Location
London, hybrid working with at least two days per week in ZSL’s Regent’s Park office. The role also requires attendance at meetings and events across Seascape sites in Kent and Essex.

Hours
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary
£31,941 per annum

About the Role
As the Transforming the Thames Project Coordinator, you will play a key role supporting an ambitious partnership programme aimed at restoring coastal habitats across the Greater Thames Estuary. Working closely with the Senior Partnerships Manager, Senior Restoration Manager, wider ZSL teams, and project partners, you will help ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the programme. Your responsibilities will include coordinating meetings and working groups, recording actions and minutes, managing project systems, coordinating partner contributions, and supporting grant administration and reporting.

You will need to be highly organised, proactive, and adaptable, with the confidence to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively with a diverse range of people. Transforming the Thames envisions a restored, reconnected, and resilient Thames Estuary, creating an outstanding coastal wetland for communities and wildlife. Led by ZSL, this programme unites industry, government, environmental organisations, local nature partnerships, and landowners to protect, repair, and restore habitats and reconnect the fragmented estuary.

This is a fixed-term contract starting in early January 2027. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 9th and 10th December 2026.

Experience
- Providing project coordination, administration, or project support within a busy, multi-workstream environment.
- Coordinating activities, actions, and deadlines within a multi-partner programme or partnership.
- Organising meetings, workshops, or events, including logistics, preparing papers, taking minutes, and tracking actions.
- Collating information and contributing to reports, briefings, presentations, or other written materials with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong IT and information management skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), Google Drive, online systems, and digital filing or project management tools.

About you
Excellent organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, use initiative, and build positive working relationships with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders.
Highly proactive, adaptable, and confident in managing multiple priorities and working collaboratively across diverse teams.

Qualifications
This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks, including confirmation of your right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.