Wilder Communities Officer (Maternity Cover)

Are you somebody who is extremely personable, passionate, and organised?

Are you dedicated to supporting group powered change and facilitating native folks to take
motion for nature in Devon?

Devon Wildlife Belief (DWT) is Devon’s main wildlife conservation charity, with over 36,000
members, 350 common volunteers, 100 employees and 63 nature reserves. We’re one of many bigger
regionally primarily based organisations that collectively make up The Wildlife Trusts. DWT has pioneered
the reintroduction of beavers in England and the restoration of internationally uncommon habitats
like Culm Grassland.

As a part of our ten-year plan, Devon Wildlife Belief (DWT) has set itself an bold purpose: by
2030, a minimum of 1 in 4 folks might be actively engaged with wildlife – we wish everybody in Devon
to make motion for nature’s restoration a part of their each day life. A core a part of attaining this
might be to mobilise group motion; to encourage and allow the creation of wildlife-friendly
villages, parishes, cities, and cities, and to construct a military of wildlife champions and
conservation leaders to help nature’s restoration in Devon.

As a Wilder Communities Officer your function might be to determine new and present communities to
nurture and empower them to take significant motion to help nature’s restoration. You’ll
hear to those communities and facilitate conversations and concepts that can allow them to
develop and ship motion plans of their areas. As a part of ongoing help you may be
proactive in linking communities collectively for peer help and to focus on and rejoice
actions throughout the county.

Partnership working might be vital for profitable supply and you have to to develop good
working relations with Native Authorities, voluntary organisations and different conservation our bodies
to help the communities you’re employed with.

You’ll grow to be a part of the just lately established Wilder Communities crew which leads on the
#teamwilder strategy in Devon. We’re an bold and progressive crew who’re keen about
empowering communities to take significant motion for nature.

In return on your laborious work and dedication you’ll take pleasure in a variety of advantages together with:

• 25 days annual depart plus financial institution holidays
• Agile working preparations together with residence working
• Flexitime system
• Contributory pension scheme (circumstances apply)
• Demise in Service cowl
• Entry to an Worker Help Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Coaching and growth alternatives

It is a full-time, short-term put up to cowl maternity depart of the present postholder.
Nonetheless, we will even think about purposes on a part-time foundation. If you’re making use of on a
part-time foundation, please might you define your most well-liked working sample within the masking
letter.

The function is contractually primarily based at Cricklepit Mill in Exeter with common journey throughout Devon.

Interviews are being held on Wednesday 15 November.

We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and talents who meet the important standards for this
function. We’re an inclusive organisation that’s searching for to contain extra various audiences in our
work.

You may obtain an utility pack from http://www.devonwildlifetrust….

DWT is dedicated to the precept of equal alternative in employment.

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