The Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) is a registered environmental charity and not-for-profit company, formed in 2008 as a direct response to the loss of long-term ecological experiments (LTEs) throughout the UK.

ECT is now seeking to recruit two new part-time posts to support the administration of the partnership and help coordinate meetings and large events as follows:

Administrative Assistant at 50% of full-time under a two-year fixed-term contract who will support the ECT’s Executive Director and the BES’s President in organising and holding online planning meetings for the 13 partner organisations. Remuneration will be at £24,000 pro rata and the postholder will be contracted to work remotely from home. Days of work can be flexible by agreement with line management and further particulars are available via the link below.

Administrative Assistant – Download Job Description & Person Specification

Meetings & Events Coordinator at 50% of full-time under a two-year fixed-term contract who will lead in organising external working group meetings and at least one large annual national event under the guidance of the ECT’s Executive Director and the BES’s President. Remuneration will be at £29,000 pro rata and the postholder will be contracted to work remotely from home. Occasional travel to external in-person meetings may be required from time-to-time. Days of work can be flexible by agreement with line management and further particulars are available via the link below.

Meetings & Events Coordinator – Download Job Description & Person Specification

Applications

To apply for either of these two posts, please submit a CV (up to four pages) detailing your education, experience and wider skills, together with a covering letter (maximum one page) which details how your skills and experience match the essential and desirable criteria listed within the job description. Please state clearly which of the two posts you are applying for. The covering letter should be addressed to ECT’s Executive Director and sent via e-mail to ben.sykes@ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org.

Please note: Successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK; ECT cannot sponsor visas.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 28 May 2025. Shortlisted applicants will be notified during the week commencing 2 June and interviews will be held over 16/17 June 2025.