Location
Flexible within Northern Ireland with a requirement to attend the Belfast office for a few days per month.

Hours
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary
£39,205 per annum

About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Programme Manager to join the PeacePlus Nature project. This ambitious €20.8 million programme brings together partners to tackle the decline in priority species and habitats in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. PeacePlus Nature is supported by PEACEPLUS, a cross-border funding programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) and backed by the European Union, the UK Government, the Government of Ireland, and the Northern Ireland administration. 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.
The programme focuses on restoring blanket bog, lowland wet grassland, limestone grassland, and priority species including Curlew, Corncrake, Hen harrier, Small Blue butterfly, and Irish Damselfly. This is an incredible opportunity to work within a programme team dedicated to increasing the populations of some of Ireland’s most iconic wildlife.
In this role, you will manage the PeacePlus Nature project alongside the Senior Programme Manager, leading, planning, and delivering the programme’s conservation, science, data, ecology, and local community objectives with partners across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. Key activities include producing relevant programme documentation, using project management software to track and report changes, risks, and progress, ensuring internal and external stakeholders are fully informed, managing risks and issues with appropriate contingency actions, and working closely with external delivery partners to ensure coordinated development and implementation of projects within the programme.
This is a fixed-term role until 31st July 2029, with the possibility of extension or becoming permanent depending on business needs.

Experience
- Proven ability to manage programmes and deliver multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience of working to a standard project management approach (e.g. RSPB Project Management Framework, Prince II).
- Experience of leading and managing multidisciplinary teams.
- Cost and budget management experience with an ability to understand financial systems.
- Competent IT user (e.g. MS Office packages, Outlook).
- Ability to persuade and influence a wide range of people internally and externally.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to find creative solutions.
- Able to work under pressure and adapt to changing circumstances.
- Logical, methodical, analytical with a good eye for detail.

About you
You are a positive, highly organised individual who excels in partnership working and is motivated to make a difference for nature. You have strong communication skills and the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders to achieve shared outcomes.

Qualifications
- Project Management Qualification or appropriate training is desirable.
- Experience working with external stakeholders such as agencies and contractors is desirable.
- Demonstrable experience of developing and working in partnerships to achieve shared outcomes is desirable.