Project Officer – St Helena Cloud Forest Project

St Helena Cloud Forest Project – Project Officer (Maternity Cover)
Reference: X735K1CC
Location: Based in St Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territory)
Contract: Maternity cover contract (Up to 1 year)
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £28,940.00 - £36,771.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave (Pro-Rata)

We are looking for a passionate and driven individual to facilitate the delivery of the next phase of partnership-based Cloud Forest restoration efforts on St Helena. This exciting opportunity is funded by the UK Government’s Darwin+ funding.

The St Helena Cloud Forest is a truly unique habitat and is home to more than 250 species which are found nowhere else on earth. As well as the biodiversity the cloud forest is important for providing the majority of the islands water resource. The current project is working to restore this amazing habitat and resource.

As project officer your duties will include monitoring project deliverables and progress, regularly meeting with partners to help resolve emerging issues, and ensuring the project fulfils all donor reporting requirements. We are looking for a dynamic individual who can work across teams at RSPB and the projects various on-island partners.

Essential criteria

1. At least 5 GCSE's, or equivalent, including Maths and English and a competent IT user (e.g. MS packages, Outlook etc).
2. Knowledge of the theory and practice of project management.
3. Experience in planning and delivering conservation measures with multiple partners and small island communities.
4. The ability to communicate about the project in a passionate and credible manner.
5. An ability to produce clear written communications for a variety of audiences.
6. Able to work with others to produce project documentation on time and to a high standard, including budget management and reporting.
7. Excellent problem solving skills and ability to find creative solutions to potentially changing circumstances.
8. Proven time management and organisational skills as well as attention to detail
9. Good understanding of the conservation work and logistical challenges on St Helena and the Cloud Forest Project
10. Experience of working with a wide range project teams and stakeholders to achieve shared outcomes

Additional Information

This role requires the successful applicant to be based on St Helena, South Atlantic and is a fixed-term full time maternity cover contract of up to 1 year.

N.B. Applications will only be considered from candidates who are currently based on St Helena

We reserve the right to extend or make these roles permanent without further advertising, depending on business needs at the end of the contract term.

Closing date: Sunday November 15th 2026 at 11:59 PM
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position on the 25th of November.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side.

As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

No agencies please.