”Let’s Go Outside and Learn” Vacancy -Project officer: Grow Wild in Richmond Parks
Published on: 13 August 2021
Project officer: Grow Wild in Richmond Parks
Project background
The project aims to engage people at risk of isolation in the Richmond area to take part in practical
conservation volunteering activities based in a park in Richmond. They will develop a campaign that will
focus on the value of parks for the environment and wildlife and explore their role in an urban environment.
Working with partners, participants will shape the project by defining the conservation activities that they
undertake, develop resources to encourage local residents to respect the environment of the park and
understand its value.
Wider Project aims
The project will work closely with partners and stakeholders in the environment sector to deliver the project
and to ensure that a range of opportunities are available. Project partners will include: Richmond Parks team
and their contractors, “The Friends of Ham Lands” group and Richmond Biodiversity Partnership, local
charities and organisations.
The project will aim to:
• Work with 20 people over a year in order to develop a sustainable model that can be used
elsewhere in the borough
• Deliver high quality conservation work and benefits to health and wellbeing to people at risk of
isolation
• Work with people who are new to conservation volunteering /social action.
• Target young people / BAME groups who do not traditionally engage in conservation volunteering
• Include a skills showcase, providing the chance to learn all about the skills required and jobs
available within parks, and green spaces.
• Promote other conservation opportunities
Type of Contract: Freelance
Length of Contract: To grant end June 2022
Location: Mixture of homeworking and site work based in Richmond, such as Ham
Lands. It will be necessary to spend time working on site for meetings and
to support project delivery
Number of hours / week:To a maximum of 8 hours/week
Freelance rate: £ 25 /hours
Additional costs paid as agreed with directors: Training
