Overview
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
The Community Nature Project Officer will be responsible for the delivery of a county-wide, community-led nature recovery approach. Its aim is to create Community Nature Recovery Plans (CNRP) that are both replicable and scalable for achieving multiple benefits for local communities, whilst contributing to the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Cambridgeshire as a whole. By developing Community Nature Recovery Plans, at a parish level, for open spaces, supporting the local populations which surround them, we can identify restoration opportunities that deliver the greatest impact.
The post holder for this role will be based in the County Councils Biodiversity and Greenspaces Team and will lead on the delivery of this four year fixed term project. You will be working closely with the Community Nature Engagement Officer and other members of the Biodiversity Team and other council departments. As well as working with Officers at Natural Cambridgeshire and District Council’s across the County.
This is a 18 month fixed-term post with an extension subject to funding being confirmed.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact: Philip Clark, Biodiversity Manager, 07826858286/Deborah Ahamad, Principal Ecologist on 07391730740 or email:ecology@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
About you
To be successful in this role we are looking for someone who has:
- A good understanding of nature conservation and how people can take positive action for nature.
- A good understanding of project management and contract procurement with in a local authority setting.
- Is confident in working with local communities and having excellent communications skills and confident engaging with various audiences.
- Can make informed and independent decisions with minimal supervision.
- Is pro-active and shows initiative to develop new ideas.
- Can manage workload effectively to meet strict deadlines while being a part of a dynamic and busy team.
- Is computer literate with experience in GIS systems and using databases.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
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