**Please note due to a duplication error a minor amendment to the application form has been made. The updated application is available below.**
Job Description
The Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust wishes to appoint an AONB Project Officer to deliver specific projects which enhance the identification, protection, conservation, promotion and presentation of the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty within the Causeway Coast and Glens area.
Would you like to be part of an inspirational and dynamic team that celebrates the natural, built and cultural heritage of the Causeway Coast and Glens with a focus on the Binevenagh, Causeway Coast and Antrim Coast & Glens Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)?
AONB Project Officer
NJC Scale Range 6: SCP 26-28 (£22,937 – £24,472)
Full time until 31st March 2016. There is the potential for this post to be extended, subject to funding.
The Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust wishes to appoint an AONB Project Officer to deliver specific projects which enhance the identification, protection, conservation, promotion and presentation of the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty within the Causeway Coast and Glens area.
Applicants must:
- Be qualified to Degree level, in a relevant field such as environmental sciences, conservation, heritage –natural, built or cultural-, and at least 6 month experience in a relevant sector. Or Have at least 2 years’ experience in a relevant sector.
- Have a good understanding of environmental management issues and of the key issues and priorities affecting protected landscapes in Northern Ireland, including a sustainable approach in practice to visitor, local communities and environmental management issues
- Have an understanding of project management and ability to plan and schedule work to meet strict deadlines
- Have excellent written and oral communication skills
Application is strictly by application form which can be downloaded below or obtained from the Trust’s office at 27 Main Street, Armoy, Co. Antrim, BT53 8SL, telephone: 02820752100.
AONB project officer 08-15 Updated
The Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Closing date for applications is 12noon on 28th August 2015
The post is part funded by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
