Nature Reserve Officer x5 – South

Job title: 1006-368/423/427/389/390 Nature Reserve Officer – South (5 positions)
Grade: B Vacancy type: Temporary Hours: Various Salary £27,940 pro rata Location:
Scotland, Loch Leven, Stirling Closing date: 13 March 2025 Internal Interview date: 24
March 2025 External Interview date: 31 March 2025

Nature Reserve Officers – South Operations posts

1006-423 – Loch Leven NNR – 35 hours (5 days per week including weekends) – 1 April to 1
October

1006-427 – Loch Leven NNR – 21 hours (3 days per week including weekends) – mid May to mid
September

1006-389 – Stirling NNRs – 35 Hours (5 days per week including weekends) – 1 May to 1 September 

1006-390 – Stirling NNRs – 21 Hours (3 days per week including weekends) – 1 June – 1
September 

Job Purpose Summary:

The post holder will provide support to our National Nature Reserve teams to help deliver our
objectives and manage our sites principally at weekends when visitor pressure is particularly
high.

NatureScot’s National Nature Reserves showcase the best of Scottish Nature. They provide the
opportunity for people to experience, enjoy and learn about nature. 

We are looking for dynamic and engaging people to help our NNR teams ensure that these sites
can be managed and protected. You will engage with visitors helping them make the most of their
visit, answering queries and encouraging responsible behaviour.

The post may occasionally involve travel to other NNRs in NatureScot South Operations to fulfil
similar duties in support of Reserve staff there.

Areas of Responsibility: 

• Monitoring visitor use and maintaining a presence on sites.
• Engaging with visitors, providing information and guidance, and answering queries about the
  reserves and the local area. 
• Encouraging responsible enjoyment and use of our NNRs and the wider countryside and working
  with and supporting partners and communities to help achieve this.
• Helping reserve managers keep social media up to date with how busy sites are during peak
  visitor times. 
• Supporting in the day-to-day management, maintenance and monitoring work on reserves
  including breeding bird monitoring, litter-picking, invasive species control.

Role Specific Tasks: 

• Occasionally dealing with difficult and challenging situations
• Undertake measures necessary to ensure personal health and safety at work.
• Undertake necessary training.

Skills (Please refer to these in your Supporting Statement)

• A good understanding of the natural heritage of Scotland particularly peatland and fresh
  water habitats. 
• A good understanding of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code (SOAC).
• Strong and confident interpersonal skills that contribute to collaborative/team working and
  customer orientated service provision
• Experience of working with the public 
• Experience of planning and leading outdoor activities and events
• Experience of surveying and/or monitoring a habitat or species
• Good written communication skills including an ability to write clearly and concisely for
  social media platforms.
• Driving licence or other means of transport

Prerequisites Required

• Proof of right to work in UK
• To undertake a Disclosure Scotland application.
• Although Gaelic language is not a prerequisite it is a desirable skill in support of our
  commitment to our Gaelic Language Plan

Working with NatureScot – What we offer you

Please visit
https://www.nature.scot/about-… for
information regarding some great benefits to reward and support you whilst you are working for
us.

NatureScot’s Net Zero commitment

Whether working at home or in an office, or travelling to meetings and site visits, as a
NatureScot you will contribute to our Net Zero plan, for example through positive carbon travel
choices. You will aim to minimise travel in accordance with NatureScot’s low carbon operating
procedures. However, you will, in some circumstances, be expected to work with colleagues and
stakeholders from across Scotland, which will involve some travel and may involve overnight
stays. 

Application Process

Application is by CV and Supporting Statement. Please ensure you have attached these
documents when submitting your application.

Before applying for this post;

• Internal applicants should read the Self Service Guide (eRDMS A3155575)
• External applicants should read the Online Job Application Guide 

If you have previously applied for a vacancy with NatureScot you must remove the supporting
statement from your profile, before uploading a new version.

Interviews

External candidates will be invited to interview if we are unable to recruit
internally. Please state which posts you which to be considered for.

Internal Interview Date -Monday 24 March 2025

External Interview Date -Monday 31 March 2025

Nature is vital to all of us, so it is vital that we are an organisation for all of Scotland.
The more diverse NatureScot is, the better we will be in connecting everyone with nature. We
particularly encourage applications from people from Minority Ethnic (ME) backgrounds and
people with a disability.