Help Nature Thrive Biodiversity Research Officer

Help Nature Thrive Biodiversity Research Officer
Regent’s Park, London – with travel to all other Royal Parks.

The Company

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.

Our Help Nature Thrive project is all about biodiversity and conservation and involves creating and enhancing habitats across the Royal Parks, commissioning expert research and providing visitors with plenty of opportunities to connect with wildlife and nature.

We are now looking for a Help Nature Thrive Biodiversity Research Officer to join our team for a fixed term contract until 30/09/24, on a full-time basis, working 36 hours per week.

The Benefits

- Salary of £30,701 - £36,830 per annum, depending on experience (pro rata)
- 26 days’ annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata)
- Healthcare plan

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual from a scientific research background with experience working with volunteers and managing contracts to join The Royal Parks’ Help Nature Thrive (HNT) Team, a People’s Postcode Lottery funded project.

In this rare role, you will have the chance to contribute to the resilience and perpetuity of our parks as you help deliver an ambitious programme of biodiversity survey and research in the heart of London.

Our iconic parks are enjoyed by thousands of people each day and you will have the opportunity to share your knowledge with park visitors, protecting our biodiversity and increasing the resilience of our outstanding greenspaces.

So, if you have the drive and skill to see our project, and our parks, flourish, we want to hear from you!

The Role

As a Help Nature Thrive Biodiversity Research Officer, you will plan, co-ordinate and deliver the Biodiversity Research Programme with the HNT Project Manager and TRP Biodiversity Manager.

Specifically, you will create a Green Infrastructure Strategy and a Natural Capital Account (including carbon capture) to help set targets for biodiversity net gain. You will work with researchers and experts in the field to develop bespoke approaches to realise the value of urban greenspace.

Undertaking surveys within the parks, you will work with volunteers and citizen scientists and manage consultants and contractors to deliver the Biodiversity Research Programme.

Additionally, you will

- Support volunteer recruitment and management
- Promote the Biodiversity Research Programme to park visitors and local communities
- Monitor and evaluate the progress of the Biodiversity Research Programme

About You

To be considered as the Help Nature Thrive Biodiversity Research Officer, you will need:

- Professional experience in wildlife conservation, surveying and monitoring
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Experience of managing contracts
- Experience of analysing research
- Experience of reporting and feeding research back to colleagues
- A relevant degree (or equivalent experience) in wildlife conservation or environmental studies

Other organisations might call this role Conservation Researcher, Biodiversity Monitoring Officer, Biodiversity Conservation Officer, Biodiversity Officer, Ecologist, Ecological Researcher, Urban Ecology Researcher, Conservation Project Officer, Environmental Researcher, or Biodiversity Project Officer.

Webrecruit and The Royal Parks are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you can help measure and conserve our biodiversity as a Help Nature Thrive Biodiversity Research Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 9 months

Salary: £30,701.00-£36,830.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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