Bluespaces Officer

Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust

Term: Permanent. Start date on the w/c 19th May, with flexibility.
Salary: £24,853 p.a.
Pension: NEST pension scheme
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week). This role can be offered part time for
the right candidate.
Holidays: 25 days plus statutory holidays
Place of work: Hybrid office and home working with some travel throughout
Essex and Suffolk.

Are you interested in supporting an exciting partnership project between Essex & Suffolk Water and Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust
to engage local people with rivers and wildlife on their doorsteps? Do you have a passion for
engaging communities with nature and/or experience in environmental project support? If so, we
would love to hear from you.

This is a role developed in partnership with Essex & Suffolk Water, part of the
Northumbrian Water Group (NWG), to support delivery of the Bluespaces programme and set
up a programme of river enhancement projects in Essex and Suffolk.

The purpose of this Bluespaces Officer role is to support partnership delivery of the
Bluespaces programme of projects, and support NWG in achieving its targets to improve the water
environment. The purpose of the role is to also support project delivery and communications at
ESRT.

NWG has developed the Bluespaces programme to deliver improvements to the water environment for
the benefit of their customers. The programme funds partnership projects investing in
biodiversity, water quality and access and recreational facilities focused around accessible
areas of rivers, lakes, coasts, beaches, and other water environments.

The role will support the Bluespaces Delivery Manager at the Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust.
You will be supported by other members of the collaborative Bluespaces Team, working across NWG
and with delivery partners, as well as by other Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust staff.

Please visit our website for the
applicant pack and full job description.

Interviews are likely to be held in the w/c 17th March 2025 via MS Teams. Successful candidates
will then be offered an in person interview the following week, location to be determined.

If you have any questions about the Bluespaces Officer role, please contact [email protected] or speak to the
Bluespaces Delivery Manager (East and Southeast) Clemmie Moule: email [email protected]
or call 07466 520502.

Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 9th March 2025.

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