Farmer Cluster Facilitator (Upper Beult)

The Trust offers hybrid working, with staff splitting their time between offices, reserves, visitor centres and some remote work, depending on their role.

About us:

Kent Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading conservation charity with more than 31,000 members and over 1000 registered volunteers. We manage and protect over 9000 acres of land across more than 90 different sites and nature reserves, alongside 2 visitor centres. But we can’t save nature alone. So, we work closely with local communities, businesses, organisations and individuals to protect and restore wildlife and wild spaces and create a wilder Kent for the benefit of people and the planet.

What you'll be doing:

In this role you’ll be working to facilitate an established farmer cluster group, setting up meetings and events, and supporting the ‘farmer-led’ approach to landscape scale conservation and water protection. You’ll work closely with a wide range of stakeholders from farmers, environmental charities and businesses, including Southern Water, who act as a key partner and funder of the cluster. This is a great opportunity to support nature recovery at scale, working hand in hand with the farming community.

What we need you to bring:

You need to bring experience in partnership working, knowledge of farming or experience working with rural communities and evidence of your ability to work with a range of stakeholders to achieve environmental goals. A background or experience in conservation or environmental studies is desirable.

What we will offer in return:

We offer exceptional enhanced benefits. Recognising the wellbeing pressures related to the climate and nature crises we face as a society, we provide flexible work options, wellbeing initiatives, and professional development opportunities. Whatever stage of your career you’re at, our comprehensive benefits package at Kent Wildlife Trust can be a key factor in your choice to join us.

Next steps:

If you're ready to join our team and help us create a Wilder Kent, simply click "Apply now" to apply via our website. Here you can find out more about the role and complete the online application form. Be sure to include your personal statement in the space provided and upload your CV, and take a moment to review the guidance notes for helpful tips.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a face to face interview. We will let unsuccessful candidates know if they have not been shortlisted.

We are unable to recruit anyone who does not have a right to work in the UK.

Kent Wildlife Trust believes that everyone has a responsibility to safeguard children, young people, and adults at risk; we are committed to ensuring their safety and wellbeing is at the heart of our engagement with people. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to references, Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks as appropriate to the role.

The Kent Wildlife Trust Group is Wild About Inclusion. To us, this means inspiring, empowering and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural world for the better. It also means cultivating inclusive workspaces that are free from discrimination, where differences are celebrated, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature!

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