Senior Wilder Community Engagement Officer – Wilder Norwich
Contract: Fixed term until end of February 2029
Hours: Full-Time, 35 hrs per week across 5 days
Salary: £31,000 per annum
Location: Bewick House, Norwich, NR1 + Hybrid working with significant time spent at project sites and in the community.
About Us
Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the oldest Wildlife Trust in the country and Norfolk’s largest environmental charity, committed to the protection and enhancement of Norfolk’s wildlife and wild places.
About the Wilder Norwich Project
Wilder Norwich is an ambitious multi-partner collaboration focused on nature recovery and community agency around three key urban green spaces in Norwich, delivered in partnership with Norfolk and Waveney Mind and Norwich City Council.
Through authentic, community-led engagement and ecological action, the project will support both nature recovery and community wellbeing in Norwich.
Wilder Norwich will work alongside the Nature City Norwich project, led by Norwich City Council.
Wilder Norwich is funded thanks to the support from National Lottery players and The National Lottery Community Fund.
The Role
The Senior Wilder Communities Officer (Wilder Norwich) will lead, coordinate, and deliver this flagship project for NWT. This is a pivotal role combining project management, team leadership, strategic partnership building, and hands-on community engagement.
You will oversee delivery across all three priority sites, line-manage two Wilder Communities Officers, report to funders and ensure the project’s activities reflect community aspirations, achieve ecological outcomes, and build long-term community ownership.
You will champion an inclusive, collaborative approach to connecting people and nature – particularly within communities that historically have had less access to high-quality green spaces and using a community organising approach support people to take action for nature where they live.
In return, we offer a competitive benefits package.
The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on the 15th of March 2026.
Initial interviews are likely to take place on the 27th of March 2026.
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.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We value respect, integrity, trust and responsibility. We want our people to be as diverse as nature itself and so we particularly encourage applications from those currently under-represented within our sector, including people from minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. We welcome people of all backgrounds and levels of experience with nature, and continually strive to improve our culture and practices. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. Please let us know if you require any adjustment processes to make our recruitment process more accessible.
No agencies please.