Community Engagement Assistant

Are you starting out in a conservation career?

Are you outgoing and like working with people?

Do you have a flair for delivering engaging, creative learning experiences with young people
and/or adults?

If so, our new paid placement role of Community Engagement Assistant could be for
you!

About the role

We have obtained funding for a short-term assistant position, designed to be a launch pad for
someone at the beginning of their career conservation and/or community engagement.

As well as supporting Eden Rivers Trust’s practical volunteering programme, this role offers
the opportunity to lead the delivery of community awareness work on two conservation
topics: invasive non-native species and nutrient pollution.
Both are key issues affecting the health of watercourses and lakes in the Eden Valley and The
Lake District.

About you

You will be a confident communicator who can make scientific concepts accessible to a wide
variety of audiences and inspire them to take action to protect our waterways.

At home working in the outdoors, you’ll be outgoing and comfortable with approaching people.
The role requires regular travel to sites around the catchment so you will need to have a
current, full UK driving licence.

About us

Eden Rivers Trust is the conservation charity standing up for Eden’s rivers; changing
perceptions of rivers, enhancing and protecting the river environment so that people and nature
in Cumbria can thrive.

Our vision is Clean and healthy rivers, providing a brighter future for all, and we
have been working with partners and volunteers since 1996, developing and carrying out
innovative environmental projects that restore rivers, improve habitats, manage floods
naturally and promote water-friendly farming. These conservation activities are integrated with
creative programmes for schools and community groups that promote awareness, access and
learning.

As a Trust we are Rethinking Rivers. For Good.

The deadline for applications is 9 am, Thursday 14 March 2024

Interviews planned for Monday 25 March 2024