Senior Wilder Community Engagement Officer - Wilder Norwich

Senior Wilder Community Engagement Officer - Wilder Norwich
Contract: Fixed term until end of February 2029
Hours: Full-Time, 35 hrs per week across 5 days
Salary: £31,000 per annum
Location: Norwich, NR1 + Hybrid working with significant time spent at project sites and in the community.

About the employer

Our client is the oldest wildlife charity of its kind in the country and Norfolk's largest environmental charity, committed to the protection and enhancement of Norfolk's wildlife and wild places.

About the Wilder Norwich Project

Wilder Norwich is an ambitious multi-partner collaboration focused on nature recovery and community agency around three key urban green spaces in Norwich, delivered in partnership with Norfolk and Waveney Mind and Norwich City Council.

Through authentic, community-led engagement and ecological action, the project will support both nature recovery and community wellbeing in Norwich.

Wilder Norwich will work alongside the Nature City Norwich project, led by Norwich City Council.

Wilder Norwich is funded thanks to the support from National Lottery players and The National Lottery Community Fund.

The Role

The Senior Wilder Communities Officer (Wilder Norwich) will lead, coordinate, and deliver this flagship project for the organisation. This is a pivotal role combining project management, team leadership, strategic partnership building, and hands-on community engagement.

You will oversee delivery across all three priority sites, line-manage two Wilder Communities Officers, report to funders and ensure the project's activities reflect community aspirations, achieve ecological outcomes, and build long-term community ownership.

You will champion an inclusive, collaborative approach to connecting people and nature - particularly within communities that historically have had less access to high-quality green spaces and using a community organising approach support people to take action for nature where they live.

In return, the employer offers a competitive benefits package.

The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on the 15th of March 2026.
Initial interviews are likely to take place on the 27th of March 2026.

Interested?

To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The employer values respect, integrity, trust and responsibility. They want their people to be as diverse as nature itself and so they particularly encourage applications from those currently under-represented within their sector, including people from minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. They welcome people of all backgrounds and levels of experience with nature, and continually strive to improve their culture and practices. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

No agencies please.