Rivers Officer

Closing date: Monday 24 April 2023- Salary: £28,057 -£31,889 (scale point 24-28) pro rata plus contribution to pension auto-enrolment
- Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Full time- Location: St Albans, Grebe House
- St Michael's Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4SN- We are looking for someone to use their passion for conservation and good understanding of freshwater habitats to drive our Living Rivers programme forwards, with experience in managing volunteers and being highly customer focused.**Contact details**:
**About the role**

The Rivers Officer (Citizen Science & Partnerships) will support and develop the River Lea Catchment Partnerships, as well as collaboratively devising and coordinating citizen science initiatives with an initial focus on the River Beane. The postholder will also work alongside the River Catchment Coordinator to drive forward our Living Rivers programme by raising awareness of Hertfordshire’s chalk rivers and delivering community-based river restoration projects.

This role is hosted by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and funded by Thames Water, United Utilities and the Rivers Trust through the Catchment Partnership Support (CaPS) Fund and Catchment Systems Thinking Cooperative (CaSTCo) project.

**How do we support you?**

We offer a great benefits package with a range of employee schemes, including generous annual leave, flexible working, excellent learning and development opportunities, wellbeing support and much more

**About the Trust**

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is a local nature conservation charity. Our office is based in the beautiful Verulamium Park in St Albans.

We believe that wildlife should have space to thrive alongside our everyday lives and that everyone benefits from having access to nature.

Our staff team is enthusiastic, friendly and committed to making a difference.

**Recruitment Pack**:
- Recruitment Pack

**Application Form**:
- Application Form