Restoration Project Manager (East Anglia)

Blue Marine has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to support the development of East Anglia’s seascape scale restoration project. East Anglia’s waters were once home to abundant seagrass, saltmarsh and oyster habitats but have since declined. Blue Marine is aiming to restore, protect, and re-establish connectivity between these highly degraded and fragmented marine habitats to safeguard biodiversity, climate, and local livelihoods.

This is an incredible chance to join a highly impactful charity at the cutting edge of marine conservation, and an opportunity to lead the development of a new project that addresses some of the biggest challenges faced in the marine environment to date.  The Project Manager will work closely with Blue Marine’s wider restoration team, and other stakeholders to conduct the feasibility for seascape scale habitat restoration within Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. The post holder will also support Blue Marine’s some support wider work across East Anglia including supporting low impact fisheries and creating effective marine protected areas.

Salary: £29,000 – £33,000 pro rata, per annum depending on experience

Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term contract, with the possibility of extension dependent on funding.

Hours: Part time, 24 hours per week (three days a week between Monday-Friday, with flexibility on the days)

Location: Flexible, although regular travel to East Anglia will be required to meet the needs of the project

Reporting to: Senior UK Restoration Projects Manager

Application deadline: 24^th April 2022

Interviews: We anticipate interviews to be held late April 2022

Please send your CV and a letter explaining your skills and suitability for the role along with information on your salary expectations to Anna Gage: anna@edelweisshr.co.uk

If you would like to know more or have any questions, then we’d be happy to help.

We are committed to an inclusive workplace, where there is equality of opportunity. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Roles & responsibilities:

• Work with BLUE and partners to scope and develop the East Anglia seascape restoration project.
• Engage with stakeholders including communities, NGOs, local fisheries, government and regulators.
• Organise, co-ordinate and facilitate stakeholder workshops to build the vision for seascape scale restoration in East Anglia.
• Collate existing information including government data, historic records, academic research to inform the project.
• Identify and develop necessary studies to map, model and ground truth habitat extent, threats, and restoration opportunities.
• Create GIS data sets to inform the development of the seascape restoration project.
• Work with BLUE and partners to identify sites for trial restoration work and develop methodologies for pilot restoration studies that will inform future activities at scale.
• Support BLUE’s wider work across East Anglia including it’s work with inshore fisheries.
• Represent BLUE and the project as and when required at meetings, events and other engagement opportunities, as well deliver presentations for internal and external consumption as and when required.
  • Produce reports to funders on progress against deliverables and provide scientific content and guidance to BLUE to meet funding and reporting requirements.
  • Assist with the creation of content for media and updates for BLUE’s website and other communications platforms.

This list is not exhaustive, and the selected candidate will be required to undertake other relevant tasks.

Skills & experience required:

• Relevant qualification and/or experience of marine conservation and/or species/ habitat restoration.
• A technical knowledge of marine conservation and/ or species/ habitat restoration is desirable
• Demonstratable experience of delivering complex projects and ability to take initiative.
• An excellent communicator (written and verbal), with experience of engaging, managing, and building stakeholder relationships.
• Highly self-motivated and determination to succeed.
• Able to work under pressure, prioritise tasks and meet key deadlines.
• Excellent team working and inter-personal skills.
• A command of relevant software.
• Ability to use GIS is desirable

A demonstrable track record of effecting positive change within the marine environment.