Ornithological Field Assistant

Reports to: WSBRC Project Officer
Contract: Fixed Term until August 2024
Hours: 37.5 hours per week with a requirement for occasional weekend and evening work (Mon-Sun)
Based at: Elm Tree Court, Devizes with travel across Wiltshire with some home working available

The Ornithological Field Assistant role will assist with delivering our programme of works relating to species of conservation concern. This involves undertaking surveying, monitoring and conservation work targeted at some of the county’s most vulnerable and declining bird species. The job will principally involve working on breeding Lapwing survey and monitoring as part of Project Peewit alongside other species focused conservation work. This work feeds into WSBRC and the Wildlife Trusts ambition to deliver nature’s recovery across Wiltshire and Swindon.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits include:

• Employer pension contribution up to 7.5%
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• 27 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro-rata)
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Free tea and coffee
• Head office in town centre with parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Two staff wellbeing days per annum

A full job description and application pack is available to download from our website.

If after reading the job description you would like to discuss this opportunity informally, please contact Jonny Cooper at JonathanC@WSBRC.org or 07854108121.

Closing Date: 9am on 29th January 2024

PLEASE NOTE: if interest is significant we reserve the option to close the vacancy early and conduct interviews on an as required basis. Should the vacancy remain open until the stated deadline then interviews will be held on 8th February 2024.

Please submit your application to recruitment@wiltshirewildlife.org

(Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This information will be used in our short-listing process).

As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs. Therefore, if you have not received an invitation to attend an interview within three weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.