Lead Nature Recovery Officer

4 months ago

Witney, United Kingdom Publica Group Ltd West Oxfordshire District Council Full time

Are you passionate about nature recovery in the local area?

An exceptional opportunity to join West Oxfordshire District Council as Lead Nature Recovery
Officer. You will lead on biodiversity-focused land management and enhancement projects
providing high quality and robust ecological advice to facilitate nature recovery and
enhancement across the district and on Council owned land, and thereby delivering on the
Council’s climate change and nature priorities.

This permanent role offers the flexibility of working within the offices at Witney and agile
working, allowing you that extra freedom and work life balance.

Are you interested in taking the next stage in your career in environmental
conservation? Or are you already a Nature Recovery Officer, who is experienced in providing
sound environmental guidance? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Our environmental service is fundamental to the success of the Council’s ambition for a
sustainable future.. From high BNG requirements in the Salt Cross Garden Village to funding
local nature recovery demonstrators, improving community access at Deer Park South and
modifying Ubico’s maintenance regimes to encourage rewilding, our focus is to enable
communities in West Oxfordshire to thrive, creating sustainable places for people to live,
work, learn and enjoy.

We want our future generations to blossom too and are serious about tackling the climate and
environmental emergencies. Now is a fantastic time to be joining us. We want to successfully
deliver our Council priorities and shape our environment for the benefit of the local area and
beyond.

We are seeking a highly competent Nature Recovery Lead to play a pivotal role in providing
sound ecological advice. You will be a nature-conservation specialist in the Council’s climate
team, spearheading biodiversity-focused land management and enhancement projects in the
Council’s new Nature Recovery Plan, as well as some climate related workstreams.

You will work with a variety of different stakeholders to facilitate nature recovery and
enhancement=through an innovative and practical solutions-based approach. You will also
represent the Council in external collaborations and consultations, secure external funding for
projects, report on the biodiversity budget to Central Government, and improve environmental
policies to ensure positive sustainable outcomes.

Ultimately, we are looking for a proficient Nature Recovery Lead, but we would also welcome
harness your potential and for you to flourish in your role long term.

You will need

A qualification in your area of expertise, equivalent to a degree in Biology, Zoology,
Ecology or Conservation or relevant experience of five years

Experience of working flexibly as part of a team and collaborating with colleagues and
stakeholders

Ability to remain calm and confident when dealing with challenging customers and
environments

Ability to resolve complex issues by negotiation

Deliver commitments and take ownership of own caseload, reshaping of plans to deliver
required outcomes

What can we do for you

Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working

Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)

27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an
extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice

Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care

Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 5% of your earnings

Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice
and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with huge tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars

Access to digital financial advice (covering your pension scheme, mortgages and other
finances)

Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements

Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five
years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury

Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary

These are just a handful of the benefits that you can enjoy when you join us

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