Project Officer

Now we have an thrilling alternative to hitch a workforce of passionate folks engaged on ‘Resilient
Glenderamackin’ – our formidable and large-scale blended finance catchment restoration undertaking.
This function supplies a chance to work intently with farm companies to develop and ship
an formidable multi-million pound programme of labor on the bottom to revive watercourses and
the broader catchment for a number of advantages.

West Cumbria Rivers Belief is an environmental charity devoted to bettering the watercourses
and surrounding catchments in West Cumbria for folks and wildlife. Our patch covers a number of
principal river catchments and 7 iconic lakes spanning a considerable a part of the Lake
District Nationwide Park, West Cumbria and the Solway. Now we have a formidable track-record of
profitable undertaking supply.

Having efficiently grow to be a spherical 2 Panorama Restoration pilot, we need to construct the
current Resilient Glenderamackin workforce to develop the undertaking, with the intention to begin delivering
on the bottom in 2025. Working intently with the undertaking workforce, it is possible for you to to make use of your
abilities and data to develop and ship initiatives on the bottom from idea by way of to
supply, to extend flood and drought resilience, enhance water high quality, and improve in-river
and wider catchment biodiversity in step with the targets of the Resilient Glenderamackin
undertaking. Working intently with farmers and landowners, native communities and companion
organisations, you’ll play an essential half in initially creating, and subsequently
delivering the ‘Land Administration Plan’ aspect of the Panorama Restoration undertaking. Additionally, you will
be required to help different parts of the broader undertaking and farmer group occasions.

The profitable candidate could have a level, or equal expertise, in an environmental or
agricultural self-discipline and not less than 2 years’ expertise in environmental undertaking supply.
Constructing and sustaining optimistic working relationships with the farmers and landowners, upon
whose land undertaking interventions shall be delivered, is a key side of this function. Subsequently,
robust communication abilities and the flexibility to cope with all kinds of individuals in a pleasant
{and professional} method is important. You’ll be a self-starter who can display a
dedicated, mature and versatile strategy and have the fervour to develop our work within the
catchment. Additionally, you will have wonderful organisational, I.T. and reporting abilities. Coaching and
help shall be offered.

You’ll be a part of a pleasant and supportive workforce, reporting to the Resilient Glenderamackin
Challenge Supervisor and supported by the Belief’s Senior Administration Crew, WCRT’s Trustees and the
wider workers workforce. The Belief provides a variety of advantages together with a beneficiant pension scheme,
life assurance scheme, versatile working alternatives, vacation buy-back scheme and a superb
provide of chocolate biscuits 🙂

In the event you consider that you’ve got the fervour, dedication and abilities to take this thrilling
alternative ahead then we wish to hear from you. For additional particulars, please go to the
West Cumbria Rivers Belief web site.

The deadline for functions is 9am on Monday fifteenth April
2024. Interviews shall be held at our workplaces in Keswick on twenty second April 2024.