Allotments Officer

Are you passionate about local food growing and supporting thriving community spaces? We're looking for an enthusiastic and organised Allotment Officer to help shape and support Birmingham's allotment service. About the role In this varied and rewarding role, you'll play a key part in managing the allocation and letting of allotment plots, ensuring a smooth and efficient application process for residents. You'll support the ongoing development and improvement of the allotment service, helping to create a well-managed, accessible, and responsive offer across the city. Working closely with allotment associations and plot holders, you'll build positive relationships, provide support, and help resolve queries. You'll also undertake site visits where required, gaining a real insight into how our allotments are used and how they can continue to flourish.

We're looking for someone who is highly organised, detail-focused, and confident in administrative processes, with a genuine passion for community growing and sustainable food production. You will also

• hold a relevant qualification in land management, horticulture, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• experience managing or coordinating allotments, green spaces, or similar community assets
• experience working with community groups or volunteer-led organisations
• experience liaising with multiple stakeholders and resolving disputes.
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively
• commitment to sustainability and community development
• knowledge of health and safety regulations relevant to allotment management
If you enjoy working with people, thrive in a varied role, and want to make a real difference to local communities and green spaces, we would love to hear from you.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people., Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.


• Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund - with generous employer contributions
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement - 30 days, increasing with length of service
• My Rewards Scheme - access to 800+ brands providing discounts and savings
• Health and wellbeing support - independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling, occupational health, In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.