Marine Restoration & Engagement Officer (Wild Oysters/Stronger Shores)
Hours : Part Time - 30 hours / 4 days per week
Duration : Initial fixed term 12 months with possible extension
Sunderland and Homeworking with regular travel for fieldwork About the organisation
Our client is a leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work. They help people to carry out thousands of diverse, locally-led projects each year. Projects that tackle climate change and help people out of fuel poverty. That bring out the best in young people by helping them to improve their local area. Projects that build stronger communities by improving green space or get people back into work and create green jobs.
The Wild Oysters Project is a national oyster restoration initiative, developed by the Zoological Society of London, funded by the Stronger Shore Partnership and delivered locally in Tyne & Wear by the charity
The project aims to restore self-sustaining native oyster populations in the Northeast of England. The project delivers three key activities: 1) Oyster nurseries in Sunderland marina, 2) Seabed restoration sites, 3) Outreach, engagement, and education.
As the Marine Restoration & Engagement Officer, you will work extensively with volunteers to monitor the oyster nursery sites and deliver public outreach and education sessions to engage the local community with the project. The postholder will support the Marine Ecology Technical Lead on all aspects of seabed restoration work and any other technical support appropriate to the role.
The organisation wants someone who is comfortable delivering education sessions with school groups and community events. Your role will require regular travel to the nursery sites and working outdoors near water. You will also have experience of carrying out fieldwork in a marine or environmental context and be a good team worker with excellent organisation skills.
Midnight on Thursday 29th May 2025
As a Disability Confident employer they offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.
The charity ensures that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. They are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk.Their safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.