North Devon Coast National Landscape Officer

North Devon Coast National Landscape Officer
Permanent
Full Time 37 hours per week
Location: Taw View, Barnstaple EX31 1EE
Salary: £38,626 - £42,708 per annum
Reference: REQ008094

Do you have a track record of working in the landscape, land management, nature conservation or climate sectors? Do you have experience of partnership working, relationship building, project management, staff and volunteer supervision? Are you ready to use your experience to conserve and enhance the North Devon Coast National Landscape? We are looking for an experienced, committed and enthusiastic person to work with key partners, land managers and communities to shape the future of the North Devon Coast National Landscape, a designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

As a key member of a small, multi-disciplinary team, you will be providing advice on and influencing management of the National Landscape, raising community and landowner awareness, and delivering improvement projects with partners and stakeholders to realise Landscape, Land Management, Nature and Climate outcomes.

You will need a working knowledge of landscape and wildlife designations, as well as the policy context for land management, planning and/or access to provide advice and guidance to the Partnership and staff team. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential to realise the National Landscapes ability to convene, to catalyse, to facilitate, to influence and to deliver.

The North Devon Coast National Landscape is one of 34 nationally designated landscapes in England that together with National Parks form the protected landscapes network that covers around 26% of England. Protected Landscapes are increasingly involved in delivering on national priorities to enhance landscape, recover nature, build climate resilience and improve public access to the coast and countryside.

The post is mainly office based with some home working and the post-holder should also be able to make frequent site visits across the whole North Devon coastline, travel to meetings within Devon and attend events outside of normal office hours. 

• DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working - The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
• Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
• For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
• We cannot consider visa sponsorship at this time. UK Right to Work is required. For further guidance on right to work in the UK, please visit: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
• This role requires a DBS disclosure.

Closing Date: 24th July 2025

Interviews: 4th and 5th August 2025