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Join Buglife as a Species Recovery Officer and play a crucial role in the preservation of invertebrate species across South West England
Overview
Salary £29497.27
Location South West England - Hybrid
Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation summary: Buglife is an ambitious conservation charity dedicated to preventing invertebrate extinctions and securing sustainable populations. The organization is renowned for its commitment to environmental conservation, focusing on promoting the significance of invertebrates, influencing policy, sharing knowledge on conservation methods, and implementing practical projects globally.
- Project management and partnership collaboration.
- Overseeing habitat management and developing conservation strategies.
- Gathering ecological data and overseeing permissions and contractors.
- Engagement with local communities and volunteer management.
- Public relations, financial management, and effective team collaboration.
- Demonstrated expertise in invertebrate ecology.
- Ability to expand knowledge and tackle new conservation challenges.
- Passion for species conservation and a specialty in a relevant field.
Buglife is recruiting a Species Recovery Officer to help to deliver a portfolio of conservation and research projects across South West England. Species projects may include, for example, Ladybird spiders, Horrid Ground Weaver spider, Six-banded Nomad Bee and Narrow-Headed Ants.
The post holder will also support the collation of vital evidence on a range of other invertebrates to inform nature’s recovery. You will work with others to undertake the essential research and development required to formulate and test new approaches to invertebrate conservation. You will conserve invertebrates and their habitats by inspiring, influencing and supporting others, and by managing and enhancing the environment.
This role will include: project management, partnership working, overseeing practical habitat management works, developing and delivering innovative ideas and solutions to species conservation, collating ecological information, coordinating permissions and managing specialist contractors, working with local communities, managing volunteers, public relations, financial management and teamwork.
We are looking for someone who has their own area of interest and specialism, but can also demonstrate a broad knowledge of invertebrate ecology and a willingness to expand their knowledge and work in new areas.
Buglife’s aim is to halt the extinction of invertebrate species and to achieve sustainable populations of invertebrates. We are working hard to achieve this through: Promoting the environmental importance of invertebrates and raising awareness about the challenges to their survival; Assisting in the development of legislation and policy that will ensure the conservation of invertebrates; Developing and disseminating knowledge about how to conserve invertebrates; Encouraging and supporting invertebrate conservation initiatives by other organisations in the UK, Europe and worldwide; Undertaking practical conservation projects that will contribute to achieving our aim.
Buglife offer a benefits package including, Enhanced Pension, Flexible Working, 23 days annual leave (rising to 28 after 3 years service) in addition to winter close between Christmas and New Year.
