Salary: £40,692pa plus 7% pension rising to £45,090 over 5 years, subject to satisfactory performance
Closing date: Tuesday 10 December
Are you a first-rate people and project manager with experience in agricultural policy, nature conservation, or nature-based solutions in the rural landscape? Excited by the opportunity to restore nature at scale? We’d like to meet you.
With support from South West Water and alongside Westcountry Rivers Trust, DWT is driving agricultural change through the Upstream Thinking programme, a national pioneer in natural catchment management, just completing a third phase and beginning a fourth.
You will be leading a complex farm advisory project across 9 Devon water catchments using nature-based solutions to deliver improvements in water quality, biodiversity, and resource sustainability. Your role will involve creating a healthy, working landscape of rivers, wetlands, and wet grasslands. Additionally, you’ll develop our growing paid-for conservation and advisory service for landowners. You will need budget and people management experience, as well as a good working knowledge of agri-environment schemes and awareness of relevant agricultural and environmental policies to lead a team of around 15 staff, including experts in river restoration, habitat creation, agri-environment funding support, and water quality.
This is a full-time, permanent post based at either Cookworthy, near Halwill Junction, or Cricklepit Mill in Exeter. Project funding is secured until 2025, with further funding anticipated to 2030. Previous applicants need not apply.
There will be a two-stage interview process for this post, with first interviews being held on Wednesday 15 January and second interviews on Monday 20 January.
We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and abilities who meet the essential criteria for this role. We are an inclusive organisation that seeks to involve more diverse audiences in our work.
For further information and to apply for the post, please visit our website.
DWT is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment.
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