Project Officer

5 months ago

Kew Gardens, United Kingdom Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 338904**Salary**:

- £30,200- Salary per annum, pro rata**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Fixed term**Length of employment**:

- 9 months**Business area**:

- RBGK - Science**Type of role**:

- Science**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- Kew GardensAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Job description**:
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in wildlife trade research to help tackle a serious threat to Southern Africa’s unique plant biodiversity and inform strategies to improve the transparency and sustainability of trade in these highly threatened species.

This project is key to Kew’s conservation policy research which complements the strategic outputs of Kew’s science strategy with regards to policy. The post holder will be responsible for providing technical support for project’s research activities, including an analysis of online trade in threatened plant species using AI search tools, and the laboratory testing of living plant material to establish plant provenance. They will also contribute to high quality written reports and publications with the project team. This research will be key to Kew’s ability to deliver the outputs of the project with regards to online trade and the testing of plants specimens respectively.

**Person specification**:
**Benefits**:

- Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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