Administration Officer (Farming)

Salary

GRADE 4 (SPC 5-6) £24,790 PRO RATA

Employment

Part-time 10 hours per week

Are you organised, detail-oriented, and looking for an interesting part-time role?

We’re looking for a proactive Administrative Officer to join our team and provide essential support to the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme at Chichester Harbour National Landscape, based at the Harbour office in Itchenor.

About the Role

As the Administrative Officer for our farming team you will play a key role in supporting the smooth delivery of the FiPL programme.  You will provide effective administrative and finance support, ensuring effective coordination across projects and partnerships.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing administrative and financial support to multiple farming projects through initiation, project development, implementation, and conclusion.
• Maintaining online filing systems, updating and managing data.
• Monitoring expenditure against the programme budget and provide regular updates on progress towards programme spend.
• Arranging, attending and taking minutes for Local Assessment Panel Meetings (6-8 meetings per year typically held 4pm – 8pm).

About You

Are you detail-oriented, organised, and enjoy handling a variety of projects and tasks. If so, this role is perfect for you! We are looking for someone with:

• Project and  budget administration experience.
• Administration qualification desirable.
• Good ICT skills with knowledge of Microsoft word and excel essential.

About Us

Chichester Harbour National Landscape is one of the UK’s most important wildlife sites and a vibrant harbour for water activities. Our focus is to protect and restore nature while enabling recreation and leisure. The Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) scheme allocates funds to farming and land management projects that contribute to nature recovery, climate resilience, sustainable businesses, social wellbeing and community building, heritage conservation and better access for people to enjoy our National Landscape.

Working with Us

Hours can be worked flexibly across 2 days.

Joining our team means you will benefit from:

Local Government Pension Scheme.

31 days of annual leave (pro rata, including bank holidays).

Working in a beautiful and unique harbour environment.

A friendly team dedicated to restoring and enhancing a protected National Landscape.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to support sustainable farming and conservation in a nationally protected landscape. You’ll be working with a passionate and friendly team, making a real difference in the natural environment.

If you are ready to contribute to our vision and join a passionate team, we would love to hear from you!

How to Apply…

The closing date for applications is 10am Friday 2nd May 2025.

Interviews will be held on 8th and 9th May 2025.

See full details of the role in the job description.

Please apply using the Chichester Harbour Conservancy Application Form.
Send your completed application form to Recruitment@conservancy.co.uk
For enquiries about the role please contact Michelle Rossiter FiPL Technical Officer on 01243 512301