Urban Rewilding Programme Officer

Location: (Hybrid) Matlock, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE4 4LR
Type of contract: Fixed term contract to 31st March 2027
Salary: £30,000 Per Annum
Closing Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024

We’re looking for an Urban Rewilding Programme Officer to help us deliver our Urban Community
Rewilding work in Derby.

A great opportunity to progress your career by leading the nature recovery aspects of the UK’s
largest urban rewilding project at Allestree Park in Derby. In this role you will be supported
by a skilled project team to help deliver the wider urban landscape recovery programme, making
significant contributions to nature recovery, climate action and wellbeing.

To be successful you will be passionate about placing people at the heart of nature and climate
recovery in our urban landscapes.

About you

This role might be right for you if:

• You are passionate about nature recovery in our urban landscapes through a rewilding and
  nature-based solutions approach.
• You are dynamic, organised and focused on achieving goals.
• You have experience of preparing and delivering management plans and supporting monitoring
  and evaluation programmes.
• You have practical hands-on experience of land management for nature conservation and able
  to work effectively and safely with volunteers.
• You are a great communicator and able to inspire others with your enthusiasm and energy and
  can work collaboratively with a wide range of partners and audiences.
• You can contribute to fund raising and write grant applications to support our project
  delivery.
• You are a conscientious budget holder, managing spend efficiently and always making
  environmentally conscious decisions on spend.
• You have a full driving licence or ability to travel around the work area.

What we can offer you:

• Flexible working options, we have adopted a 9-day working fortnight meaning all full time
  staff get a non-working Friday every fortnight
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, we also have a festive shutdown so all staff
  get the days between Christmas and New Year off in addition to their leave entitlement
• Climate Perks (extra leave granted for staff using more green, sustainable transport)
• 9.5% employer pension contribution
• Electric bike and car salary-sacrifice schemes available
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Personalised Development programme designed to enhance your knowledge and progress your
  career
• A multi-disciplinary business, with opportunities to work on a wide range of projects,
  developing your experience and skills
• A close-knit, friendly and supportive team, with a relaxed office atmosphere

We are happy to talk flexible working!

This role will be based at our office in Middleton although a balance of home and office
working will be allowed. We are a local charity so applicants should be easily able to access
our office and other locations around the county.

Interviews are planned for the 1st July.

For more information, please refer to the job description and key terms attached. If you have
any questions about the role which are not answered in the attached documents, or require
adjustments to the application process, please either email [email protected] or
call 01773 881188.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and believe that everyone should have
access to nature. We expect people to work harmoniously with each other and with volunteers,
and to provide help and guidance to others when needed. As a small charity, our employees need
to be willing to be flexible about working arrangements and willing to provide occasional cover
for absent staff. We want people to develop professionally and personally while working with us
and employees are encouraged to participate in the range of opportunities available to enable
this.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunities employer that strives to be a diverse and
inclusive environment in which everyone is valued. We welcome applications from eligible
candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity,
religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We recognise that our workforce needs to represent the communities and people we work with. We
particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups within Derbyshire Wildlife
Trust and the wider charity and conservation sector, such as people from Black and Ethnic
Minority backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTQ+.

We are proudly a Disability Confident Commitment employer. The scheme is helping us recruit and
retain great people to meet our workforce needs. As a member of the scheme we interview anyone
with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the role. You can request
this and adjustments including accessible formats of this vacancy by emailing [email protected].