Greater Manchester Project Manager
The Orchard
Greater Manchester Project Manager
£32227
The Orchard, Gorton, Manchester
- Part time
- Temporary
- Remote working
Posted 3 weeks ago, 13 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: d0fb28b042e442d39a6cdd5449e85113
Full Job Description
You will be responsible for supporting local community groups in Greater Manchester to plant orchards,
maintain existing ones, provide training (eg tree pruning), engage volunteers and run community events.
You will ensure that the projects are delivered on time, to budget and with consistent quality, and you will
fulfil the requirements for monitoring, evaluation and administration.
You will work with the rest of our team based across the UK to share good practice, develop peer-to-peer
support and become an engaged member of our friendly and passionate team of 17 people.
Scope of Job:
Orchard planting and restoration
- Liaise with community orchard groups to plan programme of workshops and events
- Organise and run orchard plantings, including all logistics
- Deliver training workshops in tree planting, pruning, maintenance and aftercare.
- Provide "orchard leader training" for key volunteers
- Organise community events (e.g. Apple Days, Wassails).
- Publicise events on social media
- Write orchard management plans
- Find potential new orchard sites and assess for suitability
- Engage members of the local community as volunteers
- Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
- Manage project budgets
- Capture and record data for monitoring and evaluation
- Develop partnerships with others that support the work of The Orchard Project
- Assess and mark homework on our accredited Level 2 Award in Forest Gardening and Level 3
- Identify potential regional funding opportunities and partnerships that could develop our work in
- Take part in relevant training
- Attend and contribute to staff visioning away-days and UK wide team meetings
- Support colleagues across the UK through regional visits (1 or 2 days per year)
- Share best practice with partners and other staff
- Any other reasonable organisational tasks appropriate to the running of a small charity, We want our organisation to be as diverse as the communities it supports. Increasing diversity in the
- Anonymised recruitment
- Managing projects of quality to deadline, to budget and with minimal supervision
- Delivering training in relevant subjects
- Working with volunteers
- Organising and managing events
- Developing and maintaining relationships with partners, community groups, local authorities and
- Monitoring, evaluating and reporting
- Profile raising using social media, web
- A good level of horticultural or arboricultural knowledge and skills, particularly in relation to
- A proven interest in environmental sustainability, sustainable food systems, and/or permaculture
- Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
- A high level of competence in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Cultural sensitivity in building relationships and engaging people from diverse backgrounds
- A passion for community orchards and a desire to share this with others
- A pro-active approach to sharing learning with other staff and partners
- An excellent advocate for the charity
- Passionate about the potential to transform communities and improve the lives of individuals
- Preparedness to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in
- Flexible and innovative in your approach to delivering projects
Salary - £32,227 FTE, plus 5% employers pension and wellbeing budget - Holiday allowance of 25 days FTE with flexible bank holiday usage and additional days off between
- Time off in lieu offered for additional hours worked outside of standard working days
- Flexible working days and hours, and the option to work from home, although some weekend
- Training opportunities to address identified training and personal development needs
- Pension contribution of 5% of salary
- A budget of £35 per month to support an individual's personal wellbeing
Project Management
Additional training
Certificate in Community Orcharding.
Fundraising and consultancy
the region to share with our fundraiser and management team
Additional responsibilities:
charity/environmental sector and within our organisation is very important to us, and we practice positive
action during our recruitment process.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds
regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. Please contact us
to let us know of any adjustments we can make to support you during the recruitment process.
If you have any questions about this role then you can contact stephanie@theorchardproject.org.uk, Head
of Operations and Programmes, before the deadline.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
We are committed to attracting and employing the best candidate for the role. To ensure this, we operate
anonymised recruitment prior to interview.
The Equality & Diversity form will not be viewed by staff shortlisting candidates. Only details of your
previous work experience, your qualifications and your written statements describing how you meet this
role will be forwarded to those shortlisting for interview.
The anonymised CV should have any personal information removed. You should also check your covering
letter to ensure it doesn't contain any personal details, eg please don't sign off with your name.
Experience in:
other stakeholders
Knowledge and Skills:
orchards
Personal attributes and behaviours:
through the project
About The Orchard Project
The Orchard Project is the only UK charity dedicated to bringing orchards into the heart of urban
communities. We believe community orchards transform lives and help nature to thrive, so we support
people to create new orchards or revive existing ones. Through urban orchards we help strengthen and
connect communities, improve local green spaces for people and wildlife, train volunteers to learn new
skills, run events, and develop a local free source of healthy fresh fruit. See more about our impact on our
website.
We've been around since 2009 and have grown to become the country's national community orchard
charity. We have created and supported over 500 community orchards in that time and we run training
programmes with adults and schools, and orchard celebration events.
We offer a range of benefits to our staff, which include:
Christmas and New Year
working is required