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We are The Green Estate Community Interest Company, one of the largest social enterprises in South Yorkshire. Our mission is to grow green and resilient urban places where people and nature can thrive. Our team is a community and ecosystem of landscape designers, meadow makers, park and heritage stewards, green recyclers, venue organisers, volunteers and more who all care about social and environmental sustainability. Find out about our current job vacancies and opportunities.
Job vacancies
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Interested in volunteering with us? We have a wide range of opportunities to suit all interests and time commitments. We love working with people from all walks of life, with no experience required. Explore volunteering opportunities.Thank you for your interest in working at The Green Estate and being part of our award winning team.
“The Green Estate is a small organisation with a big impact. It leads the way in demonstrating how people and nature can thrive in urban environments, which is essential for the future of all of us given the climate challenges we face.”
Emma Clarke, Co-Chair of The Green Estate and CEO of Weston Park Cancer Charity
Our benefits
We are a mission-driven organisation making a positive impact on people and planet. Our incredibly talented and dedicated team of staff, volunteers and partners enable us to do this. As well as getting to work alongside an inspirational team, other benefits of working at The Green Estate Community Interest Company include:
- A worksite situated in 14 hectares of beautifully landscaped and natural parkland containing a scheduled ancient monument
- Working for a social enterprise with community values
- Transport links and free parking, close to Sheffield city centre
- Company sick pay
- Staff and social events
We have been honoured with prestigious awards for our work, across many different business areas. Being part of The Green Estate means working for an organisation that is recognised for entrepreneurial excellence and contributions to the environment. Our most recent awards include:
- The King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development – We were honoured to be one of the first 15 businesses to receive the prestigious Kings Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development approved personally by the King
- British Chambers of Commerce Green Innovation Business of the Year Award (2024)
- Manor Fields Park’s Green Flag Award (2014 – 2024)
- Sheffield Business Awards, Small organisation of the Year (2024)
- South Yorkshire Sustainability Award for Recycling Initiative of the Year (2023)
- Pro Landscaper Sustainability & Biodiversity Awards for Best Supplier (2023)
- Opportunity Sheffield’s Recognition Award for Training & Development (2023)
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Head of Green and Resilient Communities
| Salary | £31,000 – £37,000.00 per annum |
| Contract | One year fixed term with potential to become permanent. |
| Hours | 37.5 hours per week, standard working hours are Monday to Friday, 8.00am – 4.00pm. The role will include occasional weekend and evening works, which is supported by TOIL. |
| Deadline | 08.00am, Friday 6th December 2024 |
| Information | Download the information pack to provide further details about our organisation, its vision for the future and the full job description and person specification for the role. |
Job role
The Green Estate is a community interest company whose purpose is to grow green and resilient urban places for people and nature to thrive. We are one of the first 15 organisations who the King selected for the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development. Our 2030 goal is to become a national urban resilience demonstrator.
This is a new senior manager role at The Green Estate at an exciting time of change. With a new Leadership Team, Board and Strategy in place we are seeking an experienced manager to head up Urban Resilience Centre and Communities services. These services will enable us to deliver the strategic objectives of codesigning and delivering regenerative, skilled and healthier communities and curating inclusive, impactful and aspirational visitor experiences. This currently includes line management of our Community Ranger, Hospitality Lead, Learning Coordinator and Visitor Coordinator.
You will hold or support expert service managers to hold key local delivery relationships with community, academic, public and private sector partners in particular Sheffield City Council working with the Director of Development to grow existing and new strategic partnerships which help increase our impact and income and deliver our mission and strategic objectives.
Whilst also being an organised planner and an empowering senior manager, you will need to be adaptable and resilient. We are on a journey to understand what place based urban resilience means and what is needed to grow green and resilient urban places for people and nature to thrive. This means that the services and activities we deliver will evolve over time, e.g. we are interested in taking a more regenerative approach and we know there is likely to be more opportunities to work with communities around growing food, innovative landbank models, biodiversity net-gain initiatives, energy and retrofit in the future.
Application
Applications close at 08.00am, Friday 6th December 2024 with interviews taking place soon after.
To apply please submit your cover letter and CV to [email protected], giving examples of how you meet the essential criteria detailed in the person specification.
We reserve the right to close the advertisement before the advertised deadline, if we meet suitable candidates. Please do not delay in applying.