Wildlife Champions Project Officer

Full time, 37 hours per week
Fixed-term – May 2025 to March 2028
Location: AWT head office (Bristol), flexible working at various community
locations

Are you committed to supporting community powered change? Are you a knowledgeable
nature lover with great communication skills?

If so, this could be the job for you…

In this role you will work to scale up our highly successful community pilot project, Wildlife
Champions, to reach a further 17 urban and rural communities in areas of high deprivation
across South Gloucestershire and the county of Bristol.

Our Wildlife Champions programme is designed to empower and resource community-led action for
nature’s recovery, through peer-learning networks, training and mentoring. The successful
candidate will recruit, support and mentor Wildlife Champions to act as ambassadors for nature
and implement positive actions for the benefit of their communities.

This transformative project, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, is designed to
empower a network of people – Team
Wilder – to inspire others and put nature at the heart of everyday life.

In return, you’ll be joining a supportive and inclusive charity that is making a real
difference for nature locally and regionally.

Avon Wildlife Trust is a charity dedicated to working with local people for local wildlife,
covering the West of England region (former county of Avon). It is supported by more than
17,500 members, manages over 30 nature reserves and is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts in the
UK. We want to see nature restored on a grand scale across the Avon region, with one in
four people taking action for wildlife.

The Wildlife Trusts value diversity. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises
and truly values individual differences and identities. We actively encourage applications from
people of all backgrounds and cultures. 

Benefits

• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts and Cycle Scheme
• Wildlife Trusts Diversity networks
• Paid volunteering day
• Training and development
• One free AWT course day per year
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays) plus long service loyalty
  scheme
• The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature

This project is supported by the National Lottery Community Fund

Closing date: Friday 14th March 9am

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a first interview to take place at Grow Wilder on
Wednesday 19th March.

No CVs or agencies please.