Landscape Recovery Trainee

Reports to: Landscape Recovery Project ManagerBursary: £12,000 (£1,000/pcm) + training budgetHours: 12-month Traineeship. Full-time (37.5 hours per week), Monday – FridayBased at: Elm Tree Court, Devizes with some home working available
The Trust is seeking a highly motivated and personable individual to join our ambitious and
successful Water Team as a Trainee to support the planning and delivery of the Wylye Chalk
Stream Project, successful in Round 2 of Defra’s Landscape Recovery scheme. The Wylye Chalk
Stream Project will be the first landscape-scale collaboration of its kind focused on enhancing
a large stretch of chalk stream for the benefit of wildlife in Wiltshire. The project will be
led by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and delivered in partnership with the Wylye Valley Farmers
group and the Wessex Rivers Trust. The project aim is to restore the river’s natural
relationship with its floodplain along over 20km of now under-utilised farmland.
Person Specification
We would love to hear from you if:
You are enthusiastic about nature and wildlife, particularly freshwater habitats and species, and are willing to learn;You are a reliable person with excellent organisation skills and the ability to plan and prioritise;You are a highly motivated person with the ability to work independently to solve problems;You have some knowledge of UK habitats and species, plus some knowledge of rivers and the threats facing river habitats such as pollution and non-native species;You have a full, clean driving licence (we regret we are unable to shortlist candidates who do not hold a full licence at the time of application)
About the Traineeship
The Trainee will contribute to several aspects of the Landscape Recovery project. This is
likely to involve supporting the Water Team with tasks such as:
Conducting habitat and species surveys (training will be provided)
Project planning (e.g. attending project meetings, writing up meeting minutes, updating
project documents)
Supporting the production of project documents (e.g. conducting desk-based research,
creating/editing maps in GIS, design drawings)
Communicating with project partners and stakeholders (e.g. circulating information, events
planning and coordination) including eNGOs, farmers, angling clubs, corporate and statutory
bodies.
There may also be some opportunities to support Water Team colleagues on other Water Team
projects as required. This is likely to involve tasks such as:
Delivery of practical river restoration works (e.g. in-channel works, tree planting)
Management of invasive and non-native species (e.g. removal of Himalayan Balsam)
This role would provide the ideal background for progression into the conservation sector,
working as a Project Officer (or equivalent) on projects that involve:
River restoration and/or natural flood management
Ecological monitoring
Stakeholder engagement and partnership working
A full description of the Trainee role and an application pack is available to download from
our website: www.wiltshirewildlife.org/jobs/landscape-recovery-trainee
WWT is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at
risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with
WWT’s safeguarding policy.
WWT is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse
organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To
achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented people, and more
diverse people, on nature’s side.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple
benefits for employees. The Traineeship includes the following benefits:
16 days annual leave plus public holidays
Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
Free tea and coffee
Head office in town centre with parking
Two staff wellbeing days per annum
If you would like to discuss this opportunity informally, please contact Hannah Needham
(Landscape Recovery Project Manager) on 07702802962or #####.
Closing Date: 9am on Monday 22nd April
(Successful applicants will be notified by the end of Wednesday
25thApril -We regret we are unable to provide feedback to
candidates who are not selected for interview)
First round interviews: Monday 29thApril– online, video call (MS Teams)
Second round interviews: Thursday 2ndMay- In-person at a location in Wiltshire –
location to be confirmed
Please submit your application to #####
(Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when
completing the form please ensure you use the ‘Motivation’ section to evidence how you believe
you would benefit from this Traineeship. This information will be used in our short-listing
process).
As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs. Therefore, if you
have not received an invitation to attend an interview within three weeks of the closing date,
you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
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