Current Vacancies
Project Officer
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly motivated and effective organisation to help scope, design, deliver and monitor effective science driven environmental projects. As a Project Officer you will be keen to deliver results. You will be expected to be powered by the science, delve into the detail and context and grasp the complexity of the issues you are working on. You will need to be able to analyse and distil information in a simplified manner appropriate for different audiences.
To realise project aims you will need to influence key stakeholders and will be required to use polite persistence as well as drive, creativity and resilience to ensure change happens. In this role you will be expected to be flexible and agile and willing to move between different projects as required. You will support Senior Project Managers to effectively deliver project activities and report on progress.
You must be willing to learn and challenge yourself. You will be joining a small, dynamic and supportive team.
You must be eligible to work legally in the UK.
Download the Application Pack for additional information and full Job Description and Responsibilities
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Type of contract: 2-year contract with 3 months probationary period.
Salary: £29,000 (full time equivalent) dependent upon skills and experience.
Location: The Fidra office in North Berwick (hybrid working allowed in line with homeworking policy).
Holidays: 7 working weeks (35 days full time equivalent) plus the annual office shutdown between 25 December and 2 January.
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.00pm. This is a full-time position, but flexible and/or part-time working will be considered.
Other Benefits: 8% (base salary) employer pension contribution. Life insurance 3x annual salary. Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
HOW TO APPLY
Applications, consisting of a short covering letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role and your motivations for applying, a full CV, and contact details for two referees (who will not be approached without your permission), should be submitted via email to:
Catherine Amis, Operations Manager: Catherine.Amis@fidra.org.uk, copying in Lyndsay.Embleton@fidra.org.uk
Please put in the heading: Application for Project Officer
Please indicate in your covering letter where you saw this position advertised.
A separate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring form is included in the application page. This is voluntary and will not be seen by the shortlisting committee. Its sole aim is to support us to become a more inclusive organisation. If you are able, please submit the EDI form with your application. It will be separated from your application upon receipt and used by HR for monitoring purposes only.
The closing date for applications is Friday 20th September at 1600 hours.
First round of interviews will be held in person at the Fidra office provisionally scheduled for October 1st/2nd 2024
Second round of interviews may be arranged during the week commencing 7th October using a virtual platform.
As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to equality of opportunity in recruitment and will not discriminate on grounds of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, religion or belief, or marriage or civil partnership. Please see our equality, diversity and inclusion statement.
We aim to respond to unsuccessful applicants within a minimum of 4 weeks