Senior Nature Conservation Officer

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Full Time / 37 hours per week / Permanent

Would you like to play a key role in shaping Leicester's natural environment and work with others to develop new approaches to biodiversity across the city?

Leicester City has consistently been at the forefront of developing proactive approaches to the Biodiversity in England.

Join us as a Senior Nature Conservation Officer to work alongside other officers, within the conservation team in the council's Planning service. The team provide advice and guidance on all aspects of the natural and historic environment and is pro-active in protecting and enhancing the city's natural and historic assets.

Utilising flexible working arrangements, you'll be based at City Hall with much of the time spent in the city's natural green and open spaces. You'll have the opportunity to further develop your interdisciplinary skills and experience.

What you'll be doing

You'll provide specialist advice and guidance on all aspects of nature conservation across Leicester City Council services, monitoring sites, developing projects and contributing to the city's Biodiversity Action Plan, Biodiversity Net Gain and strategic vision for the natural environment. Inputting on all management plans for parks and green spaces, and contributing to other service areas, such as the Climate readiness and surface water and flood management strategies. Supporting the team, you will promote and act as an advocate for Leicester and its ecology at a local, regional, and national level.

What you'll need

Having substantial experience in nature conservation within a planning framework you'll be able to prepare, implement and monitor site management plans, supporting with species identification, habitat surveys and evaluation skills. With proficient IT skills, you'll manage and monitor data, produce complex reports and prepare briefs to present to senior management and the public at meetings. Using excellent communication skills, you'll confidently report and address public meetings, advise officers and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

We're committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That's why we've designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We'll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the 'our approach to recruitment' page.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Annie Provan on 0116 454 2963 or email anne.provan@leicester.gov.uk

Interview/Assessments will take place week commencing 20th October