Assistant Ecologist/Assistant Land Manager in Wantage

Overview

Somerset Wildlife Trust Consultancy (SWTC) are recruiting an Assistant Ecologist/Assistant Land Manager. You will be responsible for assisting with the delivery of a range of ecological and land management consultancy services for a variety of projects across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning the delivery of services by staff and sub-contractors and assist with the identification and resolution of resource limitations wherever possible to enable successful task completion.
• Provide ecological and land management support for projects by undertaking ecological surveys, acting as an ecological clerk of works and undertaking land management tasks.
• Provide information to project managers to enable the production of high-quality technical reports.

Business Development

• Promote ecological services to new and existing clients via creation of appropriate content (e.g. LinkedIn, X, website).
• Maintain and build relationships with existing and new clients and seek opportunities to expand partnerships which contribute to financial and Wilder Somerset targets.

General

• Continually develop skills and expertise which will improve the delivery of ecological services.
• Adhere to SWTC\’s systems and procedures (e.g. timesheets, outlook calendar systems, file conventions).
• Comply with Somerset Wildlife Trust\’s policies and procedures.
• Carry out other duties relevant to the post as requested.
• Reflect Somerset Wildlife Trust\’s values in all areas of work.
• Work collaboratively with other Wildlife Trusts to share learning and achieve greater impact collectively.

Benefits

• 7% employer pension contribution
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Flexible and agile working
• Wellbeing support – EAP, wellbeing champions
• Diversity networks through RSWT/TWT
• Paid volunteer days
• Continuous Professional Development opportunities
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays)