Rivers Officer (Citizen Science & Partnerships)
Work base The Trust’s activities cover Hertfordshire and the London Boroughs of Barnet, Enfield, Harrow and Hillingdon.
The Trust’s offices are at Grebe House, St Albans, AL3 4SN.
The Trust supports flexible and hybrid working.
Hours 37.5 hours per week
Salary SCP 24-28 plus contribution to pension auto-enrolment
Employment Term 2 years, fixed-term contract
Job purpose The Rivers Officer (Citizen Science & Partnerships) will support and develop the River Lea Catchment Partnerships, as well as collaboratively devising and coordinating citizen science initiatives with an initial focus on the River Beane.
The postholder will also work alongside the River Catchment Coordinator to drive forward our Living Rivers programme by raising awareness of Hertfordshire’s chalk rivers and delivering community-based river restoration projects.
The postholder is expected to support and embrace a positive team culture,
and to uphold the Trust’s values and expected behaviours at all times. They
should act as a positive role model for staff, volunteers and external stakeholders through a professional, collaborative and engaging approach.
This role is hosted by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and funded by Thames Water, United Utilities and the Rivers Trust through the Catchment Partnership Support (CaPS) Fund and Catchment Systems Thinking
Cooperative (CaSTCo) project.
