Community Ecology & Environmental Quality Officer

Torfaen County Borough Council; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Torfaen County Borough Council is seeking two enthusiastic individuals for countryside management and ecology roles at Ty Blaen, New Inn depot. You will contribute to planning policies, environmental projects and community partnerships across the borough.

Ideal candidates will have a background in countryside management and ecology, and be able to provide specialist ecological advice to the Council and its partners. The role is full-time (37 hours) with a Grade 7 salary.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a background in countryside management and ecology.
• Appropriately qualified individuals for Grade 7 roles.

Responsibilities

• To develop strategic and community partnership working plans for allotments, parks, local nature reserves across the borough and secure funding for their delivery.
• To work with partner organisations and community groups to deliver the Council’s Litter and Fly-tipping prevention Strategy.
• To provide ecological advice to the wider Council, including input into planning policy and responses to planning applications.
• To work with allotment associations across the borough in the management of Council owned allotments sites, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
• To develop and coordinate environmental volunteering opportunities and recruit volunteers to manage greenspaces across the borough, working with members and a range of community-based organisations.
• To establish a regular programme of meetings with community groups managing greenspaces to ensure the Council’s objectives are being met.
• To work with the operations team in the programming of local nature reserve maintenance tasks.
• To develop and coordinate environmental volunteering opportunities and recruit volunteers to manage nature sites across the borough.
• To develop and maintain systems to support the collation and analysis of data to provide reporting updates on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• To assist with the development, design, specification and schedules, contract management of various small scale improvement projects in the borough.

Skills

Countryside management

Ecology

Planning advice

Job description

Torfaen County Borough Council is seeking two enthusiastic individuals for countryside management and ecology roles at Ty Blaen, New Inn depot. You will contribute to planning policies, environmental projects and community partnerships across the borough.

Ideal candidates will have a background in countryside management and ecology, and be able to provide specialist ecological advice to the Council and its partners. The role is full-time (37 hours) with a Grade 7 salary.