Climate Minds NI Project Manager

General information

  Job Title    Climate Minds NI Project Manager (3-year fixed term)

Employed by  Live Here Love Here

  Job Purpose  Directly responsible for driving a new National Lottery Community Fund project (Climate Minds NI) from rollout, delivering promotion and participant recruitment sessions across Northern Ireland, designing and delivering group workshops and seminars, managing and reporting impact along with key relationships. Work closely with a wide range of partners.  

Hours of businessFlexible business hours 8am-6pm. Core hours 10am-4pm.  Hybrid working policy, 2 days in Belfast office per week

Location  Field and office based 

Hours / week   37.5 (see below) 

Salary   £33,300 per annum

Contract type  3-year fixed term from August 2026

Application Window  Applications will close 3pm 20th August 2026 Interviews 31st August 2026, in person, in Belfast

Staff are contracted to work 37.5 hours. However, Live Here Live Here operates a 4-day working week of 30 hours with staff benefitting from a paid “non-working day”. On occasion you may be required to work on your non-working day. For further information please email jobs@liveherelovehere.org Purpose of role

The Climate Minds NI Project Manager is a new role in Live Here Love Here, responsible for the delivery of this exciting, new and unique project in Northern Ireland.    Live Here Live Here’s ‘Climate Minds NI’ project has received a long-term commitment from the National Lottery Community Fund to support communities across the UK to act on climate change and involve more people in positive environmental action.     As part of a partnership arrangement between Live Here Love Here, acting as lead partner, and Inspire Wellbeing, the project will give under-represented groups a say in what climate action means for them. This will include supporting individuals experiencing mental ill health, intellectual disabilities, and addiction, by connecting them with climate action staff and volunteers.     The project will establish 16 climate action groups across Northern Ireland. Through these groups, excluded communities will be empowered to codesign climate solutions, strengthen their mental wellbeing, and advance climate justice for underrepresented groups.    The Climate Minds Project Manager will be part of the Community Engagement team in Live Here Love Here. They will be directly responsible for driving the project from rollout, delivering promotion and participant recruitment sessions across Northern Ireland, supporting the design and delivery of workshops and seminars and then managing the project’s impact. They will manage the key relationships with Inspire, the National Lottery funder, and a monitoring and evaluation partner. They will be required to bring on board and maintain strong relationships with a range of topic delivery partners in Northern Ireland.

Climate Minds NI news Duties and expected outcomes

•    Managing & implementing Climate Minds partnership project plan   

•    Key point of liaison with National Lottery & Inspire 

•    Build policies and processes for the project, including to manage the project’s discretionary spending 

•    Support selection of and regular engagement with the external project evaluator   

•    Identify and manage relationships with other delivery partners   

•    Coordinate with Comms team to implement and integrate the project on myEARTH 

•    Coordinate with Inspire to advertise the project for under-represented groups   

•    Hold market & stakeholder engagement sessions with Comms support   

•    Organise and support delivery 16 climate action groups (with up 20 participants/group) across 11  Councils   

•    Manage the budget for each of the 16 climate action groups

•    Regular contact with Inspire Workshop Facilitators 

•    Managing delivery of end-of-year annual symposiums, showcasing the achievements of the project, sharing best practice and supporting the key themes of the project.    

•    Coordinating Field Officer and other Live Here Love Here staff support at workshops   

•    Manage expenses of participants  

•    Secretariat and reporting for the project’s Governance and Oversight committees 

•    Liaising with National Lottery on reporting expectations and delivery   

Other - fulfill other duties for Live Here Love Here as required on occasion 

Person Specification

Qualifications, skills & experience  Essential 

Educated to Degree level or 3 years relevant experience 

2 years project management/coordination experience 

Minimum 1 year experience of delivery of workshops 

Minimum 1 year experience of external partnership management 

Developed ICT skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, with Excel experience 

Full current driving licence with access to a suitable means of transport to enable you to carry out the duties and responsibilities.  

Desirable            

Project management qualification 

Experience of working in the voluntary sector 

Experience of working with under-represented groups 

Knowledge & Understanding  Desirable 

Knowledge of behaviour change 

Knowledge of environmental matters 

Personal Qualities   Essential 

A professional manner, with a high level of integrity 

Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider team 

Energy and drive to meet and exceed expectations 

A positive and flexible attitude 

Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills General

The work will be largely field-based, with a requirement to travel NI-wide, they can also work from our office in Belfast, a minimum of 2 days per week and may work from home the rest of the week. They will work in a collaborative manner with all other Live Here Love Here team members. IT support and hardware is provided for all staff to enable them to be efficient and effective in their work.   Live Here Love Here operates flexible office hours between 8am and 6pm, with core hours between 10am and 4pm. Your normal days of work will be Monday to Friday, but given the nature of the work, this role requires flexibility to support communities at their pace and will involve some evening and weekend working. Flexibility for this is vital and time-in-lieu will be offered in return.     This position is funded through the National Lottery Community Fund.  

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP 

Live Here Love Here is a community focussed organisation with a commitment to reducing its impact on the planet. A key approach in achieving this is through Carbon Literacy training for all employees.  This programme, delivered in partnership with the Carbon Literacy Project, raises awareness about the climate change challenge that we all face as well as the commitments we can make to behaviour change that will help reduce emissions.  

New employees will be expected to attend Carbon Literacy training as part of their induction process and contribute to an ongoing dialogue within the organisation about how we can reduce our carbon impact and improve levels of sustainability.    

AUTHORITY  

All staff are expected to:  Commission work only in line with company procedures and always obtain best value.   Refer any media interest or potential news stories to their line manager.  Operate within the organisation’s policies and procedures at all times.  Only commission marketing channels (especially print) in line with those agreed by the Chief Executive. About us

Live Here Love Here is an independent charity established in 2000. Through education, engagement and empowerment, we seek to inspire change by connecting people to nature. Activities include:

Community Engagement is a positive, people-powered campaign that encourages volunteers to appreciate and care for their local areas through regular clean-ups, biodiversity and community gardening projects. Some of the key Community Engagement programmes are Adopt A Spot, The BIG Spring Clean and Healthy Oceans Healthy Minds.

Environmental Education that focuses on educating children, young people, communities and businesses on environmental issues and inspiring climate action. This includes Eco-Schools and the 30 Under 30 Northern Ireland Climate Change Makers programmes.

Local Environmental Quality work that recognises and rewards well managed green and blue spaces across Northern Ireland, particularly through the Green Flag for Parks and Outdoor Spaces, Blue Flag for Beaches and Marinas, and Seaside Awards.