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Habitats and Species Officer – Protecting the River Irfon catchment’s freshwater biodiversity
Contract: Fixed-term contract to March 2026. 1.0 FTE.
Location: Mid Wales (centred on Llanwrtyd Wells or Builth Wells).
Responsible to: Project Manager, R. Irfon Nature Networks Project.
Responsible for: delivery of habitats and species conservation work, including delivery by
volunteer groups, landowners and professional partners, in the Nature Networks Fund project
‘River Irfon catchment: Helping communities develop nature networks to protect and restore
freshwater biodiversity’.
BACKGROUND
Freshwater Habitats Trust (FHT) is a friendly, experienced, evidence-based conservation charity
that works to protect UK and European freshwater wildlife through practical, evidence-based and
innovative nature conservation projects.
Our organisation is well respected nationally and internationally, and we work with a network
of statutory and NGO partners both in the UK and Europe.
This post is part of a new strategic programme to demonstrate and practically apply the
Freshwater Network concept, a new approach to freshwater biodiversity conservation developed by
Freshwater Habitats Trust, which considers all freshwater and wetland types as an
interdependent network, linking Important Freshwater Areas, floodplains and Wetland Opportunity
Areas. Following demonstrations of the concept in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the New
Forest we now have an opportunity to extend this concept in the upland environment of the
catchment of the R. Irfon in Mid Wales, placing a special emphasis on the critical role of
small waters and wetlands which research demonstrates are essential for maintaining freshwater
biodiversity.
Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for practical freshwater and wetland conservation
work with both professional and volunteer groups undertaking habitat creation, restoration and
management work (e.g. pond creation, fen and bog management, river and floodplain restoration
work, in-situ rare species habitat management work, especially involving the endangered
freshwater pearl mussel), including working with other Freshwater Habitats Trust colleagues.
This work is also helping to build a new practical conservation volunteer audiences and will
require co-ordinating work and maintaining relationships with local site owners, especially
private farming landowners.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Habitat creation and management
Species conservation work
Other work
Administration
General
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS
Experience/skills
Personal qualities
What we have to offer
At Freshwater Habitats Trust we value employees’ unique views and encourage them to develop
their interests. Besides paying a competitive salary we also offer the following benefits:
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