JOB DESCRIPTION
Title:	Project Administrator
Area of responsibility:	Administrative support for the three year Troi'r Llanw / Turning The Tide project
Responsible to:	Project Coordinator
Responsible for:	No line management responsibilities
Contract type:	Fixed Term – 3 years
Responsibility Grade:	3
Salary:	£24,960 (actual salary £14976 (0.6FTE))
Location:	Normally at Charity's site near Machynlleth, Mid Wales
Hours:	Remote working will be considered 0.6 FTE 22.5 hrs per week
Working Days:	Usually Monday to Friday, Occasional weekend work, Flexi
JD Date:	working considered June 2026

This role is funded as part of the Troi’r Llanw / Turning the Tide project, which is funded thanks to the Climate Action Fund, a long-term commitment from The National Lottery Community Fund to support communities across the UK to act on climate change and involve more people in positive environmental action.

ABOUT THE CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY

The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is an internationally renowned environmental charity, a world-leading eco centre, and one of the foremost providers of postgraduate environmental education in the UK, based near Machynlleth in Powys, Mid Wales.

CAT provides inspiration, education and training in solutions to the climate and biodiversity emergency.

Key activities include a visitor centre where people can see solutions in action, residential short courses, vocational training and postgraduate degrees in a wide range of sustainability-related topics, with online courses and events offered alongside in-person learning.

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

Troi’r Llanw / Turning The Tide is a three-year, Wales-wide initiative aimed at inspiring, informing, and enabling practical community-level responses to climate change and environmental sustainability. We envision a future where community-based climate action is mainstreamed, where marginalised voices benefit from and shape environmental decisions, and where people feel hopeful and empowered in the face of the climate crisis.

This is a Partnership project with CAT as Lead Partner.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Carry out accurate data entry of enquiry, booking and communication information and maintain essential record systems and data returns.

• Deal with project enquiries both online, by phone and in person.

• Carry out the accurate data entry on of enquiry, booking and communication information and maintain essential record systems and data returns.

• Liaise with trainer/facilitators as required over tuition and teaching resources.

• Liaise with project partners as required

Working with the project co-ordinator ensure that health and safety documentation is in place prior to the running of courses, workshops and events in liaison with the project team and the CAT Health & Safety Officer.

• Liaise with the CAT hospitality team over the booking of meetings, teaching, workshop and event spaces, accommodation and catering requirements.

• Responsibility for all aspects of bookings for training, workshops and other events.

Responsibility for post event (training, workshop, webinar etc) distribution and follow-up of surveys, setting up project evaluation interviews, sending out slides used etc.

• Take accurate minutes in meetings and distribute to participants.

Maintenance of meetings and contacts logs.

Working with the Project Co-ordinator organise visits by policymakers, influencers and others to the CAT site and other locations

Directed by the Project Co-Ordinator organise training events and immersive learning experiences for day visitors to CAT

• Where appropriate, use or work towards using, written and spoken Welsh when liaising with groups

• Any other appropriate duties as defined by the Project Manager and Project Co-Ordinator.

• Ensuring compliance with CAT’s policies and procedures including Health & Safety

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Description	Essential	Desirable	Howevaluated
Education and qualifications
aGood general level of education	*		Applicationform andevidence ofqualification
bGCSE grade C or above in English and Maths orequivalent qualification	*
Knowledge and experience
Experience of providing accurate and timely informationto a high standard	*		Applicationform andinterview
dExperience of using databases to maintain information	*
eExperience within the education sector		*
f Experience of working under GDPR Rules	*
Experience of customer service		*
h Knowledge of climate change and sustainabity isues		*
Aptitude and skills
Good teamwork skills	*		Applicationform andinterview
J Good communication skills	*
k Good writen English	*
Effective prioritisation of tasks	*
mGood time management	*
nStrong note taking/summarising skills	*
。Strong attention to detail	*
pAbility to meet tight deadlines when required	*
qAbility or willingness to learn to write/speak Welsh		*
r Good IT skills including experience of Word and Excel	*
sConfident handling numbers and good arthmetic	*
Personal attributes
t Self-motivatied	*		Applicationform andinterview
u Adaptable	*
v Respecting of a diverse range of people	*
w Ability to work effectively as an individual, part of a teamand in partnership with others	*
× Confidence to speak up and ask questions when unclearabout instructions etc.	*
y Ability and willingnes to maintain absolute confidentialityof sensitive information	*
Circumstances
z Prepared to travel occasionally to meet post relateddemands	*		Applicationform andinterview
aa Ability and preparedness to work flexibly	*
bb Empathy with the ethos and core values of CAT		*

It is in your own interest that you are explicit in your application about how you meet the stated criteria and responsibilities of the job. You are encouraged to provide relevant and explicit examples.