Land Management Advisor

Dover District Council; Dover; Vor Ort; GBP 25.000 - 35.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Dover District Council is recruiting a Land Management Advisor to support nature recovery across East Kent, focusing on Romney Marsh and surrounding SSSIs. You will work with farmers, landowners and stakeholders to develop and deliver plans that improve habitat condition and biodiversity.

You will identify funding opportunities, manage contracts and oversee management plans, coordinating contractors and volunteers to deliver tangible conservation outcomes across multiple sites.

Qualifikationen

• An experienced land management professional with strong partnership working and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, including the ability to write concise and detailed reports.

Aufgaben

• Conduct ecological assessments to inform land management actions.
• Manage contracts and oversee delivery of management plans.
• Secure funding to support habitat improvements and coordinate volunteers for smaller projects.
• Coordinate work across multiple sites and contractors to achieve measurable habitat improvements.

Jobbeschreibung

We are recruiting a Land Management Advisor to support our nature recovery work across East Kent. Working with farmers, landowners and other stakeholders you will develop and deliver plans to assist with nature recovery, with a particular focus on Romney Marsh (including parts of the Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SSSI), Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment SSSI, and Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods SSSI and surrounding areas.

Working alongside colleagues from Affinity Water, the Environment Agency, Natural England, and the wider WCCP team you will identify opportunities for habitat improvements, plan actions and implement them where feasible. Your responsibilities will include ecological assessments, contract management, management plans, and ensuring measurable outcomes, such as improved habitat condition, are achieved.

You will be proactive in seeking out and securing funding to support the delivery of identified larger-scale habitat improvements, delivering smaller-scale interventions with volunteers.

An experienced land management professional, you will have a strong background in partnership working and stakeholder engagement with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to write concise and detailed reports. You will have a good working knowledge of the land management sector, including farming, and the relevant funding mechanisms to deliver benefits for nature.

Outgoing and self-motivated, you will have a passion for nature recovery and be able to work flexibly and under your own initiative, coordinating work across multiple sites, including the management of contractors.