Biodiversity Initiatives Officer

7 months ago

Perth, United Kingdom Perth & Kinross Council Full time

LOCATION:
Pullar House 35 Kinnoull Street Perth, PH1 5GD

SALARY:
£30,727 - £33,843 per year

CONTRACT TYPE:
Temporary

POSITION TYPE:
Full Time

HOURS:
36 hours per week

£30,727 - £33,843 Fixed Term (until 31/3/25)

Pullar House, 35 Kinnoull Street, Perth PH1 5GD

You will be assisting in the rolling out of the innovative Biodiversity Villages, Towns & Neighbourhoods Initiative across Perth and Kinross. This will involve co-ordinating and facilitating new or existing volunteer community groups, organisations and businesses to actively engage in the care of their local environment, understanding of environmental issues and biodiversity by exploring and developing best practice. You will have the opportunity to work with others to prepare and run community mapping sessions, creating StoryMaps of the resulting information as well as assisting and advising each community on how to choose a suite of practical biodiversity projects which will extend across and beyond the settlement's boundaries.

The project's legacy will include helping to prepare Community Biodiversity Action Plans and a calendar of events, as well as liaising with NGOs, Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust and council staff. This will involve encouraging new skills for all ages and abilities, engaging communities (and individuals) in citizen science surveys and campaigns, including bioblitzes and online learning.

This post will require a considerable amount of on-site work with local community groups (usually a minimum of 2 days per week) including weekend tasks. Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs

We are committed to being a more inclusive employer - to ensure we can consider any reasonable adjustments, please either contact the recruiting manager to discuss any individual circumstances, discuss at interview or, if you prefer, after any conditional offer is made.

**Requirements**:
Your skills, abilities and experience should include:

- Significant, appropriate experience in a work-related discipline with proven experience in the areas relevant to the post.
- Experience and understanding of working with the voluntary sector and successfully delivering environmental improvement projects/schemes, including an understanding of Health & Safety legislation and preparation of Risk Assessments.
- Knowledge of biodiversity (especially species and habitats, including nature networks and habitat connections), together with a working knowledge or experience in wildlife gardening and urban biodiversity.
- Experience of developing and maintaining positive working relationships with a wide variety of people, from farmers and land managers to local authority staff, from environmental NGOs and local community groups to individual community members.
- Experience of developing management plans and/or Action Plans, including transferring the local community's wishes to workable on-the-ground projects that suit all audiences.
- Experience in organising involvement in national biological surveys and campaigns, together with experience of basic biodiversity data collection, collation and analysis.
- Knowledge and understanding of working with children, young people and adults from a variety of backgrounds.
- Experience of contributing to or running workshops, webinars and conferences.
- Experience in innovative delivery to achieve results.
- Articulate with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to cope calmly with all situations.
- Experience of preparing copy for different publications including E-News, social media and end-of-project reporting.
- Proven experience in the areas relevant to the post.
- Knowledge of working with the voluntary sector and successfully delivering environmental improvement projects/schemes.
- Knowledge of biodiversity (especially species and habitats, including habitat connections) including experience of basic biodiversity data collection, collation and analysis.
- Excellent organisational and PR skills with the ability to manage a diverse workload, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
- Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
- Experience using GIS/StoryMap (or willingness to undergo training).

You must have a valid driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.

**The Individual**:
Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.

A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

**What we can do for you**

If you are successful in a role with Perth & Kinross Council, you will have access to a range of benefits to help your physical, mental and

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