Parks Service Manager

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

The Parks Service are responsible for the provision and management of Parks & Openspaces across the city, including their management and maintenance. They work hard to ensure spaces are in good condition and able to provide the high-value amenity and ecosystem services that a modern city like Coventry requires.

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

The Parks Service Manager leads the Parks Service Team and is a key member of the Parks & Openspaces Management Team.

Reporting to the Parks & Openspaces Manager, the successful applicant will be responsible for the care of Parks and other greenspaces, monitoring their condition and identifying opportunities for improvements.

The Parks Service Manager is responsible for the development of all sites through the delivery of the Greenspace Strategy. This includes working closely with different service areas within the city council and with external partners to ensure that the use of our Parks & Openspaces grows successfully. The Parks Service Manager will work with other colleagues to help secure funding or to create new features in green spaces as appropriate.

The Parks Service Manager also works with other stakeholders to develop the parks & openspaces including woodlands which, involves liaising with local residents’ groups and responding to enquiries from visitors, utilities and other users to ensure positive improvements

Our workforce data shows that people from minority and ethnic backgrounds are under-represented in green space management, and we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced greenspace professional who is knowledgeable about the care and development of parks and open spaces in the urban environment. With an understanding of the principles of project management, especially in relation to parks, woodlands or similar environments, your track record will evidence experience in delivering practical and sustainable improvements.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date: Monday 2 October 2025 at Whitley Depot, Coventry.

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies