Closing date: Sunday 8 September 2024
Salary: ÂŁ27,056Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Full time
Location: Dorset Wildlife Trust HQ, Brooklands Farm, Forston , Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AA
Are you passionate about helping nature on Dorset’s rivers and wetlands? We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed person to join our river catchment team, working alongside landowners, communities and partner organisations to enable nature recovery. The main areas of this job will be to develop and support volunteer recorders within the Water Guardians scheme and to assist with our Beaver Project through surveys, practical tasks and expanding understanding as beavers return to the county.
We are looking for someone with experience of freshwater wildlife, including habitat and species surveying and preferably practical management. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to build relationships with land managers, volunteers and community groups as well as partner organisations.
The role is initially for one year, to cover a staff secondment, with potential for extension.
Contact details
To apply for this post, please download and complete the application form and then submit it to recruitment@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk .
If you require further information regarding this vacancy please contact the Rivers Conservation Officer by email at soliver@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
If you have any difficulty in accessing the downloadable files, please contact us by email at recruitment@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
The deadline for applications is 6pm Sunday 08 September 2024. Initial interviews will be carried out in the week of 16 September 2024 at our Brooklands Farm HQ Offices, near Dorchester.
Job reference: ACO(R&W)
