Job title: Evidence Officer 
Salary: £31,290 to £33,000 per annum
Contract length: 2 years with possibility of extension
Location: Thames21’s main office at the Guildhall, City of London; but we also offer hybrid working
Responsible to: Evidence Programme Manager

About Thames21

Thames21 is a leading environmental charity, working across London and the Thames Basin to deliver high-impact nature-based solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis through restoring rivers, whilst also connecting communities to their local green-blue spaces and inspiring long-term stewardship of them. 

Diversity at Thames21

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Thames21 is key to our success and as such we employ staff from a diverse range of backgrounds, this we feel is key in ensuring that everybody has an equal opportunity and is not treated differently or discriminated against because of their characteristics. We value the voices of our individual employees, and we strive to work in a collaborative, innovative balanced way. The postholder must actively support this.

Purpose of the job

The successful candidate will be employed as part of the Evidence Team working in a supportive, dynamic and fast-moving environment. While the post is initially funded for 2 years, there is likely to be further funding to work on projects related to water quality monitoring/modelling and nature-based solutions beyond this date. The role is to lead delivery of various projects within the Evidence Program, working closely with a variety of project partners and focusing on evidencing water quality pollution issues, identifying opportunities for pollution mitigation using nature-based treatment solutions and monitoring their effectiveness. Projects vary from local and national scale to international collaborations.

You will work on new and existing models (such as road runoff, contaminant flows), undertake water quality monitoring and dataset analysis and provide advice and guidance on the best nature-based solutions. Monitoring existing treatment wetlands you will work alongside the local community and citizen scientists in order to enhance the evidence base and drive solutions to pollution. This job would suit somebody with experience in the field of environmental modelling, monitoring water quality and/or nature-based solutions.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of various projects – including constructing work plans, achieving project milestones.
• Routine maintenance of probes, water testing kits and other field equipment.
• Data inputting, analysis, presentation and visualisation using a variety of software and online tools such as Excel, ArcGIS, QGIS.
• Production of high impact verbal and written reports aimed at a range of expert and non-expert audiences
• Undertake surface water sampling and data collection, analysis and interpretation of results, desk-based studies and project reports and recommendations.
• Coordinate stakeholders across projects and partnerships to implement/co-develop new tools/approaches to data and evidence analysis/modelling.
• Build environmental models, querying them and work with their outputs: e.g. estimate road runoff at urban and rural settings, estimate contaminant flows in a catchment, identify best bioremediation practices.
• Method development and support of monitoring carried out by citizen scientists.
• Delivery of other types of project work, as and when required by project or team managers.
• Work outside in a riverside environment in a variety of weather conditions.
• Work with Thames21 colleagues to develop and implement Thames21’s vision.

Other Duties

This job description cannot cover every issue or task that may arise within Thames21. At various times the post-holder will be directed to carry out other reasonable duties in support of other Thames21 activities that are consistent with those in this Job Description.

For more information, and how to apply please visit our jobs page website.

Closing date: 5pm 7th October 2024 

Interview date Week commencing: 14th October 2024