Cylch Bwyd Project Officer

1. Radnorshire Wildlife Trust’s new three-year Pentwyn Food, Farming & Nature Project, Cylch Bwyd, is an initiative designed to strengthen the local food system while enhancing biodiversity and community resilience across Radnorshire.
2. You'll be engaging with local schools, youth groups, educators, and community organisations to support learning around food systems and biodiversity.
3. We offer enrolment into the NEST auto-enrolment scheme, currently with 3% minimum employees’ contribution with a 6% contribution from RWT.

Closing date: Friday 26 June 2026

Salary: 28,000 FTE

Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time

Location: Pentwyn Farm, Pentwyn, Llanbister Road, (off the B4356 opposite Llugwy Farm) Llanbister Road Powys LD1 5UT, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 5UT

Radnorshire Wildlife Trust’s new three-year Pentwyn Food, Farming & Nature Project, Cylch Bwyd, is an initiative designed to strengthen the local food system while enhancing biodiversity and community resilience across Radnorshire.

The project focuses on two interconnected priorities:

• Increasing education on food growing, with a strong emphasis on environmental impact, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
• Supporting, connecting and promoting the local food economy.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Education & Community Engagement

• Supporting delivery of project activities and targets alongside the Project Manager.
• Engaging with local schools, youth groups, educators, and community organisations to support learning around food systems and biodiversity.
• Helping facilitate collaboration between farmers, growers, food businesses, volunteers, and community groups.
• Supporting inclusive and bilingual (English/Welsh) engagement across all project activities.

Biodiversity & Land Management

• Assisting with habitat creation and enhancement works across Pentwyn in collaboration with RWT’s Reserves Team.
• Supporting the delivery of nature-friendly food production practices across the site.
• Working with graziers, growers, volunteers, and RWT staff to integrate conservation and food growing activities.
• Supporting ecological surveys, monitoring, and data collection to help demonstrate biodiversity gains.
• Encouraging sustainable working practices, low-carbon delivery methods, and environmentally responsible procurement. 

Local Food Economy & Partnership Development

• Assisting local growers and small farmers through training events, networking opportunities, and collaborative activities.
• Helping promote locally grown produce and sustainable food choices through community engagement and events.
• Working collaboratively with partner organisations, volunteers, and local stakeholders.
• Contributing ideas and opportunities to help sustain and grow the project beyond the current grant period.

Personal Qualities

We are seeking someone who is:

• Passionate about nature recovery, community engagement, and sustainable food systems.
• Empathetic and approachable, with an understanding of the challenges facing farmers and rural communities.
• Organised, proactive, and able to work collaboratively with a wide range of people.
• Calm, positive, and confident when supporting discussions around complex topics such as climate change, land use, and food security.
• Motivated by community empowerment, practical action, and creating long-term positive impact.