Kent Downs Heritage Ponds Officer

Main Responsibilities:

This is a Fixed Term Part Time role, to oversee the delivery of an important Heritage Ponds
project, funded by the Farming in Protected Landscapes Grant Scheme (Defra).

The project aims to map heritage ponds across the farmland of the Kent Downs National Landscape
and aspiring UNESCO Cross Channel Global Geopark. The work will add to the Historic
Environment Record and there will be work with project partners to carry out ground-truthing in
priority areas. You will be expected to lead the project, working with multiple partners and
landowners, and coordinating volunteer contribution, to achieve the project outcomes:

1. A digitally mapped GIS layer of Heritage Ponds
2. An inventory of current pond condition (heritage and biodiversity condition) in priority
   areas of the Kent Downs
3. A list of priority pond sites for conservation, restoration or re-creation
4. A legacy plan for the project, to include details of possible future funding options

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s
working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual
orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to
create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work. People of colour and
disabled people are currently underrepresented across our service. If you identify as a person
of colour and/or are disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. 

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a
statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a
command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job
requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person
Specification.

Please email [email protected] for any extra information.

Funding provided through the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme from Defra and the
Kent Downs National Landscape
.