River Idle Catchment Partnership Agricultural Advisor
Salary c£21-25k plus pension and other benefits
Based in Nottingham
Can you help us make Nottinghamshire’s water better for wildlife?
Severn Trent Water and the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust are working with the EA and other partners in the River Idle Catchment to tackle pollution in watercourses across the catchment and to bring watercourses into good ecological condition. An important part of this programme is to work with farmers and landowners to reduce diffuse agricultural pollution into rivers and streams and to tackle water quality in Severn Trent’s drinking water boreholes in the area.
This post is for an experienced and enthusiastic agricultural advisor to work on behalf of the Catchment Partnership, funded through Severn Trent Water’s AMP 6 Catchment Management programme, and based within the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. The postholder will deliver a programme of farmer/agronomist training events and one to one farm visits to promote resource protection and a reduction in diffuse water pollution from agriculture, with a focus on pesticides and nutrients. The project will also include supporting farmers through the Severn Trent Water capital grant scheme in target areas of the groundwater catchments, in order to support farm infrastructure changes to reduce diffuse water pollution. You will also work with NWT staff and other partners in the Idle Catchment to develop ideas and projects to improve watercourses for wildlife through habitat creation and management.
Severn Trent Water is the world’s fourth largest privately owned water company, listed on the FTSE 100 and serving 8 million customers. We care about what we do and how we do it. Always looking for improvements, we want to be known as the UK’s best water business. To achieve it we need can-do people who want to develop their skills as fast as we progress our business.
The Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust is a dynamic conservation charity, with around 11,000 members, working at local and regional level to secure a better future for wildlife and people. Managing 67 nature reserves, working with local communities and campaigning for the natural world, the Wildlife Trust is the County’s leading wildlife organisation.
If you have a relevant degree and a minimum of two years’ experience of providing pollution reduction advice to farmers and landowners, a strong background in understanding water quality issues, have a sound understanding of lowland farming systems and wetland ecology, we would be very interested to hear from you.
A full driving licence and your own vehicle is required as the postholder will often need to travel within the County. Some weekend, Bank Holiday and evening working will also be required.
This post is 37.5 hours per week until March 2020.
For full details and an application pack, please visit www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org or call/ email Alex Walls HR Officer: 0115 958 8242 / .
Applications must be received by 10am, Wednesday 24th May 2017; Interviews will be held in w/c 5th or 9th June