Fixed term contract until March 2024

About us
The Lake District National Park Authority looks after this unique corner of England, encouraging people to enjoy and understand its beauty and helping those who live and work here. Our staff include rangers and field workers, advisers at our visitor centres, planners and ecologists.

We’re hiring a Project Coordinator to provide coordination, administration and organisation of our Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme. The FiPL programme is part of the agricultural transition plan and provides funding to our farmers and land managers so they can carry out one-off projects that support benefits for nature, climate, people and places around the National Park.

What’s it like to work here?
Working directly under the FiPL Project Manager you’ll be part of the wider FiPL Delivery Team. This team of specialists, rangers and external partners contribute to delivering net zero, support nature’s recovery, improve opportunities for people’s health and wellbeing as well as increase its recognition as a great visitor destination.

We’ve moved to hybrid working combining working from home including days at our office base in Kendal (at least 2 days, including Tuesdays). You’ll be provided with a laptop to enable you to access our secure IT network when working remotely.

The role
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
• Provide day to day, responsive and comprehensive administrative services to the FiPL Delivery Team for all stages of the FiPL programme.
• Acting as a central point of communication to ensure that information is disseminated promptly internally and externally.
• To provide specific secretariat support to the FiPL Project Board and Local Assessment Panel and other related groups.

This is a fantastic development opportunity to join a dedicated team who are supporting famers and land managers to help move through the changes and challenges that farming is experiencing. As well as getting involved with the future of this special place, as we embark on the delivery of the new Partnership Management Plan.

Please read the attached role profile for the full person specification on this post.

Benefits
Working with us, you’ll enjoy:
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Electric car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Paid time off so you can volunteer
• Subsidised healthcare scheme

See our website for a complete list of our employee benefits.

Contact
For an informal chat, please contact Tim Duckmanton (Team Leader Strategy and Environment) on tim.duckmanton@lakedistrict.gov.uk or 07776 274450

Interviews scheduled for Wednesday 20 July

We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive sufficient applications, so please apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity.

Diversity and Inclusion
As an equal opportunities employer, the Lake District National Park Authority is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. These groups are under-represented at the LDNPA, particularly at senior level.

Disability Confident Employer
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide evidence in your application which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required under each of the essential criteria, as well as meeting any of the qualification, skills or experience defined as essential.