Ryton Natural Flood Management Project Officer (Maternity Cover)

We are passionate about protecting nature and wildlife across our County, but we need help to make sure we are ready to respond when nature calls!

Saving Worksop and Shireoaks through Natural Flood Management (NFM) is an exciting EA-funded project that demonstrates how nature can help people by reducing flood risk to their homes. We are delivering a range of measures that will create new habitats and benefit wetland wildlife along the River Ryton and its tributaries, whilst reducing flood risk and improving water quality. This is one of the largest projects in the EA's national NFM programme and runs until March 2027.

We are looking for a passionate, committed and highly organised professional to cover a period of maternity leave. Reporting into the Project Manager, you will work with various partners and landowners to reduce flooding by designing and building appropriate NFM measures such as ponds, bunds, leaky barriers, wetland habitat, tree planting and restoring of floodplain connections into the river Ryton catchment upstream of Shireoaks and Worksop.

Our culture

We are strong believers that it is our culture that makes it a special place to work and drives our huge successes. Our people are passionate and dedicated to making Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust the best that it can be.

We are the county's leading conservation charity run by local people for the benefit of local wildlife, with nature reserves across the county. We are a part of a UK network of 46 local Wildlife Trusts working to protect wildlife

We are supportive of hybrid working with a flexible and friendly team. There will be travel required to our other sites and reserves in the county, so a full driving licence is essential.

This role is subject to a DBS (Basic) Check

Benefits
NWT offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• 8% employer pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Healthcare cash reimbursement scheme
• Cycle scheme
• Generous annual leave.

We are planning to hold interviews on Monday 22 September 2025.

Equal Opportunity - Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Trading Ltd is an equal opportunities employer that strives to be a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone is valued. We welcome applications from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. 

We recognise that our workforce needs to represent the communities and people we work with. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups within Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, the wider charity and conservation sectors, such as people from Black and Ethnic Minority backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTQ+.  

Disability - If you have any support requirements to make your application, please notify us at the earliest opportunity via [email protected] so that appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made to our recruitment process.

We are a Disability Confident employer. Applicants with a disability will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria for the position.

Employment checks - We are committed to safeguarding our employees; safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk; and mitigating the risk to our business of financial and/or data fraud. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks with past employers; Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level; right to work checks and driving licence checks (where applicable).

Employment of ex-offenders - This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.

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