Engagement Officer

Biodiversity Information Service for Powys and Brecon Beacons National Park; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental organization is seeking an enthusiastic Engagement Officer to inspire communities in Powys and Bannau Brycheiniog through nature-related events and social media. The role involves delivering presentations, engaging diverse audiences, and managing biodiversity data. Join a supportive team dedicated to conservation and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Great communicator who can present technical information.
• Comfortable with outreach activities and event management.
• Capable of working independently and managing data.

Responsibilities

• Inspire communities to connect with nature through events.
• Support biodiversity information services and manage data.
• Deliver talks, presentations, and outreach activities.

Skills

Communication

Organisational Skills

Attention to Detail

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Engagement Officer to inspire communities across Powys and Bannau Brycheiniog to connect with nature through events and social media and help them discover and record the wildlife around them. You'll raise awareness of biological recording, work on projects that support new and experienced recorders and strengthen local knowledge of biodiversity. Through your work, you'll support our team to build a more informed and active recording community and contribute towards nature recovery across our area.

We seek someone who is comfortable with delivering talks and presentations and interacting with groups, can work independently, is keen to learn and is competent with office data management programs. The successful candidate will have an eye for detail and will communicate well. Organisational skills and high standards of accuracy will also be important attributes for this post. The role will also support our biodiversity information services and help with managing our biodiversity data holding.

You will need to be a great communicator who is happy to interpret and present technical information to a range of audiences. You will need to demonstrate that you can devise and manage your own schedule of outreach activities and events, deliver talks and presentations, and engage new people in wildlife recording.

We are a small, friendly, and supportive team dedicated to providing robust evidence to inform conservation action and decision making throughout mid-Wales.

We are at the heart of the recording community in Powys and the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. We collaborate closely with volunteers, species experts, conservation NGO’s, Local Authorities, utility companies, researchers, ecological consultants and the other Welsh LERCs.

We support hybrid working; this role has an expectation of working two days a week from our Brecon office.

Salary £27,000 (pro-rata)

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work This post is offered full-time (35 hours) per week. Please note that part-time working would be considered.

Closing date Monday 21st July at 12pm.

Interview date Monday 28th July

For further details, Job Description and an Application Form visit our website www.bis.org.uk

If you have any questions about the role, please email [e-mail]