Biodiversity Officer

**We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.**

**Organisation**
- Kirklees

**Directorate**
- Place

**Service Area**
- Development

**Hours**
- 37

**Number of Jobs**
- 1

**Location(s)**
- Civic Centre 1, Huddersfield, HD1 2NF

**Position type**
- Permanent

**Grade**
- Grade 10-11

**Salary**
- £35,745 - £41,418

**The successful postholder is eligible for a Retention Payment (agreed on a recurring annual basis)**

Are you looking for an opportunity to work as a **Biodiversity Officer** and make a difference within Kirklees, whilst still being able to develop your career and have a good work-life balance?

At Kirklees we want to be innovative and creative in the way we work to deliver our service to our communities. We know significant challenges are ahead for the environment and have an opportunity for a **Biodiversity officer** to help address these within the Planning and Development Management service, focused on protecting and enhancing the varied wildlife of this part of West Yorkshire through delivery of the Kirklees Local Plan.
- Experience of dealing with biodiversity and wildlife conservation in relation to Development Management.
- Knowledgeable on wildlife law, policy and procedures relating to Development Management
- Experience in undertaking and interpreting biodiversity net gain assessments including the completion of a Defra based biodiversity metric
- Strong IT skills to support working with packages such as Word, Excel, and Access as well as specific IT packages.
- Strong written communication skills to be able to produce clear reports and documentation.
- Strong numeracy skills to be able to perform accurate financial and arithmetical calculations.
- Have the ability to demonstrate excellent customer service and excellent interpersonal skills at all times.
- An excellent team player and works hard to direct and contribute to team goals.
- The ability to work flexibly including occasional evenings.
- Knowledge of ecosystem services and interrelationships with other services and departments. Good knowledge of wider sector / external influences.
- Experience of partnership working.
- Experience of representing the ecology and biodiversity to external audiences.
- Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management

**Helen Bower **is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.**- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.**Closing date**

02 October 2024, 11:55 PM

**Important Information**:

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