Catchment & Farming Officer

River Waveney Trust – Catchment & Farming Officer

Salary: Offered at £28,446 - £32,000 dependent on skills and experience.

Hours: Full-time. 37.5 hours working week.

Duration: 2 years fixed term contract, with the intention to extend or make permanent.

Location: Blended model: Office space in Bungay provided with the option for home working some days. Candidate must be based within easy travelling distance of the Waveney Catchment due to the number of site visits and face-to-face meetings required for the role.

 The River Waveney Trust is an environmental charity dedicated to improving and protecting the River Waveney, making it a better place for people and wildlife. We are part of the Rivers Trust movement, a network of over 60 Rivers Trusts across the UK. We work on a variety of projects with partners, communities and volunteers to deliver a wide range of projects including river restoration, natural flood management, farm advice, river access, river monitoring, volunteer events, community engagement and education.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and welcome applications from all groups, communities and personal circumstances. The staff team is welcoming, open and inclusive and places a high value on supporting each other to work to the best of our abilities. See the River Waveney Trust workplace culture document for more information.

We are seeking an experienced Catchment & Farming Officer to lead on a range of projects which aim to improve water quality, habitat and landscape resilience in the Waveney Catchment.  A significant part of the project officer’s role will be working on behalf of The Waveney Farming Cluster to achieve the group’s aims.

The main responsibilities will be to:

  1. Facilitate the Waveney Farming Cluster. The facilitator’s role will be to work on behalf of the farmers to achieve their group aims; administrating the group, running current projects, developing new projects, organising meetings and training events, providing coordination, advice and seeking funding.
  2. Deliver a programme of river restoration projects and secure and develop further sites ready for delivery, including seeking funding.
  3. Deliver habitat creation, restoration, water management and farm advice services as needed.

The role will suit an experienced and self-motivated individual with knowledge and experience of local farming practices, soil and water conservation and river/habitat restoration. We understand that not everyone will have all these skills so please get in touch if you would like to discuss suitability for the role before making an application.

Download the full job description here.

Download the River Waveney Trust workplace culture document here.