantage are at the heart of climate preparedness, response, recovery and policy-making. Through a rights-based and co-produced approach, the programme seeks to shift climate resilience policy and practice away from models that frame communities as vulnerable , and towards approaches grounded in agency, participation, equality and shared responsibility. Key Responsibilities As Senior Project Officer, you will: Work with the project team to map stakeholders and co-develop a structured engagement plan to recruit and work with marginalised communities. Build a collaborative and trusting relationship with the partner organisations and other stakeholders for this project, ensuring this work meets their expectations and complements areas of the work programme led by others. Work with project participants and partners to co-design Communities Prepared material and delivery methods that are more accessible and relevant to diverse audiences. Lead on the delivery of resilience training and workshop sessions with diverse audiences, both in-person and online. Work with project participants and partners to co-design a train the trainer model that will enable diverse audiences to deliver resilience training within their own communities, amplifying reach and impact. Work with the core Communities Prepared team to adapt our offer with the long-term goal of the Programme reaching more diverse audiences, especially those seldom heard in this sector. The role involves regular travel across the UK, with a focus on South West England during the project s pilot phase. We are looking for someone with: Experience in community engagement or community development. Experience delivering training or workshops. Strong organisational and project management skills. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, confident to engage people from a range of different backgrounds. Experience working with multiple stakeholders or partners. Confidence working independently in a remote role. An interest in climate change, community resilience and wider community development. A willingness to travel across the country. Closing date for applications : 11.59pm, 30th June 2026 Interview date: 15th July over MS Teams Interview panel: Representatives from Groundwork South, Equally Ours and VCSEP (tbc) Interested? If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. Groundwork South is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community. No agencies please.
Groundwork South is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Project Officer to lead on the delivery of our Climate Action Fund project over the next five years. Senior Project Officer (Climate Action Fund Training and Development Lead) Contract: Fixed term until June 2031 Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours each week Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum Location: Home-based (with travel across England) There is a focus on South West England during the pilot phase About Us Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people s prospects, and promote greener living and working. We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that we do. Each year we deliver over 100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real and lasting, positive change. About the Project Communities Prepared works with volunteers and communities across England to help them build the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. This includes supporting communities to plan for climate-related risks such as flooding, storms, heatwaves, and severe weather. Despite the successes we have had through our programme to date, we are not currently reaching diverse enough audiences and too often there are people missing from the resilience sector. This needs to change. To address this we are now embarking on an exciting new UK-wide partnership programme funded through the National Lottery Community Fund s Climate Action Fund over the next five years. The programme responds to growing evidence that climate-related emergencies, including extreme heat, flooding, fire, cold and severe weather, disproportionately impact marginalised communities, while those same communities are often excluded from resilience planning and decision-making. The programme brings together Equally Ours, Communities Prepared (part of Groundwork South), and the VCS Emergencies Partnership (VCSEP, part of the British Red Cross) to strengthen climate resilience by ensuring that communities experiencing discrimination and disadvantage are at the heart of climate preparedness, response, recovery and policy-making. Through a rights-based and co-produced approach, the programme seeks to shift climate resilience policy and practice away from models that frame communities as vulnerable , and towards approaches grounded in agency, participation, equality and shared responsibility. Key Responsibilities As Senior Project Officer, you will: Work with the project team to map stakeholders and co-develop a structured engagement plan to recruit and work with marginalised communities. Build a collaborative and trusting relationship with the partner organisations and other stakeholders for this project, ensuring this work meets their expectations and complements areas of the work programme led by others. Work with project participants and partners to co-design Communities Prepared material and delivery methods that are more accessible and relevant to diverse audiences. Lead on the delivery of resilience training and workshop sessions with diverse audiences, both in-person and online. Work with project participants and partners to co-design a train the trainer model that will enable diverse audiences to deliver resilience training within their own communities, amplifying reach and impact. Work with the core Communities Prepared team to adapt our offer with the long-term goal of the Programme reaching more diverse audiences, especially those seldom heard in this sector. The role involves regular travel across the UK, with a focus on South West England during the project s pilot phase. We are looking for someone with: Experience in community engagement or community development. Experience delivering training or workshops. Strong organisational and project management skills. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, confident to engage people from a range of different backgrounds. Experience working with multiple stakeholders or partners. Confidence working independently in a remote role. An interest in climate change, community resilience and wider community development. A willingness to travel across the country. Closing date for applications : 11.59pm, 30th June 2026 Interview date: 15th July over MS Teams Interview panel: Representatives from Groundwork South, Equally Ours and VCSEP (tbc) Interested? If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. Groundwork South is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community. No agencies please.
Environmental Justice Foundation
Location: Based in London 3 days in the office/week. Salary range : £37,000-42,000 Contract: Full-time. Permanent Benefits : 22 days leave (and statutory holidays), increasing by 1 day for the first year worked and then by 2 days for each year of service after. Extended paid leave over Christmas / New Year. Generous pension contributions, increasing for each year of service Private health insurance and cycling to work scheme About EJF EJF exists to protect the natural world and defend our fundamental human right to a secure environment. We believe in equity and justice and a need to respect, defend, and empower communities most at risk from habitat loss, biodiversity collapse and global heating. EJF investigates and exposes abuses and supports environmental defenders, Indigenous peoples, communities, and independent journalists on the frontlines of environmental injustice. We work internationally to drive changes to the very architecture of environmental governance, securing permanent solutions to protect our planet. With over 115 staff, including grassroots mobilisers, filmmakers, investigators, and advocates in 16 countries, we campaign to protect our global ocean, climate, wetlands, and forests, as well as environmental defenders. About the role: EJF seeks a dynamic and highly organised individual to join our expanding Environmental Defenders (ED) programme. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as we scale up support for grassroots leaders who protect our planet and defend interlinked human rights. Working closely with the Global Programme Coordinator, the ED Programme Officer will enable EJF to deliver tailored training on advocacy, investigation, and filmmaking to environmental defenders worldwide. This starts with supporting the coordination of our new Ocean Defenders project alongside EJF s teams in Southeast Asia and West Africa. As an effective multitasker and skilled coordinator, you will lead the operational and logistical elements of our capacity-strengthening programmes. You will build and maintain strong relationships with our partners, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, tailored support. The role requires excellent planning abilities, a strong attention to detail and a passion for helping others. This position offers significant room for growth and learning . The successful candidate will be given opportunities for development such as participating in training projects overseas and growing project management responsibilities. Key responsibilities: Taking instruction and guidance from the Global Programme Coordinator (and in her absence, a named member of the Senior Management Team), the Environmental Defenders Programme Officer will: Plan and organise in-person (and remote) support for environmental defenders leading on scheduling, budgeting, logistics and other administrative elements of the EJF support. Support the implementation of the capacity-strengthening programme, following up with colleagues and partners to ensure continuous progress towards deliverables. Coordinate with environmental defenders (grassroots NGOs and other civil society leaders) maintaining relationships with focal points, collecting feedback, and monitoring support needs. Contribute to the implementation and improvement of the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) processes, to measure the programme s impact, the quality of the support provided and adapt to emerging needs and priorities. Support with creating new and streamlining internal processes developing templates, centralising training materials, and facilitating the sharing of lessons learned across teams. Assist with production of reports to funders and in securing new and additional funding for the programme. Support communications efforts on the Environmental Defenders programme, drafting impactful content for the website, sharing successes with the EJF comms team and identifying other opportunities to improve the programme s visibility. Ensure that digital images from the Programme and from partners are logged in the EJF image library and utilised effectively to drive engagement in the programme. Conduct research and participate in networking opportunities to identify potential organisations and individuals to join and benefit from the Environmental Defenders Programme. Liaise between partners and EJF s finance function to ensure that activities are delivered within budget, delivering value for money. Essential experience and skills : Experience coordinating logistics for international trips, events or complex projects. Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with partners (NGOs or others) from different cultures and across time zones. Experience in managing complex schedules and meeting deadlines. Experience with budget management (planning and reporting) and ensuring cost-effective use of resources. At least two to three years professional work experience in a relevant field (e.g. environmental action, human rights, international development, project management, etc.) Strong research, written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to present information in a clear, compelling way to diverse audiences (in person and online) Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams. Excellent attention to detail and high reliability. Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset. Ability to adapt to changes in plans and a quick learner. Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work diplomatically and collaboratively with partners from diverse cultures. A deep-rooted commitment to environmental justice and a determination to change the world for good. Desirable experience and skills: Fluency in additional languages: French, Portuguese, Thai, Bahasa or Spanish. Background working with people and organisations in the Global South, and an understanding of decolonial approaches. Experience in designing or implementing training programmes. Experience with advocacy, communications, policy change or filmmaking. Experience in developing templates and standardising practices (e.g. SOPs, M&E, feedback processes, training materials). Experience working within non-profit organisations. We are actively seeking candidates from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, and we strongly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the environmental sector. Even if you don t meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply. We value potential and dedication, and we are committed to providing development opportunities to help the right candidate grow into the role. To apply: Please send your CV and a brief cover letter (1.5 page maximum) to the email address provided . Please begin the names of both files (CV and cover letter) with your own name or initials (e.g. Alba.Smith_CV or AS_CV). Closing date for applications: Thursday 23rd October 2025 Interviews : Starting 29th October 2025 Candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK. EJF is an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering diversity within the workplace. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date , please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Location: Based in London 3 days in the office/week. Salary range : £37,000-42,000 Contract: Full-time. Permanent Benefits : 22 days leave (and statutory holidays), increasing by 1 day for the first year worked and then by 2 days for each year of service after. Extended paid leave over Christmas / New Year. Generous pension contributions, increasing for each year of service Private health insurance and cycling to work scheme About EJF EJF exists to protect the natural world and defend our fundamental human right to a secure environment. We believe in equity and justice and a need to respect, defend, and empower communities most at risk from habitat loss, biodiversity collapse and global heating. EJF investigates and exposes abuses and supports environmental defenders, Indigenous peoples, communities, and independent journalists on the frontlines of environmental injustice. We work internationally to drive changes to the very architecture of environmental governance, securing permanent solutions to protect our planet. With over 115 staff, including grassroots mobilisers, filmmakers, investigators, and advocates in 16 countries, we campaign to protect our global ocean, climate, wetlands, and forests, as well as environmental defenders. About the role: EJF seeks a dynamic and highly organised individual to join our expanding Environmental Defenders (ED) programme. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as we scale up support for grassroots leaders who protect our planet and defend interlinked human rights. Working closely with the Global Programme Coordinator, the ED Programme Officer will enable EJF to deliver tailored training on advocacy, investigation, and filmmaking to environmental defenders worldwide. This starts with supporting the coordination of our new Ocean Defenders project alongside EJF s teams in Southeast Asia and West Africa. As an effective multitasker and skilled coordinator, you will lead the operational and logistical elements of our capacity-strengthening programmes. You will build and maintain strong relationships with our partners, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, tailored support. The role requires excellent planning abilities, a strong attention to detail and a passion for helping others. This position offers significant room for growth and learning . The successful candidate will be given opportunities for development such as participating in training projects overseas and growing project management responsibilities. Key responsibilities: Taking instruction and guidance from the Global Programme Coordinator (and in her absence, a named member of the Senior Management Team), the Environmental Defenders Programme Officer will: Plan and organise in-person (and remote) support for environmental defenders leading on scheduling, budgeting, logistics and other administrative elements of the EJF support. Support the implementation of the capacity-strengthening programme, following up with colleagues and partners to ensure continuous progress towards deliverables. Coordinate with environmental defenders (grassroots NGOs and other civil society leaders) maintaining relationships with focal points, collecting feedback, and monitoring support needs. Contribute to the implementation and improvement of the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) processes, to measure the programme s impact, the quality of the support provided and adapt to emerging needs and priorities. Support with creating new and streamlining internal processes developing templates, centralising training materials, and facilitating the sharing of lessons learned across teams. Assist with production of reports to funders and in securing new and additional funding for the programme. Support communications efforts on the Environmental Defenders programme, drafting impactful content for the website, sharing successes with the EJF comms team and identifying other opportunities to improve the programme s visibility. Ensure that digital images from the Programme and from partners are logged in the EJF image library and utilised effectively to drive engagement in the programme. Conduct research and participate in networking opportunities to identify potential organisations and individuals to join and benefit from the Environmental Defenders Programme. Liaise between partners and EJF s finance function to ensure that activities are delivered within budget, delivering value for money. Essential experience and skills : Experience coordinating logistics for international trips, events or complex projects. Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with partners (NGOs or others) from different cultures and across time zones. Experience in managing complex schedules and meeting deadlines. Experience with budget management (planning and reporting) and ensuring cost-effective use of resources. At least two to three years professional work experience in a relevant field (e.g. environmental action, human rights, international development, project management, etc.) Strong research, written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to present information in a clear, compelling way to diverse audiences (in person and online) Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams. Excellent attention to detail and high reliability. Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset. Ability to adapt to changes in plans and a quick learner. Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work diplomatically and collaboratively with partners from diverse cultures. A deep-rooted commitment to environmental justice and a determination to change the world for good. Desirable experience and skills: Fluency in additional languages: French, Portuguese, Thai, Bahasa or Spanish. Background working with people and organisations in the Global South, and an understanding of decolonial approaches. Experience in designing or implementing training programmes. Experience with advocacy, communications, policy change or filmmaking. Experience in developing templates and standardising practices (e.g. SOPs, M&E, feedback processes, training materials). Experience working within non-profit organisations. We are actively seeking candidates from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, and we strongly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the environmental sector. Even if you don t meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply. We value potential and dedication, and we are committed to providing development opportunities to help the right candidate grow into the role. To apply: Please send your CV and a brief cover letter (1.5 page maximum) to the email address provided . Please begin the names of both files (CV and cover letter) with your own name or initials (e.g. Alba.Smith_CV or AS_CV). Closing date for applications: Thursday 23rd October 2025 Interviews : Starting 29th October 2025 Candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK. EJF is an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering diversity within the workplace. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date , please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
