Work for Us
White Cliffs Countryside Partnership is a small not-for-profit organisation with just over 20 staff that works with the local community, our volunteers and partners to protect and improve the wild spaces of south-east Kent so they can thrive as sustainable havens for wildlife. Through our work we also aim to give everyone an opportunity to enjoy and benefit from these wild spaces.
We provide a fun, friendly, inclusive and flexible working environment along with a range of other benefits, including:
- Benenden Health membership and Employee Assistance Program
- Opt-in Local Government Pension Scheme with the opportunity for staff to make advanced, voluntary contributions (AVCs) to top up their pension
- Generous salary sacrifice electric car scheme and Cycle2Work scheme
- Generous annual leave provision
- Opportunities for training and development, both formally and through our experienced, knowledgeable team
- Staff Discount Scheme
We are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of our area's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspire to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Current vacancies
Species Recovery Officer
Starting from £28,996 per annum
Fixed term until 31 March 2029
Could you help improve the fortunes of some of England’s rarest and most threatened species?
White Cliffs Countryside Partnership is looking to recruit an outgoing and positive individual to help deliver Champions of the Chalk – an exciting project focused on eight chalk specialists: Lady Orchid, Late Spider-orchid, Man Orchid, Musk Orchid, Bedstraw Broomrape, Fiery Clearwing, Straw Belle and the Long-horned Bee. Working across the East Kent downland landscape you will have a focus on three key sites – Folkestone Downs, Folkestone Warren and Wye NNR.
As the lead delivery officer, you will work alongside our Land Management team, colleagues at Natural England and volunteers, undertaking a range of activities, including planning and delivering habitat management actions for the target species, devising and undertaking ecological surveys and monitoring, and project management and reporting. Working with landowners and other stakeholders, you will lead on the development of long-term Species Recovery Plans to ensure a lasting legacy for these threatened species.
What we need from you
An experienced wildlife conservation professional, you will have strong organisational and project management skills, good species ID skills across a range of taxa and an ability to work collaboratively to achieve positive outcomes for the eight target species. You will have excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills and have experience of recruiting and leading volunteers and working with a range of stakeholders.
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.
The role will involve working outdoors in all weathers and undertaking physically demanding work on steep and difficult terrain. Due to the nature of the role, this post requires an enhanced DBS check.
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