Nature Recovery Project Officer

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is looking for a Nature Recovery Project Officer to work on a range of innovative projects that will deliver nature's recovery

Reports to: Nature Recovery Team Manager
Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 depending on experience
Contract/Hours: Full Time, Permanent
Based at: Elm Tree Court, Devizes with travel across Wiltshire and the wider Bristol Avon Catchment area.

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team. You will have the drive and enthusiasm to identify opportunities to deliver nature recovery projects through new approaches. There will be a need for strong interpersonal and influencing skills to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and work closely with the Local Authorities, statutory bodies and developers. You will also need to be able to communicate and build a rapport with farmers and land owners, supporting the development and implementation of chargeable land management and ecological services within the Trust. You will need to have a good understanding of the principles behind environmental credit and offsetting schemes, and ideally environmental and agricultural policy and nature based solutions.

You will join a friendly and passionate staff team working on a range of innovative projects. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits include:

• Pension up to 7.5% non-contributory
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Staff discount at WWT cafes, retail and classes
• Free tea and coffee
• Head office in town centre with parking

A full job description and application pack is available to download below.

Closing Date: Tuesday 4th July 2023 at 9am
(Successful candidates will be notified by: 5pm on Tuesday 4th July 2023)

Please submit your application to recruitment@wiltshirewildlife.org

Interviews: Friday 7th July 2023 in Elm Tree Court, Devizes, SN10 1NJ

(Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This information will be used in our short-listing process).