Location
Office based Bristol (Jubilee House, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RW)

Hours
Full time, 37.5 hours per week (part time considered, minimum 30 hours)

Salary
£27,500 per annum

Contract
1 year fixed term

About the Role
As Programme Officer, you’ll play a key part in delivering a varied and inspiring events programme that engages thousands of people each year. Working closely with colleagues, partners and volunteers, you’ll help bring flagship events to life, including the Festival of Nature, Wild Summit and Communicate conference. Key responsibilities include supporting the planning, coordination and delivery of events for both public and professional audiences; contributing to the development and coordination of citizen science programmes; handling event administration, including ticketing and logistics; liaising with partners, contributors, volunteers and attendees; supporting communication and marketing activities; coordinating volunteer recruitment, support and management; and gathering data and supporting evaluation and reporting for funders and partners.

Experience
- Experience supporting events or working in a busy, public-facing environment
- Experience using Microsoft Office and a willingness to learn new systems

About you
- Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Confidence communicating with partners, volunteers and the public
- Ability to multitask and adapt to changing priorities
- A positive, solution-focused attitude and strong teamwork skills
- Proactive, well organised and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Enjoys variety in the role and is happy to get stuck in to make things happen

Desirable
- Experience coordinating volunteers
- An interest in environmental and wildlife issues
- Familiarity with citizen science projects