Community Growing Officer

Community Growing Officer

Salary: £23,782 to £25,475 (MEC Band 8) Pro Rata 22.2 hrs (3 days) per week – Fixed term contract to 31st August 2025.

Middlesbrough Environment City (MEC) is an independent charity that promotes healthy and sustainable lifestyles using the ten principles of One Planet Living. We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic officer to deliver a unique project.

The Community Growing Officer will work on the Growing Active project, a project working with community organisations and residents to share skills around horticulture and growing to support existing community greening and growing programmes.

This role will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the project including project planning and delivery, partnership development, monitoring of outcomes, coordination with the project partner organisations and evaluation.

With a sound understanding of horticulture and a passion to tackle the climate crisis, you will have previous experience of running community-based projects and have the ability to motivate, providing inspiration and leadership to others. You will require excellent communication and organisational skills and a have commitment to a community-led approach to building community resilience and addressing physical inactivity and climate change locally.

If you feel that you have the skills and attributes for this position, then we would like to hear from you. For further details please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply please download an application form from www.menvcity.org.uk. Alternatively, contact Middlesbrough Environment City info@menvcity.org.uk or 01642 579820.

Closing Date: 1pm 31st August 2023

Interview Date: 8th September 2023