Monitoring and Delivery Officer

Job Overview

Through the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme, a
partnership involving the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (LBRuT), WWT and Barnes Common
Limited (BCL) successfully submitted a bid for funding a project on the Beverley Brook
catchment in Richmond. This covers the area from Richmond Park to north Barnes and is one of 25
areas across England to receive approximately £6 million of funding to deliver innovative flood
resilience projects over a period of six years (2021- 2027).

The partnership’s project, Community BlueScapes, aims to increase the
ability to prepare for, cope with and recover from flooding by using nature based solutions,
natural flood management, sustainable drainage systems, new learning programmes and
co-producing solutions with and for the local community.

The role will be for a 2-year fixed term contract as a Monitoring and Delivery officer employed
by BCL to assist with progressing and evaluating the project work. This will be an exciting
opportunity for an ‘on-the-ground’ officer to provide support in completing surveys, site
visits, checking sites and completing hands-on work. The role will also include some
licenses or permits in order to implement natural flood management, nature based solutions and
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). The successful applicant will also be expected to support
the ongoing delivery of other, various projects including river restoration and pond creation.

BCL is a nature conservation, community and educational based charity based in Barnes in
Richmond that undertakes 3rd sector management on behalf of and in partnership with LBRuT. BCL
work to conserve the natural spaces on multiple sites including its namesake, Barnes Common and
have a small, close-knit team that care deeply for the local area and people. BCL is an equal
opportunities employer.

**Job Duties & Responsibilities**:
This role will have dual responsibilities with time equally split between the two.(a). To support the scientific monitoring activities of the Community
BlueScapes project.(b). To support the ongoing project delivery work of the Community
BlueScapes project.To support the ongoing project delivery work of the Community
BlueScapes project.Monitoring responsibilities will include data processing (such as insect sample identification) and on-site monitoring including tasks such as Riverfly/ Smart River, geomorphic surveys, morphology surveys, audiomoth surveys, sticky trapping and other outdoor activities.
The officer will be required to write and follow risk assessments to ensure the safety of themselves and others in outdoor and river environments.
Delivery responsibilities may include tasks such as engagement with stakeholders, requesting quotes from contractors, site visits with contractors/ stakeholders/project partners supporting events, speaking to the public, communicating with the project team, preparing sites for work and other such tasks involved in delivering successful schemes.
The officer will be required to perform any other reasonable duties that may be assigned by BCL’s Project Manager (Community BlueScapes) from time to time.

**Job requirements**:
Due to the nature of ecological monitoring, the role will seasonally require early start
times (e.g. 8 am)
The officer will be requested to attend evening and weekend meetings from time to time as required.
The officer will ensure that all services are provided in accordance with local and national health and safety requirements and comply with the relevant Codes of Practice
including data protection.
To adhere to security controls and requirements as mandated by BCL and partners to maintain confidentiality, integrity, availability and legal compliance of information and systems.
To promote a safe, supportive and welcoming environment where all people are treated with dignity and their identity and culture are valued and respected.
The officer will work with colleagues across the project to enable effective partnership
working.

This role is hands-on and the officer must be capable of completing field work, monitoring activities and other physical tasks so a good level of physical fitness is required and a
willingness to work outdoors and in all weathers.
Either living or be prepared to live within 30 minutes of Barnes, S.W. London and possess a
clean driving license.

Experience of working in flood risk projects or leading and / or managing volunteers is not
essential but would be useful to have.

Two references will be required.

**Personal Requirements**:
The values and behaviours we seek from our staff draw on the high standards of the partnership
organisations.

Have the ability to enthusiastically and effectively communicate with people at all levels,
particularly members of the public but also volunteers, school children, students, council
officers and contractors.

Taking responsibility and being accountable for achieving the best possible outc