An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Dorset National Landscape Stepping into Nature team to help deliver the Nature Buddies Network project.

This project aims to reduce the barriers people face to engage with heritage and nature, through working in partnership with community groups and organisations to grow a coordinated network of volunteer Nature Buddies across Dorset

The Nature Buddies Network has been made possible with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we will be able to support more people and enable, empower and encourage them to access and connect to nature and heritage within the landscape.

You will be making a difference to the lives of people in Dorset by reducing barriers to accessing nature and heritage, reducing loneliness and helping people to enjoy better, healthier, more fulfilled lives.

Deadline: 26th August 2024

Details & application form can be found here: Dorset Council Jobs

This is a full time role until the end of June 2026 and will be based within the small, friendly and dynamic Dorset National Landscape team, hosted by Dorset Council. The office base will be County Hall, Dorchester.

If you have any questions about the role, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Sally King (Tourism, Visitor & Access Manager)

• You will be one of two Stepping into Nature Coordinators, who will work together to deliver the Nature Buddies Network project plan on time, in budget and to high quality.
• Deliver the Nature Buddies engagement plan and oversee the Stepping into Nature communications through website development, press releases, interviews, social media and email newsletters.
• Work with community grant applicants to bring forward suitable applications to the Community grant scheme including award funding, monitor, support and evidence grants.
• To work with other members of the team and partner organisations to ensure good working relationships with the key stakeholders.
• To develop new health and wellbeing projects that help to deliver the Dorset National Landscape management plan. This may include identifying gaps, bringing stakeholders together, writing grant applications and delivering additional projects.
• To work occasional weekends and evenings at shows/events/meetings.
• To undertake other reasonable duties relevant to this role, in consultation with your line manager.

The postholder should be well-organised, digitally savvy, financially literate, have experience of project management and have good communication skills.

If you are passionate about improving people’s wellbeing through connecting to nature, are an exceptional organiser and communicator, love to work in partnership and alongside colleagues, and thrive in an energetic working environment, we would love to hear from you.

You will need to have a flexible approach to work, travelling to meetings and site visits, working in the office and at home, and working at evening and/or weekend meetings if required. It is necessary to have a full driving license and access to a vehicle.