Living Landscapes Officer (Trent Valley)

We’re looking for a Living Landscapes Officer to manage our Trent Valley Living
Landscape.

In this role, you’ll lead on developing our Trent Valley Living Landscapes, engaging with
neighbouring landowners to develop landscape scale nature recovery plans and community-led
action groups to help us in managing our nature reserves, supporting volunteers and working
with a wide range of partners. 

To be successful you will be an experienced land manager with a passion for rewilding, able to
mobilise volunteers, communicate and inspire the delivery of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s key
aims to partner organisations and landowners.

In this role, you will: 

• Work with partners, neighbours, local communities and members of the public and other
  organisations to deliver our Nature Recovery Network within the identified Living Landscape. 
• Identify and implement opportunities to integrate nature reserve management activities into
  the wider Nature Recovery Network. 
• Draw up and develop natural process-led management plans for nature reserves, setting and
  agreeing objectives for people and wildlife for the reserve in line with the vision of the
  Nature Recovery Network. 
• Ensure the development and facilitate the delivery of annual work and activity programmes
  across the Living Landscape. Ensure volunteers, community groups and contractors are engaged to
  support the implementation of nature reserve management plans including appropriate site
  monitoring. 
• Develop projects and delivery plans across the Living Landscape which ensure the Trust
  meets its strategic targets and objectives of 30% of Derbyshire in positive management for
  wildlife by 2030.
• Develop and deliver Agri-environment (or their equivalent) and other land management grant
  schemes, ensuring compliance with all scheme objectives, making applications as necessary. 
• Work with a range of partners on collaborative and landscape scale ecological projects in
  an inclusive and inspiring way.

This role might be right for you if:

• You’re dynamic, organised and focussed on achieving goals on a large scale.
• You’re practical with hands-on experience of land management for nature conservation and
  able to work effectively and safely with volunteers. 
• You’re a great communicator and able to inspire others with your enthusiasm and energy. 
• You can work collaboratively with a wide range of partners and audiences.
• You have good ecological surveying skills and can present results in appropriate formats
  for varying audiences. 
• You can write high quality reports and management plans and contribute to effective fund
  raising.
• You are a conscientious budget holder, managing spend efficiently and always making
  environmentally conscious decisions on spend. 
• You have a full driving licence.

What we can offer you:

• Flexible working options, we have adopted a 9-day working fortnight meaning all full time
  staff get a non-working Friday every fortnight
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, we also have a festive shutdown so all staff
  get the days between Christmas and New Year off in addition to their leave entitlement
• Climate Perks (extra leave granted for staff using more green, sustainable transport)
• 9.5% employer pension contribution
• Electric bike and car salary-sacrifice schemes available
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Personalised Development programme designed to enhance your knowledge and progress your
  career
• A multi-disciplinary business, with opportunities to work on a wide range of projects,
  developing your experience and skills
• A friendly and supportive team, with a relaxed office atmosphere

We are happy to talk flexible working!

This role will be based at our office in Middleton with although work at various locations
around the county will be needed. A balance of home and office working will be allowed. We are
a local charity so applicants should be easily able to access our office and other locations
around the county.

Interviews are planned for 19th March 2024.