About the organisation
The Maigue Rivers Trust is a not-for-profit environmental NGO and company limited by guarantee based in County Limerick. The mission of the Trust is to improve the environmental status of the waterbodies of the Maigue catchment through the implementation of practical projects to enhance biodiversity, aquatic habitats and address invasive species. The Project Officer shall operate under the direction of and report to the Board of Trustees of the Maigue Rivers Trust.
About the role
The Project Officer’s duties will include but not be limited to the following:
1. Organize Board meetings
2. Liaise with chairperson and company secretary
3. Manage the trusts website, social media and press releases
4. Implement the Charities Code of Governance and other trust policies
5. Prepare a Cash Flow forecast and management accounts as required
6. Identify funding opportunities for projects and core costs and assist in preparing applications that deliver the trusts charitable objectives.
7. Organise public engagement events including volunteers to raise the profile of the trust
8. Liaise with LAWPRO and The Rivers Trust Movement.