At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead community projects, restore habitats, and manage a team to deliver impactful activities.
- Company: Coalface to Wildspace Yorkshire, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
- Benefits: Gain hands-on experience, develop leadership skills, and make a difference in local communities.
- Other info: Opportunity to work with diverse consultants and grow your career in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Be a key player in enhancing Yorkshire's natural heritage and engaging with under-served communities.
- Qualifications: Project management skills and a passion for community engagement and environmental conservation.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
Coalface to Wildspace Yorkshire will operate across North, South and West Yorkshire, and is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Project Manager role involves working with local communities and delivering a range of activities that have been planned during the project development phase.
The role will work with an Ecologist to deliver habitat work across 17 sites across the three above areas creating and restoring a total of 93 ponds and delivering 71 terrestrial improvements. The role will be supported by a consultant Digital Expert, Consultant Creative Artist and Consultant Performance Artist.
The project will work with communities that have been identified as under-served by the Heritage Sector. The Project Manager will have overall responsibility for the delivery of all elements of the project and will be responsible for line managing a Project Assistant and Project Trainee (one per year with a total of two over the delivery period).
Deadline for applications: 9am on 24 August 2026. Interviews will be in person in Doncaster on Tuesday 8th September 2026.
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