Project Coordinator: Finding Nature’s Footprints – North Devon Coast National Landscape (North Devon Voluntary Services)

Proposed start date: March 2025.
This post is fixed term for 12 months.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the North Devon Coast National Landscape supporting communities to record and enhance the terrestrial species and habitats of North Devon. The ‘Finding Nature’s Footprints’ project is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and requires an enthusiastic, confident and organised person. You will be part of a small, collaborative team and can increase your ecological skills and knowledge, gain people management experience and make a difference for wildlife. 

The overall project objective is to create community-led Nature Recovery Plans for the National Landscape alongside community actions for wildlife. You will work with the project partners, communities, landowners, schools, students, volunteers and agencies across North Devon and Torridge. Tasks include providing advice on actions for nature, organising training and citizen science activities/events, connecting a diverse range of audiences with nature and managing a project assistant and volunteers. 

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level in a relevant environmental discipline or have equivalent experience, with some knowledge of English habitats, species and biological data recording methods. A passion for working with the public, connecting people with nature and sharing knowledge with all ages and abilities is essential. Training will be provided. 

The appointee will be employed by project partner North Devon Voluntary Services and work primarily from the National Landscape team’s office in Barnstaple. 

Benefits
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and pension scheme

For an informal discussion contact Joe Newberry, National Landscape Officer by email to: joe.newberry@devon.gov.uk  

Further details and an application form may be downloaded below (applications will only be accepted on the application form).
Please return completed applications to email: chief.officer@ndvs.org.uk by 9am on the closing date.

Interview Date: Week beginning 10th March 2025

Made Possible with National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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