Catchment Partnership Co-ordinator

Are you a motivated person looking for a role where you can make a real difference in improving the local environment? Are you a natural collaborator who can build teams across organisations? Can you bring together evidence, funding, and people to support projects that enhance and protect the rivers, streams, and the wider Bristol Avon catchment? If so, we have a great opportunity to join our team as the Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership Co-ordinator.

What you'll do

You will lead the Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership and work with a wide range of stakeholders, including local councils, regulators, charities and community groups. Together, you will deliver long-term benefits for people and nature across the rural and urban Bristol Avon catchments. In this role, you will implement and update the Partnership's Catchment Action Plan, working with partners to identify, develop, and deliver projects that address the challenges faced by the area's rivers and wider catchments. You will have a key role in unlocking funding and other resources for delivery. You will also develop a communications strategy that celebrates our successes and inspires others to get involved. You will line manage the Catchment Partnership Officer and mentor the Catchment Partnerships Apprentice, leading a team that provides a range of expertise to external partners and Wessex Water colleagues. You will liaise closely with the Independent Chair of the Catchment Partnership's Steering Group. With several large projects in delivery and development, this is an exciting time to join the BACP team, to work with our partners to achieve positive change in our river catchments.

• a strong background in facilitation or partnership working, and enjoy working with people from different organisations
• a keen interest in the natural environment
• the ability to take a strategic view to identify opportunities, and good attention to detail in planning and delivery
• excellent communication skills, being able to relate complex issues sensitively to a range of audiences
• an understanding of issues, policy and legislation relating to the water environment, with relevant qualifications
• a good knowledge of standard Microsoft IT packages; it would also help to be an experienced user of GIS.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion - with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.

• Armed Forces Covenant
• Autism at Work Programme
• Disability Confident Employer
• Business Disability Forum
• South West Women in Construction
• The Women's Work Lab
• Work, Wellbeing and Employment Services
• Menopause Workplace Pledge
• Race at Work Charter

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Interviews will be held at Wessex Water's Operations Centre, Claverton Down, Bath, on 5th October 2026.