Partnership Officer (Maternity Cover)

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity to join our small, friendly team helping to connect adults and children to nature in the High Weald area of Kent.   

The Kent High Weald Partnership is based at Bedgebury Pinetum and operates across the borough of Tunbridge Wells, working within the varied and beautiful landscape of the High Weald National Landscape. The Partnership aims to connect people and nature through conservation, education and wellbeing.

As our Partnership Officer you will take a lead role in delivering our nature-based education and wellbeing offer. This includes Forest School programmes, guided education visits at Bedgebury Pinetum, nature connection wellbeing programmes, and our community allotment project. You will also help to engage communities with their local greenspaces through events, volunteer days and environmental projects.

We are looking for an enthusiast person with knowledge, experience and practical skills in nature-based education and wellbeing initiatives, and community engagement. The role requires good communication skills, and a self-motivated and flexible approach to work.

For more information please visit www.khwp.org.uk/work-for-us and for an informal discussion please contact Cally Fiddimore on 07545 743416.

This role is a maternity cover post, fixed term for one year, and candidates looking for full or part time hours are invited to apply.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Interview date Thurs 30th April 2026.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact Cally Fiddimore

Email: cally.fiddimore@kent.gov.uk

Tel: 07545 743416

About the Company

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.