Rivers Officer
Chilterns National Landscape
Description
This is an exciting opportunity to join the committed and friendly team at the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project, working to conserve a globally rare habitat in one of the country’s finest and most accessible protected landscapes.
The Chilterns Chalk Streams Project, hosted by the Chilterns National Landscape, has been campaigning for, protecting and enhancing chalk streams for nearly 30 years, through working with local community river groups, farmers and landowners alongside a wide range of partner organisations such as water companies, statutory bodies, community groups and non-governmental organisations.
The Rivers Officer position seeks to achieve positive and long-lasting improvements in the condition, management and appreciation of chalk streams. Whilst we are a small team that requires a certain amount of flexibility, most of your work will be within two multi-year programmes: Thames Water’s ground-breaking Smarter Water Catchment (SWC) initiative in the Chess catchment and Mending the Misbourne part-funded by HS2.
The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday, 10 August 2026. Successful candidates will be invited to interview on Wednesday, 19 August.
Applicants must be willing to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers.
For further information or informal discussion please contact: Adrian Porter, Chilterns Chalk Streams Project Manager at [email protected]
About Chilterns Conservation Board / Chilterns National Landscape
Our vision is that the Chilterns will be cared for, forever and for everyone. A place where people are inspired by its distinctive natural beauty, space and tranquillity, to enjoy and care for the landscape. A place where natural beauty and cultural heritage is celebrated and enhanced. A place which gives space for nature to flourish and which provides us with the ingredients for healthy living, such as clean water, healthy soils and thriving wildlife. A place where communities live, work and breathe. A haven for people and wildlife.
The Chilterns National Landscape is cared for by the Chilterns Conservation Board (CCB), an independent public body set up through the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. The CCB doesn’t own or manage land itself, but works with those who do, such as farmers, non-governmental organisations, community environmental groups, utility companies, local authorities and developers. Together, we find ways to conserve and enhance the special qualities of the Chilterns, and to enable people to understand and enjoy them. The Chilterns is such a diverse area – from species-rich chalk grassland to ancient woodlands, iron age hillforts to bustling market towns, it is full of life and character, which we aim to enhance and protect.
Our vision is that the Chilterns will be cared for, forever and for everyone. A place where people are inspired by its distinctive natural beauty, space and tranquillity, to enjoy and care for the landscape. A place where natural beauty and cultural heritage is celebrated and enhanced. A place which gives space for nature to flourish and which provides us with the ingredients for healthy living, such as clean water, healthy soils and thriving wildlife. A place where communities live, work and breathe. A haven for people and wildlife. The Chilterns National Landscape is cared for by the Chilterns Conservation Board (CCB), an independent public body set up through the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. The CCB doesn’t own or manage land itself, but works with those who do, such as farmers, non-governmental organisations, community environmental groups, utility companies, local authorities and developers. Together, we find ways to conserve and enhance the special qualities of the Chilterns, and to enable people to understand and enjoy them. The Chilterns is such a diverse area – from species-rich chalk grassland to ancient woodlands, iron age hillforts to bustling market towns, it is full of life and character, which we aim to enhance and protect.
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