GIS and Data Officer

At Severn Rivers Trust we are passionate about catchment scale restoration and have big
ambitions to rise to the challenge, scaling both our conservation programmes and our work to
better engage and educate the communities of the Severn, to the turn the tide on environmental
degradation. We’re an agile organisation, with a can-do attitude and a willingness to take on
new challenges. So, if you like to get stuff done, and want to be at forefront of ecological
restoration, working along the UK’s longest river, then Severn Rivers Trust could be just the
place for you.

Purpose of the job

Severn Rivers Trust are recruiting for a GIS and Data Officer, whose role it will be to
underpin the evidence-based approach taken by the Trust, by managing, analysing and
communicating spatial data to inform effective river catchment management.

Working within our Development Team, this position will provide cross-cutting technical support
to team members throughout our organisation, meaning you will have the opportunity to input
into a broad portfolio of ambitious and exciting environmental programmes. The work will be
diverse and fast evolving, including activities such as data collation and analysis to identify
opportunities for on-the-ground interventions, working with our operations team to map and
monitor delivery, and the production of high-quality graphics and digital outputs to support
reporting and communications.

The successful candidate will need to be self-motivated and passionate about securing the
ecological resilience of our rivers and wider environment. The role will require skills in
problem-solving and innovation, providing technical support and knowledge-sharing solutions to
facilitate the use of data and evidence for integrated catchment management across the River
Severn catchment.

Hybrid working – home based within the Severn catchment with occasional working in SRT Head
Office, Martley, Worcester and travel throughout the Severn catchment area.