Assistant Grazing Officer

Assistant Grazing Officer

Full Time – 40 Hours per Week
Salary: Up to £26,542.80 pro rata (£30,334.00 actual salary for 1.14 FTE)
Permanent Contract
Location: College Copse Farm, Ridge Lane, Rotherwick, Hook, RG27 9AU

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is shaping a wilder future for our counties – protecting special places, restoring habitats and inspiring people to act for nature. As part of the UK’s fastest-growing movement for nature’s recovery, we lead with passion, integrity and bold thinking. Join a team where your work has purpose, your ideas matter, and you can help create lasting change for wildlife and people.

We are seeking an Assistant Grazing Officer to join our cause.

The Assistant Grazing Officer is a vital member of a highly effective, practical team of staff that deliver a significant, multi-site conservation grazing operation across the two counties.

What you’ll be doing:

Working closely with the Head Stock Person and other team members, you will support with maintenance and capital projects on farm holdings and assist with tasks associated with livestock husbandry, grassland management and basic farm building maintenance.

Reporting to and under the guidance of the Head Stock Person, you will not only be crucial to the successful delivery of the Trust’s Grazing Enterprise, but also the delivery of effective and appropriate conservation grazing across the Trust’s estate and on sites within the Trust’s contract grazing service. You will work closely with and support those who have day to day responsibility for the sites. You will be responsible for carrying out all aspects of livestock husbandry along with practical estate works and will also support the Trust’s ability to fulfil its legal and contractual obligations associated with conservation grazing as well as meeting public safety obligations.

About you:

You will be a practical, hardworking and reliable individual, who can effectively work both independently and as part of a team. You will be proactive and resourceful, using your initiative to solve problems and get tasks completed to a high standard. You will have strong communication skills and a positive, professional attitude, particularly when dealing with challenges or changing priorities. You will be committed to livestock welfare, health and safety, and supporting the Trust’s conservation objectives. Knowledge of livestock husbandry is essential.

The post is physically demanding and will necessitate someone with good practical abilities. It also requires flexible working and on-call duties as part of a rota system, often during unsociable hours.

Wild About Inclusion!
As an inclusive employer we recognise that our workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which we live and work. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within our sector, including people from black, Asian, minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

Disability Confident. We are proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer. The scheme is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. As a member of the scheme, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. You can request adjustments including accessible formats of this vacancy by emailing [email protected].

To be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme you must:

Identify as being disabled which under the Equality Act 2010 means a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial*, long term** adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities; or a long-term health condition; and; (*Substantial is more than minor or trivial **Long-term means 12 months or more)

Set out how you meet all the minimum qualifying criteria set out in the person specification for the post at the application and testing stages. This is a requirement for all candidates, not just those applying under the scheme.

We offer a wide range of benefits including a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, learning and development support, 24-hour access to our employee assistance programme, discounted staff travel with our corporate partners Wightlink (subject to T&Cs), free parking at our sites and more.

Closing date: 09 September 2026
Interviews: To be confirmed