Nature-based Solutions Manager

Kate on Conservation; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Trent Rivers Trust seeks a Nature-based Solutions Manager to lead initiatives integrating natural processes into river restoration and flood management across the Trent catchment. You will drive strategic planning, manage projects and staff, and engage diverse stakeholders to deliver multi-benefit outcomes for the water environment.

The role emphasises collaboration with the Head of River Restoration and NBS, focusing on delivering projects on time, within budget, and aligned with funder

Qualifications

• Strategic planning and project management experience
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills
• Line management and staff development能力
• Knowledge of river restoration, natural flood management and environmental enhancement

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee nature-based solutions, river restoration and NFM projects.
• Coordinate with partners, landowners, funders and regulators.
• Supervise staff and contractors; manage budgets and milestones.
• Develop monitoring frameworks and reporting to funders and stakeholders.

Job description

We’re looking for a passionate and knowledgeable individual to help us plan and deliver projects that enhance natural flood management and river restoration in the Trent catchment.

If you thrive on strategic planning, collaboration and project management, we’d love to hear from you.

The role offers a unique opportunity to develop and deliver impactful projects across the Trent Catchment, aimed at protecting and improving the health of the rivers and the species that rely on them. The ideal candidate will be highly organised, experienced in project delivery and confident engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Job Purpose

The Nature-Based Solutions Manager will lead initiatives focused on integrating natural processes into environmental enhancement projects, based around water, rivers and floodplains. This role involves strategic planning, project management, line management of staff, and collaboration with diverse stakeholders to develop and implement projects that deliver benefits for the water environment, through land management, natural flood management and river restoration.

The successful post holder will join a growing and ambitious team that delivers a wide array of multi-benefit projects aimed at protecting and improving the health of the rivers and the species that rely on them, throughout the Trent catchment.

The Role

The Nature-based Solutions Manager will be expected to engage with a range of partners and stakeholders to ensure the effective delivery of projects that meet TRT’s aims, and our partner’s needs. They will work closely with our Head of River Restoration and Nature-based Solutions, and Head of Landscape and Partnerships, taking on the management and delivery of a variety of projects. Ideally, they will have a track record and a thorough understanding of one or more of the following disciplines;

• River restoration and geomorphology
• Flood modelling and flood risk management
• Water quality and monitoring
• Land management and agriculture

They will line manage senior officers, specialists and project officers also working across our range of projects.

This role will help ensure projects are delivered in accordance with agreed timescales, within budget, meeting TRT and funder’s objectives, resulting in a wide range of benefits for the river environment and the wider catchment.

The role is primarily one of project management, but there is the opportunity to use any relevant technical expertise and knowledge to help scope and develop new projects, as well as contribute to a raised awareness of issues affecting the health of rivers and their catchments amongst stakeholders and members of the public.

The post holder will support the Heads of Department and Chief Executive Officer in ensuring funding compliance and reporting to all relevant funders and partners. Additionally, they will scope new projects and collaborate with the Heads of Department to write funding applications, securing a pipeline of future projects.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Design and oversee the implementation of nature-based solutions, river restoration and NFM projects, ensuring they align with organisational goals
  and restore river ecosystems.
• Work with partners, landowners and funders across a variety of projects.
• Oversee the work of contractors and consultants.
• Manage the practical delivery of projects, tracking progress against milestones, ensuring each project has the expected impact.
• Use technical expertise across TRT projects supporting scoping studies, design work and capital delivery.
  Management
• Supervise, manage and mentor team members, fostering a positive work environment and encouraging collaboration and professional development.
• Contribute to the delivery of TRT’s business plan and other organisation strategy and policy development
• Manage project budgets, ensuring TRT’s policies are followed, financial risks identified and project spend kept on track
• Support resource planning exercises and broader forecasting of resource needs as projects develop.
• Provide training support to new and existing members of staff
• Deputise for the Head of Landscape and Partnerships and Head of River Restoration and NBS when required and play a full role in Trust wide
  internal improvement activities.

Partnership working, coordination and communications

• Build and maintain relationships with local communities, governmental agencies, NGOs and private sector partners to foster collaboration and
  secure support for NFM and river restoration initiatives.
• Represent TRT, demonstrating our technical expertise and track record to promote our work and ambitions to stakeholders, funders the media and
  policy makers.
• Preparation of reports, presentations and opinion to managers, trustees and the CEO as required
• Contribute to the up-to-date communication of TRTs achievements using social media, webinars, reports, blogs and website articles as required.

Project Reporting, monitoring and fundraising

• Help develop and implement monitoring frameworks to assess the effectiveness of NFM and river restoration projects, including flood
  mitigation impacts, water quality improvements, and biodiversity
  outcomes, and report findings internally and to stakeholders.
• Support the development of project proposals and bids as required.
• Ensure all funders are provided with the appropriate reports and evidence in line with contracts and grant conditions.

Contribute to the work of Trent Rivers Trust

• Contribute to and support the work and growth of TRT, delivering the Trust’s vision, mission and core values
• Contribute to the Trust’s systems and processes, ensuring good record keeping, project and budget management, reporting to funders, partners
  and internally as required.
• Take full responsibility for overseeing the H and S requirements of projects they manage and contribute to the improvement of H and S at TRT.
• Other duties as may be appropriate to the position and the operation of the Trust