Built Environment Officer

Bats are remarkable animals and an important part of our natural environment. The Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) is proud to be the leading non-governmental organisation devoted solely to the conservation of bats and their habitats. Our mission is to work collaboratively and with a diversity of people to achieve resilient populations of bats and improve their habitats in an ever-changing world. BCT works on different levels to create a better world for bats and runs a range of different projects and initiatives. BCT’s head office is in Battersea, London. We also work in Wales and Scotland and have remotely based staff in other areas.

BCT’s Built Environment work aims to strengthen engagement and collaboration between the conservation sector and the building sector. We provide articles and presentations, training and best practice guidance, sit on relevant steering groups and panels, and develop new initiatives and projects that contribute to our strategic objectives. This project involves awareness raising, technical expertise, relationship building, training delivery, communications and business development.

The main purpose of this role is to maintain and further develop BCT’s Built Environment work, seeking positive, collaborative and strategic outcomes from built environment professionals that benefit both bat conservation and people, while generating income to support these activities. Of key importance to this role is the ability to enthuse industry professionals with little knowledge of bats or wider biodiversity conservation, inspiring them to change their practices to achieve gains for conservation within their own sphere of expertise.