Links with Nature will be working in the Coalfield area of Sunderland to restore nature across 13 greenspaces and empower local people to get involved and realise the benefits for wildlife and their own health and well being. This is a partnership project between Durham Wildlife Trust, Sunderland City Council and Wear Rivers Trust with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The key roles of this post are:

• To actively engage local communities from across the Coalfield with their local greenspaces.
• To promote the role nature and greenspaces can play in supporting a healthier and more active lifestyle, in partnership with local stakeholders.
• To work with the Links with Nature Project Manager, Greenspaces Officer and Hetton Park and Bogs Officer, to support the delivery of on-site work to improve the thirteen council owned greenspaces.
• To provide people with greater appreciation and understanding of nature’s needs so that they are better able to take action to address its decline.
• To ensure, in partnership with Sunderland City Council, that thirteen Links with Nature greenspaces are presented in the best possible way to create safe, welcoming spaces that encourage residents to engage with nature.

More about the role

This is a full time, fixed-term role (24 months), working 37.5 hours per week and based at Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve with the opportunity for hybrid working. For full details, click on the job pack below.

How to apply
To apply for this post please complete the application form and submit it to jobs@durhamwt.co.uk . The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 27th May. Interviews are likely to be held on Tuesday 11th June at Durham Wildlife Trust’s Rainton Meadows HQ (DH4 6PU). Unfortunately, it will not be possible to respond to all applicants