Duchy of Cornwall
Location
Remote | United Kingdom
Job description
Fixed term contract for 2 years
Full-time, 35 hours per week
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Project Officer to be part of the Small is Beautiful Project on the Isles of Scilly. As our Project Officer you will coordinate the preparation of a land management plan comprising each participating farm holding and protected site within the project area.
In this exciting role you have the opportunity to identify, map and develop management prescriptions for rare species and coastal habitats, heritage features and seek to reconnect habitats throughout a patchwork of regeneratively farmed fields. You will also utilise other agri-tech and modelling data and provide technical support and input in capturing baselining data and coordinate expert ecological surveys.
You will communicate effectively with local stakeholder organisations in the project area to develop strong and trusted relationships and work to incorporate future climate and biosecurity provisions into your work.
You will have a degree or equivalent experience in a relevant environmental, landscape conservation, ecology and/or land management subject and have ecological survey experience including knowledge of condition assessments used in biodiversity net gain calculations and proven ability to motivate farmers and growers towards a shared ambition.
The role offers flexibility to be home based and to hot desk on the Isles of Scilly. If not based on the Islands, there is an expectation that you will travel to the Isles of Scilly regularly for multiple days as and when required and as such home working from a location in the south west would be advisable.
To be part of our exciting future and for further information, along with the application process please visit
Closing date: 20th March 2024.
We will conduct first interviews via Teams w/c 1st April 2024 and hold second interviews ‘in-person’ on the Isles of Scilly on 10th April 2024.
The Duchy of Cornwall is proud to promote a culture of wellbeing and equity.
Through our recruitment process we aim to recruit the very best employees from varied cultural and social backgrounds, with a variety of skills & experiences.
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£34k per annum
