Tales of The River Internship

**Tales of the River Internship**
Watford is an urban borough in South West Hertfordshire; The borough has excellent transport links with mainline rail connections to London. Watford is the centre of a sub region serving around 500,000 people living within a 20 minute travelling time catchment.As part of the London commuter belt Watford is strongly influenced by London which brings the benefits of a buoyant economy.
**12 months paid internship**
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of a new National Lottery Heritage lottery funded project that aims to get more people involved in the restoration of the River Colne. Tales of the River forms part of a major restoration project that willexplore the social and ecological importance of the river and guide residents to take positive action to shape the story of its recovery as nature returns.
**The role**:

- Supporting and leading the planning and hosting of community events, walks and talks
- Responsible for delivering 'Travelling Tales’ - an exhibition, to be transported around Watford, inviting people to contribute photographs, objects, letters, recordings etc
- Building relationships with community groups throughout Watford
- Supporting and leading family learning and outdoor play activities
- Taking part in practical green space improvements
- Learning how to design promotional materials, including audio and video content
- Working as part of a small project team, including volunteers
- Excellent communication skills are key along with being well organised and with an interest in community and environmental issues
- The role will require working outdoors and access to your own transport is essential for site visits
The Tales of the River internship is an entry-level position and a formal environmental or heritage qualification is not required. Full training for all elements will be given and provides a good opportunity to learn new skills. We are particularly interestedin hearing from individuals with good local knowledge of Watford and who are interested in a career in nature conservation, community engagement or heritage.
**What we are looking for**:

- Education and Qualifications: GCSE Mathematics and English Language Grade C or above or equivalent
- Motivation and willingness to learn
- Confident communicator
- Time management and organisational skills
- Flexibility - able to adapt to changing circumstances
- Self-motivated
- Team player
- IT literate - training will be provided on any specialist programs (i.e., design software)
- Social media literate
- Driving licence
- Knowledge of community groups in Watford
- Interest in nature and the environment
- Creating films and images for social media
- Groundwork East. This role will be seconded to the environment and community charity Groundwork East under the National Lottery Heritage Funded Tales of the River project
- Rediscovering the River Colne project team
- WBC parks and heritage
- Watford Museum team
Closing date: 3rd March 23
The role will require working outdoors and access to your own transport is essential for site visits.