Biodiversity Officer

3 weeks ago

United Kingdom Lgcplus Full time

About the role:

The Biodiversity Officer will play a key part in supporting Powys County Council to progress actions to deliver against its declaration of a Nature Emergency. The postholder will work alongside the Council's Nature Recovery Officer to engage with and advise Council Services and communities, identifying opportunities to deliver nature recovery and seeking external funds to support the work. Initially to March 2025, with the possibility of extension, subject to funding.

About you:

  • A passion for connecting people with nature and developing realistic and sustainable actions to support its recovery.
  • Enthusiasm and the ability to communicate effectively, to engage a range of audiences, from community groups to partner organisations, Council officers and the Powys Nature Partnership.
  • Be able to work under own initiative, to organise a varied workload and to collaborate with a wider team to achieve the best outcomes.
  • Be able to apply knowledge of the species and habitats relevant to Powys and supporting legislation, to develop local nature recovery activities and projects.

What you will do:

  • Engage communities, businesses, public bodies and others in local activity that can help enable a long-term, sustainable difference to nature recovery across Powys (excluding Bannau Brycheiniog National Park). This will include engagement events.
  • Work alongside the Nature Recovery Officer and liaise with the Powys Nature Partnership to identify activities that will deliver against the Powys Nature Recovery Action Plan.
  • Directly manage and oversee delivery of nature recovery projects, liaising with contractors and volunteers.
  • Support delivery of projects and activities within the Local Places for Nature fund and report against grant requirements. Seek external funds for initiatives that are outside the scope of the programme
  • Advise and support council officers and town and community councils in their implementation of their duties under section 6 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016.
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