Engagement Officer

Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful

Salary: £26,537 per annum

Hours: 4-day working week

Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)

Location: Hybrid – Home working and Belfast office (minimum 2 days per week)

Charity Jobs NI is delighted to be working in partnership with Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful to recruit a proactive and community-focused Engagement Officer to join their Live Here Love Here team.

This opportunity will particularly appeal to candidates currently working as a Community Engagement Officer, Volunteer Engagement Officer, Community Development Officer, Environmental Engagement Officer or Programme Officer, who are passionate about empowering communities to take positive environmental action.

Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful is an independent charity dedicated to connecting people with nature through education, engagement and empowerment. Through its Live Here Love Here platform, the organisation supports communities across Northern Ireland to take pride in their local areas through clean-ups, biodiversity projects and volunteer-led initiatives.

About the Role

Community Engagement is a key strand of Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful’s Strategic Plan. The Engagement Officer plays a vital role in delivering Live Here Love Here programmes, spending time directly within communities to build networks, strengthen relationships and inspire environmental action.

You will proactively enhance and expand existing Live Here Love Here networks, empowering individuals, volunteers and community groups to make a positive environmental impact in their local areas. A particular focus of the role includes supporting and developing the Adopt a Spot programme and contributing to the delivery of the Small Grants project alongside colleagues.

This is a hands-on, people-centred role that blends relationship-building, programme administration, volunteer engagement and content creation. You will regularly travel across Northern Ireland to attend community events, Adopt a Spot locations, meetings and photo calls.

Key Responsibilities

Community Engagement and Programme Delivery

• Proactively build and maintain the Live Here Love Here network.
• Promote and attend community engagement opportunities across a range of stakeholders.
• Procure and manage Adopt a Spot kits and programme resources.
• Refresh and develop the Adopt a Spot and Ambassador Scheme in collaboration with colleagues.
• Gather and analyse data through various platforms, including the Live Here Love Here website and social media channels.
• Engage volunteers and respond to enquiries relating to Live Here Love Here programmes.
• Take an innovative approach to event participation and community-led initiatives.
• Work to departmental timelines, budgets and reporting requirements.

Collaboration and Communication

• Raise the profile of the Adopt a Spot programme and the wider Live Here Love Here partnership.
• Maintain strong internal communication with colleagues across Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.
• Administer programmes from conception through to delivery, reporting and evaluation.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• A relevant third-level qualification or at least three years’ equivalent experience.
• At least one year’s experience delivering projects or programmes.
• At least one year’s experience gathering data and producing reports.
• At least one year’s experience building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships.
• Good literacy and IT skills, including Microsoft Excel.
• Full driving licence and/or access to suitable transport.

Desirable

• Experience working within the environmental sector.

Knowledge and Understanding – Essential

• Knowledge of environmental issues and activities

or

• Understanding of community development approaches to behaviour change.

Personal Qualities – Essential

• Flexible, innovative and solutions-focused.
• Confident communicator who can build strong relationships.
• Comfortable working outdoors in a range of locations including beaches, streets and green spaces, engaging with people from all sectors of society.

Why Join Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful

• Meaningful impact: Empower communities across Northern Ireland to improve their local environment and build pride in their neighbourhoods.
• 4-day working week: Enjoy full-time pay while working 30 hours over 4 days, with a paid non-working day each week. Staff are contracted to 37.5 hours per week but benefit from this enhanced working pattern.
• Flexible working: Hybrid working model with at least 2 days per week in the Belfast office, alongside regular travel to community sites and events.
• Professional development: Access to Carbon Literacy training and ongoing support.
• Supportive culture: Collaborative team environment, quality IT equipment and time off in lieu for occasional evening or weekend work.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about community engagement and inspiring environmental action at a local level, we would love to hear from you.

Simply apply now with your CV to register your interest. A member of the Charity Jobs NI team will be in touch to discuss your application and guide you through the next steps of the process.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 23rd March. Please note this role may close early in the event of a high volume of applications.

Interviews are scheduled for 2nd April (TBC) and will take place in person in Belfast.

If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please feel free to contact the Charity Jobs NI team — we’re here to help.

Charity Jobs NI is proud to be the exclusive recruitment partner for this vacancy.