Executive Support Officer

The Wildlife Trusts
Newark-on-Trent
1 year ago
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Executive Support Officer£25,000Newark with flexibility to work from home Mondays & FridaysFull time: 35 hours per week (Mon-Fri)Permanent contractClosing date for applications: 5th January 2025First interview: 13th January 2025Second interview: 20th January 2025About UsThe Wildlife Trusts are a federated movement of 46 charities, supported by a central charity, the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Together we have 900,000 members, 32,500 volunteers and 3,400 staff across the UK. We are at an exciting moment in our 110-year history, with the development of an ambitious new strategy, setting out a vision of nature in recovery, with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder landscapes where people and nature thrive.Wildlife Trusts have restored and care for some of the most special places for wildlife in the UK. Collectively we manage more than 2,300 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education centres and own 29 working farms. We undertake research, we stand up for wildlife and wild places under threat, and we help people access nature.The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we all live in. We need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require big, bold changes in the way The Wildlife Trusts work, not least in how we mobilise others and support them to organise within their own communities.About YouAre you looking for the chance to work for one of the UK’s best-loved nature charities? If yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking for someone to join our busy team to provide high level administrative support across the Executive Office. This is an amazing opportunity for an organised individual whose skills will help the 46 individual Wildlife Trusts and the central charity become more than the sum of our parts to deliver outstanding impact for people and nature.The successful candidate must be a first-rate administrator, with great attention to detail as well as having excellent organisational skills. You will be collaborating at all levels and with a wide range of teams across the federation. You will need to use your initiative, have the ability to work under pressure & the ability to manage multiple priorities. You must have excellent knowledge of using Microsoft Office. If you like the challenge of a varied role, including helping with the organisation and administration of some of our internal events, then this is the role for you.About YouThe Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgmental and are inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts takes our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read our commitment statement. RSWT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level.As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment.Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form. We may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools

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