Wildlife and Water Officer

Closing date: Tuesday 17 December 2024

Salary: £25,000-£27,000

Contract type: Fixed term

Working hours: Full time

Location:

Lower Smite Farm,
Smite Hill,
Hindlip,
Worcester & Droitwich,
Worcestershire, WR3 8SZ

Can you inspire Worcestershire’s land managers and policymakers to take action for nature and the climate to help us deliver wildlife and water conservation across the county?

We are looking for a Wildlife and Water Officer to join the Trust at this exciting and important time.

The Wildlife and Water Officer will play a key role in delivering our three strategic goals set out in our strategy to 2030, which are:

1. Nature in recovery: 30% of land for nature by 2030
2. Action for nature: one in four people taking action for nature by 2030
3. Sustaining our future: more diversity, more funding and carbon zero by 2030

Who you are

• Do you have good ecological skills, especially for wetland and farmland species and habitats?
• Do you communicate confidently to engage and motivate farmers and landowners to get involved in on the ground delivery of water and wetland management and creation?
• Do you have good strategic planning skills to respond to local and national water-focused consultations?
• Do you have experience of managing contractors?
• Do you have experience of working with volunteers?

We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic person to help deliver our wildlife, wetlands and water work. You will be joining an established team to deliver advisory visits and support to farmers and land managers interested in benefitting from grant support for wildlife, cleaner water, wetlands and nature’s recovery.

Who we are

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading local charity working towards a county rich in wildlife. With the support of our volunteers and members, we manage over 3,000 acres of land for wildlife and people across Worcestershire. We work with organisations and landowners to protect and connect wildlife sites across the county. We also work with and inspire local communities and young people to care for wildlife where they live.

We are one of 46 independent Wildlife Trusts operating across the UK and in this role, you have the opportunity to build networks with equivalent roles in other Wildlife Trusts and work with the national team to further nature conservation and nature’s recovery across the Wildlife Trust movement.

We’re Wild About Inclusion. To us, this means inspiring, empowering and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural world for the better. It also means cultivating inclusive workspaces that are free from discrimination, where differences are valued, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature!

Terms

• This is a full-time, 35 hours per week position on a fixed-term contract for three years (with potential for extension).
• The role will be largely based at Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip, Worcester WR3 8SZ with regular travel within Worcestershire and occasionally further afield.
• The Trust Pension Scheme is a Salary Sacrifice Scheme with Royal London. Employees contribute a minimum of 4% and the Trust contributes an additional 8% plus the Employers National Insurance savings made due to the salary sacrifice element.
• Annual leave will be 33 days per year (inclusive of eight bank holidays with three days required to be used to cover the closure between Christmas and New Year). One extra day allocated per three years of service to the Trust to a maximum of 38 days including eight Bank Holidays.
• Group Life Assurance policy worth three times annual salary.
• Health Cash Plan and Wellbeing Services provided via HealthShield.
• Contractual sick pay.
• The normal working day is 9am to 5pm (one hour for lunch), Monday to Friday. Some evening and weekend working may be required. Overtime is not paid but time off in lieu may be taken, where appropriate.
• A full driving licence is essential and access to own transport.
• Approved work mileage allowance will be paid at 45 pence per mile.
• The post-holder will abide by WWT’s Health and Safety policies and guidance.
• There is a probationary period of six months.
• The post-holder may be required to assist with other areas of work and therefore should be prepared to undertake other duties appropriate to the post.

Closing date: Tuesday 17th December 2024 at midnight
Interviews: Tuesday 7th January 2025

Please send completed application forms to enquiries@worcestershirewildlifetrust.org. CVs will not be considered.