ERCCIS Data and Evidence Officer (Maternity Cover)

Are you passionate about and have excellent knowledge of Cornwall’s Wildlife? Do you have experience in mapping and have good IT technical skills? We are looking for a Data and Evidence Officer to join our team in The Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (ERCCIS) to maintain the smooth day-to-day running of ERCCIS Data Searches and support its users and to lead our Wildlife Information Service, responding to wildlife queries.If you're enthusiastic, self-motivated, organised and committed to making a positive impact on Cornwall's natural environment, we want to hear from you!

The Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (ERCCIS) is hosted by Cornwall Wildlife Trust and has 3 primary work areas:

• Local Environmental Records Centre (LERC) for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (covering species and both marine and terrestrial habitats)
• Providing the evidence, mapping (GIS) and data management function for Cornwall Wildlife Trust
• Delivering relevant funded projects connected to environmental data gathering, management and interpretation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Main Responsibilities;

As a local environmental records centre one of the key services we provide is running data searches for many audiences such as researchers, students, landowners, local recording groups or those requesting data for commercial reasons, such as to support planning applications. We offer this both through our ERCCIS data searches (EDS) software and run manual data searches for specific requests. As Data and Evidence Officer (information services) you will help maintain the smooth running of ERCCIS Data Searches and support its users as commercial clients.

The other key part of this role is Wildlife Information Service (WIS). The Data and Evidence Officer (information services) is a first point of contact for Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT) for wildlife information and at many events.

WIS answers all enquiries on wildlife or policy for CWT and ERCCIS - specifically those that require ecological information or skilled advice. Users of WIS (covering Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly) include Trust staff, statutory Agencies (e.g. Cornwall Council, The Environment Agency etc.), NGOs, Local Groups, the recording community, CWT members, landowners, members of the public and others as required. Advocacy is a key element of the job, providing an efficient and yet professional service that promotes the activities of ERCCIS and the Cornwall Wildlife Trust to a wide audience.

Advocacy:

• Responding to data requests
• Responding to wildlife queries from a variety of sources
• Be a point of contact as a wildlife expert at CWT.
• Assist the People and Engagement team with fact-checking and other queries as required.

Communication:

• You may be asked to help with Wild Cornwall magazine articles, social media content, and text for the calendar.
• Compile and send out an ERCCIS newsletter
• Submit figures to quarterly reports for Cornwall Council and CWT

Liaison:

• Organise and attend a series of identification workshops throughout the year.
• Regular support and liaison with biological recorders, data providers, Cornwall Wildlife Trust staff, volunteers and local groups.
• Work to develop partnerships with existing and potential biological recorders

Management:

• Recruit and manage volunteers as required.
• Contribute to deputising for the ERCCIS Manager to cover annual leave and other periods of absence.

Benefits:

• Cornwall Wildlife Trust operates excellent toil and flexible working policies
• Enhanced company holiday entitlement – starting at 25 days plus bank holidays and rising to a maximum 30 days over a period of time (1 day extra for each year worked after 4 complete years served)
• 3-day Christmas business closure for 2024
• All employees have access to the Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 counselling service) and Employee health and wellbeing portal
• Free onsite parking at Five Acres and King Edward Mine sites
• Stakeholder pension scheme

For further information about the role, please contact Emma Rosenfeld, Emma.rosenfeld@cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk

This role is fixed term for one year, and is part-time (22.5 hours per week)