Nature Based Solutions (Habitat) Monitoring Officer

Job Title: Nature Based Solutions (Habitat) Monitoring Officer

Reports To: Programme Manager

Location: North-East-wide, office base options include: Pegswood NE61,
Sunderland SR1 or Middlesbrough TS5 + Some home working and onsite as required

Salary: £25,539 – £28,330 per annum, pro-rata

Hours: Minimum 30 hours per week – 12 Month Fixed term

About us

Groundwork aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to
create communities in which people are proud to live and work. This programme will deliver
Groundwork’s mission of supporting people to improve their prospects and reach their full
potential. As an organisation, we are proud of the effective role that our Community Project
Managers play in delivering significant social, environmental and health outcomes with
communities across the region.

About the role

The post holder will perform a dual role within the Wansbeck Restoration for Climate Change and
Revitalising our Estuaries Programme (RoE) Project team. The RoE project currently aims to
protect and enhance six of the estuaries in the North East.

We are looking for someone with an interest in the environment and project management,
fieldwork and recording/surveying. Knowledge of the area, river estuaries or habitat creation
is beneficial.

The role will carry out field work using established procedures and protocols for monitoring
the interventions installed at project sites, including recording, collation and evaluation of
the data. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to establish the social impact
of key projects. The role will include remote working, office based meetings and on site
sessions working alongside the project team and other Groundwork staff.

Essentials

• Experience of monitoring and evaluating habitat / nature based solutions
• Experience of using software packages and mapping apps such as ArcGIS and google maps
• Experience of working effectively with external parties to develop monitoring of NBS
  projects
• In possession of a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 27th March 2025

Please note, should we receive a high volume of applications, we may look to close the role
early, therefore we recommend an early application.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the ‘Find out more & apply’ button. You will be directed
to our website to complete your application for this position.

Make yourself at home

We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We
recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great
place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants
with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young
people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a
culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at
risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and
comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and
about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our
children, young people and adults

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have
a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.