Natural Environment Programme Manager

As the Natural Environment Programme Manager, you'll be creating vibrant, resilient landscapes through leading and managing exciting projects focused on river restoration, natural flood management and biodiversity enhancement, shaping the future of our green and blue spaces. Collaborating with landowners and stakeholders across Greater Manchester, programmes currently include: The Irwell Catchment Partnership and it's pipeline of projects;

• Harnessing the power of nature-based solutions to improve water quality and climate resilience eg through developing water management plans with landowners;
• Designing and testing financial mechanisms to promote sustainable land use;
• Restoring river valleys, creating wetland habitats and implementing natural flood management solutions., We're passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. We specialise in the following services and are committed to creating added social value through our delivery:
• Community engagement
• Landscape design & build
• Training & coaching for employment
• Early intervention to support health & wellbeing
• Safe & sustainable business support
As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role. At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults. If you want to work in a values driven team that makes a real difference to individuals and communities in Greater Manchester, read on.