Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent (hybrid working)
We are looking for a strategic, experienced, and passionate Learning & Engagement Manager
to lead the Trust’s education, volunteering, and community work. This is a key leadership role,
focused on ensuring our community and school engagement activities are inclusive, effective,
and impactful - helping people connect with, care for, and champion their local rivers.
You will guide our approach to community engagement and education, shaping and delivering our
Engagement Strategy while supporting the team through a period of consultation, pilots, and
organisational change. The role includes leading the Working with Communities Team in the first
year, with a shift towards broader strategic coordination as the team evolves. You’ll
collaborate across the Trust to ensure engagement is embedded in our work on the ground and
contributes meaningfully to our wider environmental goals.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a deep understanding of environmental
engagement and a strong track record in delivering impactful outdoor education and community
programmes, as well as oversea the successful development phase of our new National Lottery
Heritage Fund project, Chalk Streams in the City. This project will revitalise four urban chalk
streams in London and has engaging local communities at its heart. Newly developed educational
programmes for schools, citizen science training and out reach events, will connect thousands
of people with these rare natural treasures.
About you

Experienced in delivering volunteering and outdoor community engagement programmes.
A people person who has experience in line managing, developing and supporting a team.
Capable of fundraising and securing income to ensure longevity of delivering our
programmes.
Able to project manage, plan and evaluate, to deliver the best outcomes for the community,
trust and team.
Able to build relationships with all stakeholders to enable successful engagement and
delivery of projects and programmes.
Please see our website for full details and the job description.
The deadline for application is 11:59pm on Sunday 28th September
2025. We reserve the right to close the recruitment early.
If you would like to discuss the position please email jobs@southeastriverstrust.org with your enquiry and
we will arrange to call you back.
Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not have a licence to
sponsor overseas applicants