Redeployment Only - Severn Estuary Partnership Projects Coordinator na Cardiff University
Cardiff University · Cardiff, Reino Unido · Onsite
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Internal Redeployment Only - Severn Estuary Partnership Projects Coordinator
Are you a creative thinker, who enjoys working with people? The Severn Estuary Partnership (SEP) is looking for a Projects Coordinator who will provide strategic oversight of Severn Estuary Project delivery and development, through proactive and imaginative engagement with the diverse partnerships and communities around the Severn Estuary.
About SEP
The Severn Estuary Partnership is a collaborative initiative based in Cardiff and hosted by the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Cardiff University. Our mission is to foster cooperation across a broad range of stakeholders, including government bodies, local communities, environmental organisations, and industry representatives, to support the health and sustainability of the Severn Estuary.
Role Overview
As the Project Coordinator, you will lead the Future Proofing the Severn Estuary Project, ensuring creative and adaptive approaches to delivery. You will collaborate closely with partners to deliver a range of initiatives, including community-based activities, driving the data and evidence collection programme, delivering extensive stakeholder engagement and seeking additional funding where identified. The Future Proofing the Severn Estuary project will deliver activities that highlight the importance of the estuary's environmental and community value. This role will suit someone with experience in project management, partnership working, a creative approach to delivery, and an understanding of coastal and estuarine issues.
This position is full time (35 hours per week) available immediately and is fixed term until 31st March 2028.
Salary: £33,951 - £36,636 per annum (Grade 5)
Informal enquiries may be made to Alys Morris, email: [email protected]
For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact John Evans, email: [email protected]
Closing date: Thursday, 9 October 2025
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Internal Redeployment Only - Severn Estuary Partnership Projects Coordinator
Are you a creative thinker, who enjoys working with people? The Severn Estuary Partnership (SEP) is looking for a Projects Coordinator who will provide strategic oversight of Severn Estuary Project delivery and development, through proactive and imaginative engagement with the diverse partnerships and communities around the Severn Estuary.
About SEP
The Severn Estuary Partnership is a collaborative initiative based in Cardiff and hosted by the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Cardiff University. Our mission is to foster cooperation across a broad range of stakeholders, including government bodies, local communities, environmental organisations, and industry representatives, to support the health and sustainability of the Severn Estuary.
Role Overview
As the Project Coordinator, you will lead the Future Proofing the Severn Estuary Project, ensuring creative and adaptive approaches to delivery. You will collaborate closely with partners to deliver a range of initiatives, including community-based activities, driving the data and evidence collection programme, delivering extensive stakeholder engagement and seeking additional funding where identified. The Future Proofing the Severn Estuary project will deliver activities that highlight the importance of the estuary's environmental and community value. This role will suit someone with experience in project management, partnership working, a creative approach to delivery, and an understanding of coastal and estuarine issues.
This position is full time (35 hours per week) available immediately and is fixed term until 31st March 2028.
Salary: £33,951 - £36,636 per annum (Grade 5)
Informal enquiries may be made to Alys Morris, email: [email protected]
For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact John Evans, email: [email protected]
Closing date: Thursday, 9 October 2025
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job Description
Support the Severn Estuary Partnership within project delivery and development, carrying out supporting work, providing advice, guidance and support, and leading Severn Estuary Partnership projectsSupport the Severn Estuary Partnership
Key Duties
General Duties
Key Duties
- Provide professional advice and guidance on project development and delivery processes and procedures to internal and external partners, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood
- Investigate and analyse specific issues within the Severn Estuary, creating recommendation reports, and supporting the SEP Manager with the development of project proposals.
- Ensure that Severn Estuary Partnership Projects are delivered, while proactively changing the delivery according to Partnership and funder requirements, where needed.
- Collaborate with Stakeholders in order to make recommendations for developments of established processes and procedures.
- Establish new and maintain current working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links with coastal stakeholders, as required
- Administer the Future Proofing the Severn Estuary Steering Group and collaborate with Stakeholders to create specific working groups from stakeholders across the Severn Estuary to deliver Severn Estuary Partnership objectives
- Supervise specific project teams, including line management of student placements to accomplish key objectives
- Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the Severn Estuary Partnership team, including delivery of the annual Severn Estuary Forum and other relevant communication activities
- Develop and support engagement and delivery activities for the Severn Estuary Partnership and relevant projects.
General Duties
- Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
- Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
- Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role
Salary Range Max.
36,636
Grade
Grade 5
Salary Range Min.
33,951
Job Category
Admin / Clerical
Additional Information
Please provide a CV and supporting statement. The supporting statement must explain how you meet each requirement of the essential criteria (and any relevant desirable criteria) for the post using examples of your skills and experience. This may include experience gained in employment, education, volunteer work, or during career breaks.
Severn Estuary Partnership
Severn Estuary Coastal Group
Association of Severn Estuary Relevant Authorities (ASERA)
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Severn Estuary Partnership
Severn Estuary Coastal Group
Association of Severn Estuary Relevant Authorities (ASERA)
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Career Pathway
Managerial, Professional and Specialist Staff – MPSS
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
Qualifications and Education
- Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience in environmental studies/environmental data management or similar
- Knowledge of relevant coastal policies and strategies and an understanding of coastal management in England and Wales
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of delivering partnership led projects and ability to advise and guide internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to set up standard office systems and procedures and make improvements as appropriate.
- Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people
- Experience of partnership working, including the ability to advise and influence key stakeholders.
- Evidence of ability to explore customers’ needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered
- Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identifying and proposing practical solutions and resolving problems with range of potential outcomes
- Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work and that of others and monitoring progress.
- Supervise placement students to accomplish key objectives
- Postgraduate/Professional qualification
- Familiarity with and knowledge of the Severn Estuary and Welsh Coastlines, including key environmental, social and economic features
- Experience of developing environmental data management systems
- Experience of working in a Higher Education environment
- Fluency in Welsh, written and oral
