Mourne Heritage Trust - PEAT+ Mourne & Gullion Project Coordinator

Mourne Heritage Trust - PEAT+ Mourne & Gullion Project Coordinator Details

Closing Date: 14/12/2025

Organisation: Mourne Heritage Trust

Location: Based at Mourne Heritage Trust (MHT) offices, 19 Causeway Road, Newcastle with hot desk access at other locations, and hybrid working by agreement. Occasional travel throughout the UK and Ireland will be required.

Salary: PO1 NJC Pts 27-30; £38,220 - £40,777 gross per annum. Contributory pension with employer's pension contribution 5% per annum. Appointment will be made at the first point of the scale.

The PEAT+ project is led by Ulster Wildlife and is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the SEUPB. In collaboration with cross-border partners, the project will focus on restoring peatlands across Northern Ireland and Ireland's border counties. This initiative integrates climate action, biodiversity enhancement, and community engagement to reduce emissions from degraded peatlands and increase their carbon capture post-restoration. It also aims to improve biodiversity, protect historical features, and contribute to flood prevention, water quality, and wildfire risk reduction.

You will be responsible for planning, developing and implementing the portfolio of project actions for the Mournes and Slieve Gullion's PEAT+ project. You will guide and lead a dedicated team in the delivery of research, collection, data analysis, development of peatland restoration management and restoration plans in the Eastern Mournes and Slieve Gullion Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).

Project Overview

The overall PEAT+ project is structured into three key work packages: Conservation Planning & Design, Peatland Restoration, and Capacity Building & Community Engagement. Through these efforts, PEAT+ will leave a legacy, by restoring vital habitats and fostering long-term environmental and community benefits.

Partners in the project include; Ulster Wildlife, Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, Newry, Mourne & Down District Council Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark, Mourne Heritage Trust, Atlantic Technology University Letterkenny, Crichton Carbon Centre, RTÉ.

Mourne Heritage Trust and Newry Mourne and Down District Council are collaborating to deliver work focused on the Eastern Mournes and Slieve Gullion, respective project teams include the MHT Mourne and Gullion Project Coordinator, Senior Peatlands Technical Officer, Peatlands Conservation Ranger and the Slieve Gullion AONB - Geopark Peatlands Officer. Together these roles constitute a southeastern regional team working to improve peatland habitats in the respective Special Areas of Conservation (SAC). This team will work cohesively as part of a wider Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland programme led by Ulster Wildlife on a cross-border basis.