Lea River Park Community Engagement Manager
Salary: £28,000 per annum
3 year contract | based in East London
Based in East London and delivering an education and engagement project in communities around the new Lea River Park in the Lower Lea Valley by:
" Strengthening the links and relationships between the local community, pupils and businesses with the River Lea and the Lea River Park.
" Arranging and leading on community consultation and advising working with the park's client team and design team in response to the communities' local feedback needs and priorities.
" Delivering environmental education for local schools.
" Providing the local community, pupils and businesses with practical skills and opportunities to protect and maintain the waterways and the Lea River Park.
" Hosting education and engagement visits and events for the local community, pupils and businesses.
Thames21 is the leading environmental charity for London's network of waterways. This dynamic and rapidly developing charity is looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to operate the management of a new project in the Lower Lea Valley area.
Through this project, Thames21 aims to help build an informed generation of young people with opinions and roots in their area, and equip them to support the Lea River Park as it develops. The postholder will help to provide the immediate community with practical, sustainable opportunities to protect, value, benefit and improve their local waterway environments. The goal is to strengthen links between different communities living along and around the Lea River Park, as well as links between people within communities.
Applicants should have:
" A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject
" Interest and knowledge of waterway and environmental issues
" Demonstrable experience of working with schools, children and young people
" Demonstrable experience of practical delivery of projects involving community consultation and participation
" Willing to undertake practical, outside work with volunteers in all weathers
" Experience of reporting project outputs & some project management
" Confident IT skills
" Excellent verbal communication skills
" Ability to rapidly assimilate and retain up-to-date knowledge of Thames21, its projects and programmes
Application form (Word)
For an application pack e-mail: kathy.wilkinson@thames21.org.uk
Or call 020 7248 2916
Closing date for completed application forms: Friday 28th November 2008
Interview date: 15th December 2008
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