North York Moors National Park Authority helps to look after one of the most phenomenal parts of the British Isles. The North York Moors is a unique area with a rich diversity of landscape and ecosystems to go alongside its breath-taking scenery and built heritage.

Farming in Protected Landscapes programme was launched in summer 2021 with funding from DEFRA. The programme is designed to help farmers and land managers in National Parks and AONBs to prepare for the transition to Environmental Land Management Schemes by supporting the delivery of environmental outcomes and public goods.

We’re looking for a new Farming in Protected Landscapes Administrator to support this key programme in the North York Moors Park Authority.

The Benefits

- Salary of £21,189 - £21,968
- Local government pension scheme
- 24 days’ annual leave rising annually by one day, to 29 days after 5 years’ service, plus eight public holidays
- Flexible working, including job share considered

This is the ideal role for a proven administrator ideally with a track record of supporting conservation initiatives.

You’ll have the chance to make a real impact on the delivery of this programme, working within a small team yet providing your own style of organisation to ensure we can deliver the programme smoothly.

What’s more, we offer a great range of benefits and rewards to ensure you remain motivated and focused on providing incredible support at every step of the programme journey.

The Role

As the Farming in Protected Landscapes Administrator, you will be tasked with supporting a range of projects within the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) Programme.

Specifically, you will provide administrative support, assisting with financial management, monitoring and reporting, supporting the Local Assessment panel, inspecting and making grant offers, agreements and payments, and creating reports.

This varied and engaging role will also see you providing technical support in terms of monitoring budgets, minutes taking and support for setting up events and workshops, as well as supporting project and programme evaluation.

About You

To be considered as the Farming in Protected Landscapes Administrator, you will need experience of:

- supporting the delivery of projects and programmes through administrative duties and basic communications
- monitoring and recording expenditure
- scheduling meetings and taking accurate notes
- writing detailed and accessible reports
- Ideally at a minimum, Business Administration or finance management related qualification to Level 2

Experience of effectively using Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint would be beneficial to your application, as would experience of supporting the production of reports.

Experience of using GIS/Earthlight to manage, digitise, display and analyse information would also be an advantage.

Other organisations may call this role Administrator, Programme Administrator, Project Administrator, Project Co-ordinator, Administration Officer, Admin Support Officer, or Project Support Officer.

This advert has been produced by Webrecruit in Collaboration with North York Moors National Park Authority.