Data, Monitoring & Citizen Science Officer

North Pennines Landscape Connections is a programme of work aimed at helping farmers and land managers work together to make the most of the new funding schemes which will help Nature Recovery and business resilience. At the same time the programme aims to support farmer hosts to develop relationships with groups and individuals who have previously struggled to access the countryside, and to build an active network of participants to support this process.

We are looking for an organised and reliable individual to join our team here at the North Pennines National Landscape in Stanhope for a period of 15 months.

You will:

• guide the development and implementation of a monitoring framework to meet the objectives of the Landscape Connections Programme, especially relating to nature recovery monitoring.
• investigate and trial new monitoring techniques to fill gaps in our data.
• support citizen science engagement in this programme.

You will need:

• a degree or equivalent qualification in ecological, environmental, biological or earth science fields OR significant experience of work in those areas.
• experience of delivering conservation projects and programmes, including environmental and ecological data recording, and evaluation.
• experience of developing systems and protocols to support monitoring and data management.
• need to meet the transport requirements of the post as the North Pennines area is vast with limited public transport.

Salary: Grade 10 £37,035 to £40,476 p.a. (Pay Award Pending)

Working pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week

Employment Location: North Pennines National Landscape Office, Stanhope, County Durham (hybrid working options available)

We encourage you to contact Sarah Tooze, Nature Recovery Manager via email at [email protected] to arrange an informal discussion about the role.