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Are you passionate about the planet? Do you want to make a difference to the environment and your local community? Are you a good communicator with an eye for detail and great customer service?

The Environment Centre are hiring a Project Assistant for an exciting new Swansea Repair Space project. The role will help establish and run a new repair space where members of the public can get household items, clothes, electrical and similar repaired by a group of volunteer fixers. There will also be a Library of Things which will provide low-cost lending of useful household items.

The role will be responsible for the day to day running of the repair space, working with volunteers to ensure there are fixers available when needed, collecting data from repairs, being front of house at the Swansea Repair Space and providing excellent customer service as the first point of contact for the public and project volunteers.

The new role will be joining a team of committed and hardworking staff and volunteers from the Environment Centre. The primary place of work will be the new repair space located at Swansea Community Workshops on Swansea High Street.

If you’d like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Chris Day on chris@environmentcentre.org.uk or 01792 480 200

The deadline for applications is 9am, Monday 13th May 2024.

Interviews are expected the week commencing Wednesday 22nd May 2024.

We require the new Project Officer to be able to start in June 2024.

Are you interested in doing something to help the environment? To raise awareness of the issues and support action to improve it?

The Environment Centre is at the forefront of collective action in Swansea. The role of Trustee is interesting and rewarding and our work has never been more urgent. It’s a fantastic time to join The Environment Centre Board ensuring that the charity is fully focused on the biggest challenges we face.

Our Board members are able to utilise their skills to make a real difference. We are actively seeking people with experience of youth engagement, volunteering or fundraising and those that are active in the local environmental network.

We understand the huge range of skills that people have to offer and how different experiences can benefit us, and are committed to supporting you in a welcoming and encouraging environment. We are keen to represent the amazing diversity of Swansea on our Board.

The Environment Centre is striving to improve the balance of representation on the Board and welcome applications from people from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities and people across all age ranges. We want to actively involve younger generations to develop and deliver our services.

The Environment Centre is a growing charity, we are adding more and more environmental projects, events and outreach to our portfolio, and we are looking for Trustees with the same level of ambition to help us grow.

If you are committed, if you work positively and collaboratively when faced with challenges, and if you share in our passion for environmental issues, then please apply to join our Board as a Trustee.

Please contact office@environmentcentre.org.uk to receive our Recruitment Booklet for prospective Trustees, the Trustee Recruitment Application Form and accompanying declarations.

We encourage you to get in touch with any queries you have, come visit us at the Centre or arrange to talk to other trustees or our Centre Manager if you’d like.