[Hiring] Country Manager @Eden Project

Role Description

The Wales Country Manager will lead the delivery of Eden Project’s campaigns in Wales, specifically The Big Lunch, focusing on growing awareness, participation, and impact through strong partnerships, campaigning, and community engagement.

• Lead strategy, delivery, and evaluation of The Big Lunch programme in Wales.
• Deliver Wales-focused campaign activity with PR/Comms colleagues, including proactive social media.
• Build partnerships across Wales (businesses, funders, government, councils, and community organisations) to raise profile, secure support, and increase participation.
• Gather case studies and evidence of impact from across Wales to support evaluation and reporting.
• Represent Eden Project and The Big Lunch publicly, promoting participation and fundraising opportunities where appropriate.
• Support programme delivery through research, materials development, record-keeping, and budget tracking in line with Eden policies.

Qualifications

• Level 3 / A Level (or equivalent) education with strong literacy and numeracy.
• Significant experience in a similar role delivering programmes across multiple areas, with associated marketing/comms/PR (ideally charity/community sector).
• Strong campaign and relationship management skills; able to engage diverse stakeholders and audiences.
• Good understanding of community challenges in Wales and the political, cultural, and societal context.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including confident public speaking.
• Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office) and experience using a CRM system.
• Able to work independently, manage competing priorities, and make sound decisions.
• Full clean driving licence and willingness to travel across Wales/UK (including occasional overnight stays).
• Welsh speaker desirable but not essential.

Requirements

• Home-based, with lone working (you’ll need a suitable space to work effectively).
• Regular travel across Wales and occasional UK travel; some evening/weekend working to support communities and events.
• Appointments will be subject to satisfactory references and the right to work in the UK.

Benefits

• Part-time role (26.25 hours per week, 0.7 FTE).
• Funded role, fixed term until the end of June 2027.
• From £24,500pa pro-rata. £35,000pa full-time equivalent.