Trainee Assistant Reserves Officer (Central)

Trainee Assistant Reserves Officer (Central)
Full Time – 35 Hours per Week
Salary: £22,932 gross per annum
Fixed Term Contract for 6 Months
Location: Hockley Farm, Main Road, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1PJ

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is a grassroots movement working for nature’s recovery and to bring people closer to nature.

‘Our vision for a wilder future is beautiful and vital!’

Our future has to be wilder!

We are seeking a Trainee Assistant Reserves Officer (Central) to join our cause.

The Trainee Assistant Reserves Officer (Central) will specifically assist in the delivery of land management in the Winchester and wider Central Hampshire area, focusing on Trust nature reserves and other managed land. Many of these sites combine significant importance for wildlife with large numbers of visitors. The reserves management team, based in Winchester, have a diverse and challenging job and this role will be an important part of the team.

Duties will include assisting Officers with habitat and estate management, livestock management, survey work, data collation, equipment maintenance, project reporting and publicity, the management of volunteer survey programmes, and practical conservation tasks. The post holder will assist with livestock related tasks working with the grazing team to manage the Trust owned cattle, ponies and sheep. These tasks include daily checks of the livestock, rounding up and welfare checks.

This post is intended to give first hand practical experience, working closely with officers to prepare for further development & permanent employment in nature reserve management. In-house & external training will be provided following a bespoke training programme prepared for the successful candidate. Due to the full range of reserve work training provided in this vacancy, we are looking for a candidate that can commit to 6 months in this role, 5 days a week.

Wild About Inclusion!

As an inclusive employer we recognise that our workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which we live and work. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within our sector, including people from black, Asian, minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

Disability Confident. We are proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer. The scheme is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. As a member of the scheme, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. You can request adjustments including accessible formats of this vacancy by emailing [email protected].

To be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme you must:

• Identify as being disabled which under the Equality Act 2010 means a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial*, long term** adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities; or a long-term health condition; and;

 (*Substantial is more than minor or trivial **Long-term means 12 months or more)

• Set out how you meet all the minimum qualifying criteria set out in the person specification for the post at the application and testing stages. This is a requirement for all candidates, not just those applying under the scheme.

We offer a wide range of benefits including a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, learning and development support, 24-hour access to our employee assistance programme, discounted staff travel with our corporate partners Wightlink (subject to T&Cs) and more.

Closing date: 15 June 2025

Interviews: To be confirmed