Procurement Co-ordinator PeacePlus Nature JBLE1_NI

Reference: JUL

Location: RSPB Northern Ireland Belfast Office Hybrid or Homebased in NI

Contract: Fixed-Term contract until end of July 2029

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £34,018.00 - £36,319.00 Per Annum

Benefits: Holidays, Pension and Life Assurance

What is the role about?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Co-ordinator to join the PeacePlus Nature Programme, one of the most ambitious nature recovery programmes ever delivered by RSPB NI. We are looking for a positive, highly organised and collaborative individual who enjoys working with a wide range of colleagues and partners, and who will play a key role in supporting procurement activity across a complex, multi-partner programme.

About PeacePlus Nature

PeacePlus Nature is a €20.8 million cross-border programme tackling the decline of priority species and habitats across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. The partnership includes RSPB NI, BirdWatch Ireland, Butterfly Conservation, Monaghan County Council, River Blackwater Catchment Trust, Truagh Development Association, Lough Neagh Partnership, NI Water and An Taisce.

As Procurement Co-ordinator, you will support the delivery of procurement activity across the programme, ensuring processes are compliant, well-documented and aligned with funder and internal requirements. Working closely with the Programme Management Team and multiple partner organisations, with the support of an external procurement consultant and RSPB's central procurement team, you will:

• Co-ordinate and support procurement activity across the PeacePlus Nature Programme
• Provide day-to-day procurement guidance to project teams and partners
• Support tendering exercises and supplier selection processes
• Maintain procurement records, documentation and audit trails
• Support compliance with funder, public sector and EU procurement requirements
• Work with finance colleagues to ensure eligible spend and evidence is in place for grant claims
• Build strong working relationships across RSPB and partner organisations
• Support consistent application of procurement policies, ethical standards and best practice

What we are looking for

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Procurement support experience - Experience supporting procurement or purchasing activity, or transferable experience involving coordinating suppliers, managing orders, or assisting with financial or administrative processes.
• Understanding of procurement processes - Understanding of procurement processes, tendering and contracts, or willingness to develop this knowledge through training and guided practice.
• Communication and relationship-building - Communicates clearly and respectfully, and builds effective working relationships with colleagues, suppliers, partners and stakeholders.
• IT capability - Confident user of IT systems, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, or willingness to learn these tools with support.
• Public sector procurement knowledge - Understanding of, or willingness to develop knowledge in, public sector and EU procurement requirements, including compliance and documentation expectations.
• CIPS development - CIPS membership or qualification is desirable, and candidates who are willing to work towards this, or to develop equivalent procurement knowledge through supported training, are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information:

This is a Fixed-Term contract role until end of July 2029 for 37.5 hours per week. This role can be based at our Belfast Office or from home in Northern Ireland. There will be some occasional requirement to travel to partner sites or team meetings.

Closing date: 23:59, Tuesday 18th August 2026

We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 25th August 2026.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature's side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract. No agencies please.