Gis Assistant

**We are looking for a talented GIS Assistant who is passionate about supporting natures recovery to provide technical support for a wide range of exciting recovery projects.**

You’ll be a key member of our Data and Evidence team, aiding in the creation and analysis of large spatial datasets. Assisting the GIS Officer, you will provide essential support to members of the wider organisation by using this data to create clear and attractive maps or diagrams for an effective display of our aims and goals.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team where the work is highly variable and gives you the opportunity to develop your career in the GIS and environment sector.

To be successful you will need:

- _An understanding of the uses of spatial data within a conservation organisation. _
- _An ability to communicate with and work alongside a variety of individuals both inside and outside of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust_

**About you**

This role might be right for you if:

- You are passionate about nature recovery in the UK and have a good knowledge of the main challenges to nature and are open to innovative ways of achieving landscape-scale restoration.
- You have experience using GIS software and understand how to process and analyse spatial data.
- You have some experience with environmental data e.g. species records, habitat survey data, soil data.

**We are happy to talk flexible working**

This role will be based at our office in Middleton although a balance of home and office working will be allowed. We are a local charity so applicants should be easily able to access our office and other locations around the county.

**Interviews are planned for Monday 27th November**

**Derbyshire Wildlife Trust**:
We’re a small charity, with big ideas We believe that everyone has their part to play in Nature’s recovery. We are the only organisation in Derbyshire working to protect and enhance wildlife and wild places throughout the county but through our work with businesses, other conservation charities, and the public we are mobilising others across the county and the rest of the UK to act for wildlife. As are a registered Charity, we are supported by 16,000 members and are part of a movement of 46 Trusts with a collective membership of over 800,000.

Our purpose is to achieve our vision of a Wilder Derbyshire by creating Nature Recovery Networks and reintroducing lost species. We aim to deliver our vision by leading Nature’s Recovery, inspiring people and communities to care and mobilising people to act. All our work is underpinned by our values.

Our Charity is growing, we currently employ 80 people and, crucially, we are supported by over 500 volunteers. We have three delivery teams; Wilder Landscapes, Wilder Communities and Income Generation, supported by the Finance and Resources team. Each team has a Department Lead who reports to the Chief Executive who is responsible for the operations of the Trust and who, in turn, reports to the Board of Trustees which governs the organisation.

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and believe that everyone should have access to nature. We expect people to work harmoniously with each other and with volunteers, and to provide help and guidance to others when needed. As a small charity, our employees need to be willing to be flexible about working arrangements and willing to provide occasional cover for absent staff. We want people to develop professionally and personally while working with us and employees are encouraged to participate in the range of opportunities available to enable this.