Nature Recovery Project Officer

Ready to make a real difference for nature in Dorset? This is your chance to be at the forefront of delivering our new Local Nature Recovery Strategy - turning big ambitions into action on the ground. With strong backing from farmers, businesses, conservationists and communities, the momentum is already there.

If you’re passionate about nature, great with people, and confident influencing others to get involved, we want to hear from you. Help us inspire more people across Dorset to play their part and drive nature recovery at scale.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll help drive the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) into real action on the ground across Dorset. You’ll help bring together opportunities for partners from local authorities, landowners, farmers, environmental organisations, businesses and community groups to support and deliver nature recovery at scale. Working across boundaries, you’ll embed the LNRS priorities into planning, land management, investment and infrastructure decisions, while identifying and developing a pipeline of priority projects and helping to unlock funding to make them happen.

This new role will be part of the small nature recovery team that currently sits within the Natural Environment Team. The team is friendly and professional and comes together on every Tuesday and Thursday for team days in County Hall, Dorchester.

You will need to have a flexible approach to work, traveling to meetings and site visits, working in the office and at home together with working at evening and/or weekend meetings if required.  It is necessary to have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

This post is full time (37 hours per week) fixed-term contract for initially three years due to funding but is likely to be extended as this is a growing area of work for the council.

Dorset Council uses generic job descriptions therefore please look at the context statement that provides the detailed duties for this role.

If you have any questions about the position, you would like more information please contact Amy Smith [email protected] 01305 221839

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At Dorset Council, we are working together to create a fairer, more prosperous, and more sustainable Dorset for everyone, now and in the future.

We:

• provide essential services that support over 300,000 residents
• work in partnership to make a real difference
• value every role and the impact it has on our communities
• support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive

You will:

• be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset
• have access to a range of benefits and support
• receive training and development opportunities to help your career progress

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible, if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.

This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement.

If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love you to join us.

Find out more about how to apply.