Role Overview & Specifications

Closing date: Monday 24 April 2023

Salary: £28,057 -£31,889 (scale point 24-28) pro rata plus contribution to pension auto-enrolment

Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Full time

Location: The Parish Centre, The Parish Centre

Saint Michael's Street

, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4SL

We are looking for someone to use their passion for conservation and good understanding of freshwater habitats to drive our Living Rivers programme forwards, with experience in managing volunteers and being highly customer focused.

Contact details

You can arrange a call to discuss this role with Sarah Perry, the Trust’s River Catchment Coordinator, by emailing sarah.perry@hmwt.org.

About The Role

The Rivers Officer (Citizen Science & Partnerships) will support and develop the River Lea Catchment Partnerships, as well as collaboratively devising and coordinating citizen science initiatives with an initial focus on the River Beane. The postholder will also work alongside the River Catchment Coordinator to drive forward our Living Rivers programme by raising awareness of Hertfordshire’s chalk rivers and delivering community-based river restoration projects.

This role is hosted by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and funded by Thames Water, United Utilities and the Rivers Trust through the Catchment Partnership Support (CaPS) Fund and Catchment Systems Thinking Cooperative (CaSTCo) project.

How do we support you?

We offer a great benefits package with a range of employee schemes, including generous annual leave, flexible working, excellent learning and development opportunities, wellbeing support and much more!

You can find out more about this here - https://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/benefits

About the Trust

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is a local nature conservation charity. Our office is based in the beautiful Verulamium Park in St Albans.

We believe that wildlife should have space to thrive alongside our everyday lives and that everyone benefits from having access to nature.

Our staff team is enthusiastic, friendly and committed to making a difference.

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About Royal Society Of Wildlife Trusts

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  • Trust Rating: 95 / 100 (Official Registry Audited)

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