Dorset Heaths Project Support Officer

About the role
Join the Dorset Heaths Partnership (DHP) team in helping to protect and promote the Dorset Heaths habitat.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and organised officer to join the multi-discipline team hosted by Dorset Council in a supporting role.

As the go-to person for contact with the Dorset Heaths Partnership, you’ll collaborate closely with the team and partner organisations to support the positive impact of heathland mitigation.

What you can expect to be doing:

Working with a friendly professional team which shares a passion for the local Dorset Heaths you will be:

Providing administrative support for the DHP team. This will include organisation of partnership meetings, minute taking, development of databases, maintenance of electronic mailing lists and purchasing support.
Monitoring and maintaining the DHP communication channels. This will include creating engaging content for social media accounts, and the website.
Support the development of promotional material, press releases and literature to promote the work of the DHP.
The point of contact for all enquiries from partners, members of the public, volunteers and external organisations.
Assist the Campaigns Officer, DHP Team and partner organisations in the development and delivery of individual campaigns and projects.
If you’re enthusiastic, personable, and ready to take on this rewarding role, we want to hear from you. Join us in leaving a lasting impact on our local natural environment.

About you

We’re seeking a candidate with:

Excellent administration, communication and time management skills
Experience of providing content for social media.
Experience of using or willingness to learn how to use social media scheduling tools.
Experience of delivering behavioural change campaigns would be desirable.
Experience in working alongside a different range of community groups such as local communities and third sector organisations and volunteers.
The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Experience of working as a support role within a team.
An interest in countryside management.
Join us and help make a difference for the Dorset Heaths
Further Information
This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.
We cannot accept CVs in the place of an application form as we need the same range of information from all our candidates.

Find out more about

Closing date: Monday 2nd December

Interview date: Wednesday 11th December

Contact Details

Paul Attwell, [email protected] 01305 224655
About Us
We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
have ambitious aspirations
are excited about our future
care about Dorset and all the people who live here
know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success
You will:

have access to a range of employee benefits
be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression
We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.