Nature Ridge Project Support Officer
North Wessex Downs National Landscape (hosted by Wiltshire Council)
Salary: £31,537 - £33,699 per annum
Hours per week: 37 hours
Temporary/Fixed term: Until October 2027
Interview date: Tuesday 9 June 2026
Do you want to help two iconic chalk National Landscapes and a National Trail adapt in the face of climate change? We are looking for an experienced Project Support Officer to work alongside the Project Development Manager and help shape the Nature Ridge Landscape Connections (NLRC) Project. This grant programme aims to put landscapes into recovery supporting habitats and species alongside rich cultural heritage in better connected, working landscapes and to enable people to connect with nature and the environment.
You’ll play a key role in preparing the Development application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF). Working with partners and a wide range of stakeholders, you’ll provide high-quality administrative and financial support, as well as contributing to research, information analysis, mapping and early project development. This formative phase will identify opportunities, commission or undertake further research, and build potential projects ideas and initiatives aligned with NLHF priorities.
We are seeking an organised, proactive and confident collaborator who can work to tight deadlines with minimal supervision. You will bring admin and financial expertise, clear communication, and use your previous experience of supporting projects within conservation, landscape or land management fields; this includes engagement with farmers, land managers and conservation bodies. If this sounds like you, then we look forward to your application.
Why us?
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Contact details
Corinna Woodhall, Senior Project Development and Funding Officer at [email protected]
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About North Wessex Downs National Landscape
The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is a designated protected landscape. It straddles the boundaries of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire and covers 173 parishes and it is the third largest National Landscape in the country covering an area of 668 square miles (1,730 square kilometres). It received its designation as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1972.
Conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the North Wessex Downs is the responsibility of nine local authorities within the four counties. They come together with community, farming, conservation, tourism and heritage representatives to make up a governing Council of Partners, which is supported by a small professional team.
Our work involves collaborating with a network of organisations, businesses, farmers, landowners and local communities. Together, we run and are involved with, a range of projects and initiatives to conserve and enhance the landscape – its natural environment, its heritage, and its culture – while keeping in mind the needs of local communities and businesses.
The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is a designated protected landscape. It straddles the boundaries of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire and covers 173 parishes and it is the third largest National Landscape in the country covering an area of 668 square miles (1,730 square kilometres). It received its designation as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1972. Conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the North Wessex Downs is the responsibility of nine local authorities within the four counties. They come together with community, farming, conservation, tourism and heritage representatives to make up a governing Council of Partners, which is supported by a small professional team. Our work involves collaborating with a network of organisations, businesses, farmers, landowners and local communities. Together, we run and are involved with, a range of projects and initiatives to conserve and enhance the landscape – its natural environment, its heritage, and its culture – while keeping in mind the needs of local communities and businesses.
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