Planning & Biodiversity Officer / Senior Planning & Biodiversity Officer

Are you passionate about nature’s recovery in our cities and towns? Do you have expert
knowledge of the UK’s planning law and processes? We are currently seeking a Planning
and Biodiversity Officer (or Senior Officer) to deliver our vital
work to protect nature across our urban landscape.

Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust is one of 46 local, independent Wildlife Trusts and
is the charity that works to make the environment of Birmingham and the Black Country (Dudley,
Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) a better place for wildlife and people through
conservation management, environmental education, advocacy, and community involvement.

As a wildlife charity serving a heavily urbanised area, a major element of our work is
engagement with planning law and policy, through which we seek species and habitat protection
along with wider nature recovery.

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to nature’s protection
and recovery in Birmingham and the Black Country. The post holder will engage with planning
processes to advocate for nature, and in doing so will protect local wildlife of great value to
people, communities and organisations across our region.

This will be a varied role that will include significant partnership working, engagement with
land managers and owners, policy and strategy development, and responding to the demands raised
by local planning applications and plan development. The successful applicant will be very
well-organised, with a high level of attention to detail, and used to prioritising a complex
workload. You will have excellent communication skills, and the confidence and ambition to
affect outcomes within planning processes. Above all you will be driven by a commitment to see
nature’s recovery across Birmingham and the Black Country’s urban landscape.

Flexible role, based in our offices within Birmingham, but with the option of working from
home, as required. Occasional travel regionally and nationally.

The role will be recruited at either Project Officer or Senior Project Officer grade, depending on
the level of experience of the successful candidate. Please see the role’s person specification for
more details.

Benefits include 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), a 7% employer
contribution pension, flexible and hybrid working opportunities, an Employee Assistance
Programme and working alongside a supportive and friendly group of nature lovers!

This role will require the successful candidate to undertake a basic DBS check as part of the
pre-employment checks.

Please note that we are not a UK visa sponsoring organisation. Therefore, you will need to be
able to demonstrate that you have the right to work in the UK if you wish to apply for this
role.

We are committed to ensuring transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment and employment. As
a progressive charitable organisation, we champion equal opportunities and welcome applications
from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristic.