NORTH WALES WILDLIFE TRUST
NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND / ESMÉE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION
CORSYDD CALON MÔN PROJECT OFFICER
DEVELOPMENT PHASE

JOB TITLE: Corsydd Calon Mon Project Officer (Maternity cover 12/26 – 6/26)


Location: Office facilities available in Bangor (at least 1 day a week in person) or from home / onsite on Anglesey as required 

Responsible to: Corsydd Calon Mon Project Manager

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB
• This role supports the delivery of the Corsydd Calon Môn project – a community-focused conservation and heritage project, celebrating the past and securing the future of the Anglesey Fens.  

• Working as part of a small team alongside a Project Manager and Farm Engagement Officer, you will help to shape the next phase of the project. Bringing together our incredible experts across the steering group, contractors and wider stakeholders, helping to create real and meaningful change for the sites and the communities around them. 

• You will be joining us at an exciting time, as we bring to a close the project’s development phase and apply for delivery phase funding. 


• You will be a hands-on, creative, motivated and well-organised person.

• The post will be fixed term, from December 2025 – June 2026. If we are successful in our bid for delivery phase funding, we will be recruiting for additional roles in the summer of 2026.  
• Previous experience of National Lottery Heritage Fund projects would be beneficial (but not essential), as would experience of working in communities on Anglesey. 

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS: 
• The Project Administrator is responsible to the Project Manager and will also work with members of Project Steering Group and across the project area as necessary. 

• The post-holder will regularly deal with project-related queries from staff and external enquirers.

• The post-holder will support the Project Manager in helping establish and providing administrative support for other project related sub-groups that may be established during the course of the project.

• The post will involve occasional evening or weekend work. The work will involve regular travel between sites and may involve occasional travel to locations elsewhere in Wales and the rest of the UK.

• The NWWT welcomes a hybrid working (home and office) approach. The Llys Garth Head Office in Bangor would be the base of operations for this project. Given the nature of the work we require at least one day a week shared office time with the Project Manager.



MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Partnership and communication 
• Support collaboration between partners and ensure timely contributions to shared outputs, reports, and funding bids. 
• Organise and attend steering group meetings. 
• Prepare and circulate project updates, ensuring partners are informed and actively contributing. 
• Coordinate joint activities with delivery partners. 
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of organisations and individuals. 
Events

• Help to plan and put on innovative and engaging community and stakeholder events to celebrate the end of the development phase and support the delivery phase.
• Carry out risk assessments and plan logistics (e.g. booking venues, managing equipment, arranging refreshments, etc.) 
• Ensure activities are accessible, welcoming, and relevant to local people - adapting engagement to suit different audiences, including bilingual and intergenerational groups. 
• Support events as required, which may include evenings and weekends (agreed in advance).

Content and communications 

• Write social media posts, blogs, email updates, and event listings for a range of platforms and audiences. 
• Develop and edit engaging written and visual content to communicate complex ideas accessibly, including printed materials and/or digital resources. 
• Contribute to communications (Welsh and English), ensuring consistent tone and clarity in both languages.
• Draft social media posts for different platforms (Facebook, Instagram) and audiences. 
• Help prepare printed materials and/or digital resources. 
• Ensure funders and partners are properly credited and tagged. 
• Securely store and file media content and event feedback. 

Project finances:  
• Monitor budgets, invoices, and spend against forecast and prepare financial reports.
• Maintain accurate financial records in line with NWWT and funder requirements. 
• Work with the Project Manager to finalise project spend and budget. 
Admin and reporting 
• Produce and submit grant claims, including related reports.
• Store and organise project files and data. 
• Support evidence-gathering and documentation for external evaluation. 
• Keep up with deadlines and reporting schedules. 
• Feed back to the Project Manager and project steering group accordingly. 

Monitoring and evaluation 
• Collect data on project delivery, attendance, feedback, engagement, and outcomes. 
• Working with Project Manager and Community Engagement Consultant: 
• Support the creation of maps, surveys, and frameworks to monitor environmental and social impact.  
• Compile both quantitative and qualitative evidence to help demonstrate progress to funders and stakeholders. 

Bid writing 
• Help identify funding gaps and opportunities that support long-term project aims. 
• Suggest relevant internal and external reports and strategies to support funding bids. 


For the organisation to work effectively you may be required to assist with other areas of work and therefore, you should be prepared to undertake other duties appropriate to the post, and any other reasonable duties required.

All staff are ambassadors for the organisation both internally and externally and are expected to always act in a professional manner. They are required to abide by organisational rules, policies and procedures as laid down in the staff handbook, adopt environmentally friendly working practices, set and maintain high personal standards of efficiency and customer care and foster a ‘can do’ culture based on ownership, initiative, teamwork and exchange of information.


Corsydd Calon Môn is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. With thanks to National Lottery players.