Job Vacancy

Who is MEEN and what do we do?

MEEN is a small NGO set up in 1994 which works throughout Greater Manchester. We have extensive experience sharing good practice in Environmental Education working with schools, colleges and universities across the region. We facilitate the development of collaborative learning amongst education professionals, focus on inter-generational learning by giving pupils and students a voice and organise exciting projects working with young people.

We are looking for a new member of our team to deliver projects and help build our capacity. The climate is changing and so too is the curriculum. In the recent Government Response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review The Department of Education has confirmed they intend to embed both climate change and nature education into the curriculum by including them in a wider range of subjects. To support schools in achieving this we need to be able to provide the hands-on support requested in educational settings, explore new avenues to sustain our delivery and improve and update the materials on our website.

Closing date: 3rd June 2026 at 5pm.
Interview day: 18th June 2026 in Manchester.

Job description

Post: Coordinator
Location: Work from home with regular travel across Greater Manchester
Contract type: Fixed term contract for one year 
Salary: £26,824 p.a. pro rata
Hours: 2.5 days per week or 18.75 hours
Reports to: Director and MEEN trustees 
Responsible for: Freelancers and volunteers

Working closely with the Director, the Coordinator will assist in the delivery of MEEN projects, seek out funding and update and improve the MEEN website. Working alongside the director, volunteers and MEEN’s trustees the Coordinator needs to be confident in engaging with educational communities, including staff, children and their families. 

This is a varied role in a busy environmental education charity where the successful candidate needs to be flexible in their approach, understand the processes of project management and delivery and have a deep understanding of the aims and methods of sustainability education. 

Main duties of the post will be to:

1. Support the Director to organise and deliver environmental education projects within educational settings. 
2. Help to access funding for environmental education projects
3. Help to manage and update the MEEN website and its contents. 
4. Participate in the monitoring, evaluation and learning development of projects in line with funding requirements. 
5. Operate within agreed project budgets. 
6. Help support volunteers involved in the organisation. 
7. Ensure any duties are carried out with full regard to MEEN policies. 
8. Travel sustainably throughout Greater Manchester as required. 
9. Work in a flexible manner and undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.

Person Specification

In your application you need to evidence how you meet these specifications:

Essential experience, training and qualifications

• A minimum of two years’ experience, in either a paid or voluntary capacity, of working in an educational setting and/or sustainability education related contexts.
• Experience of working with children and young people.
• Experience of researching and writing funding bids.
• Experience in editing and updating websites.
• Trained in safeguarding or willing to undergo training.
• Experience of project management and project delivery.

Essential knowledge and skills

• Good educator with strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to manage time and to work to targets and deadlines.
• Able to work as part of a small team but also on own initiative.
• Good administrative abilities and IT skills.
• Excellent ability to research and collate information from different sources.

Desirable knowledge, skills and qualifications

• Gardening/horticultural skills.
• Knowledge of the voluntary sector, experience of community engagement and social action would be an advantage.
• Personal commitment to living sustainably, and passion for encouraging others to do the same.
• A relevant qualification in teaching and/or environmental education.

To apply 

Send your C.V. and a covering letter to Raichael Lock coordinator@meen.org.uk.
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