Nature Rich Miterdale Project Officer

Location: Miterdale, Cumbria (with scope for hybrid working). We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you passionate about nature conservation? Do you want to help deliver an ambitious landscape-scale nature restoration project in the Lake District?

The Nature Rich Miterdale project will help restore wildlife rich habitats to a large valley in southwest Cumbria in the Lake District National Park. The project is a partnership between the School of Earth and Environment, National Trust and Forestry England.

You will manage a team of staff, contractors and volunteers to deliver the Nature Rich Miterdale Project. You will develop and deliver a programme of practical ecological restoration. Working alongside our project partners you will commission and manage specialist contractors to deliver restoration activities. You will be responsible for developing and delivering a programme of practical volunteer activities. You will assist with a wide range of project monitoring and communicate project outputs to a range of stakeholders. You will have experience of practical conservation and ecological restoration projects and of managing staff and volunteers in remote and sometimes challenging conditions. 

This is a full time position, based in Miterdale in Cumbria. You will work closely with the Restoring Hardknott Forest and Upper Duddon Landscape Recovery teams. 

This project is funded by the Government's Species Survival Fund and the Garfield Weston Foundation. The Species Survival Fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies and delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency.

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route 

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dominick Spracklen, Professor, D.V.Spracklen@leeds.ac.uk

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