Project Officer

Job title:

Project Officer

Company

University of Cumbria

Job description

We are the University of Cumbria, for and from Cumbria and our localities, rooted in serving our communities, with people, place and partnership at our heart.Now is a very exciting time to be joining us because we are delivering a new “Towards 2030” strategic plan focused on making the most of our three most valuable assets; People, Place and Partnerships, to become a catalyst for economic well-being for our region, nationally and internationally.Are you a passionate conservationist?Do you have a strong academic background in the biological sciences and/or extensive experience of community engagement in an environmental context?Do you want to deliver species restoration?Join the Restoring Pine Martens In Cumbria (RPMC) project team. We particularly welcome applications from conservation practitioners with experience of species translocation, including capture, processing and transportation, and post-release monitoring.Led by the University of Cumbria with Lifescape Project, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Forestry England and the University of Leeds as partners, this project is part-funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. You will have responsibility for natural heritage restoration, community engagement, and delivery of a cultural programme that promotes nature, culture and heritage as key, interrelated and interdependent, features of South Cumbria’s landscape.Informal Enquiries: Ian Convery | Professor of Environment & Society | Ian.Convery@cumbria.ac.ukWe offer a comprehensive set of staff benefits which includes a competitive salary, 35 hour full-time working week, 33 days holiday plus bank holidays, hybrid working in line with business need, and an excellent pension scheme with 8% employer contribution.For more information about the University of Cumbria, click .Further details:We encourage applications from the broadest range of society, including all under-represented groups with particular emphasis on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in our University and in comparison, to the sector.

Expected salary

Location

Cumbria

Job date

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:02:27 GMT

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