Local Nature Recovery Assistant

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and agile working

25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5

LGPS

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking a Local Nature Recovery Assistant to support the development and delivery of ambitious local nature recovery projects across Gloucestershire. You will assist in facilitating and administering the GLNRS, meet council duties, and help develop project pipelines, engage communities and monitor data from local organisations for reporting to central government.

Hybrid working arrangements are available and a range of family-friendly, development and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Ideally an environmental degree or experience in an environmental organisation or setting
• Fluent English is required to fulfil customer-facing duties and team communication

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy (GLNRS) and related projects
• Assist with development of work processes, project pipelines and trackers
• Contribute to data gathering, monitoring and reporting to central government and stakeholders

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Organisational skills

Initiative

English proficiency

Education

Environmental degree

Job description

We are looking for a Local Nature Recovery Assistant to support the development and delivery of ambitious local nature recovery projects across Gloucestershire. Local Nature Recovery Strategies are shaping how counties and authorities prioritise and support nature recovery projects in their local area. The Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy (GLNRS) was published in February 2026, and the assistant post is an ideal role for career changers or those looking to start a career in the nature recovery sector or who already have some experience. You will support the Local Nature Recovery Officer in facilitating and administering the GLNRS and in meeting the legal responsibilities and duties of Gloucestershire County Council. You will gain experience across landscape-scale nature recovery delivery, in supporting project development, developing project pipelines and trackers, administering the Gloucestershire Nature Recovery Fund, community engagement, stakeholder collaboration and in gathering, monitoring and reporting data from local organisations and their nature recovery projects to central government.

You will ideally have an environmental degree or experience in an environmental organisation or setting and be passionate about nature recovery in the UK. You will have good knowledge of the main challenges to nature and be open to innovative ways of achieving landscape-scale nature restoration. You will be a team player, self-starter and required to use your own initiative whilst contributing to the development of work processes and projects. You will be highly organised and willing to contribute to ideas that support the ongoing delivery of the GLNRS. You will be confident in communicating to a wide audience and forming positive relationships with partners and stakeholders., It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

• Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
• Joining us could mean access to these great benefits:
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.