Full Time, Fixed Term to February 2026
Salary: £24,301.40 per annum
Location: Old Ragged School, Brook Street, Nottingham, NG1 1EA 

Are you passionate about protecting wildlife and habitats along our rivers, working to protect, restore and create priority flood plain habitats across the River Trent catchment? 

Our purpose is to create a Wilder Nottinghamshire where people and nature are thriving together. It is through our thriving collective of people that we will achieve our ambitions. 

We are looking for an experienced Project Officer to effectively assist the #Thriving in a Wilder Trent project, working with partners and landowners to undertake landscape scale priority habitat creation and management for the benefit of a diverse range of species.

This project will contribute towards the management of numerous key nature reserves across 90km of the River Trent and also deliver towards our 30x30 habitat projects.

Are you the right person to: 

• Engage with local farmers and landowners to deliver habitat improvement, creating and improving and creating wetland habitats.
• Develop volunteer roles and lead volunteer activity to support the delivery of the project.
• Plan, coordinate and lead themed community and landowner engagement events across the partnership area. 
• Record, monitor and report on the outputs from the project, this will include species surveys. 

For full details of the role and its responsibilities, as well as details of the key experiences, skills and qualifications required, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification available on our website. 

Our Culture 

We are strong believers that it is our culture that makes it a special place to work and drives our huge successes. Our people are passionate and dedicated to making Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust the best that it can be. 

We are the county's leading conservation charity run by local people for the benefit of local wildlife, with nature reserves across the county. We are a part of a UK network of 46 local Wildlife Trusts working to protect wildlife. 

Benefits 

NWT offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes: 

• 8% employer pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Healthcare cash reimbursement scheme
• Cycle schem
• 36 days holiday including bank holidays.

Closing date 

The closing date for applications is midday on Tuesday 15th September 2024. Applications received after this time will not be considered. 

We are planning to hold interviews on Tuesday 22nd September 2024. 

This post is subject to a Basic DBS Check. 

This project is funded by the Government's #Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency. 

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunities employer that strives to be a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone is valued. We welcome applications from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We recognise that our workforce needs to represent the communities and people we work with. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups within Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, the wider charity and conservation sectors, such as people from Black and Ethnic Minority backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTQ+.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.