Conservation Officer – West Midlands Crayfish Partnership

Conservation Officer – West Midlands Crayfish Partnership (Part-time, 4 days per week)

Duration: Until the end of December 2024
Salary: £28,337.89 per annum (pro rata)
Location: Home working/ West Midlands

Are you passionate about the small things that run the world? We have an exciting opportunity
to join our team and deliver our West Midlands Crayfish partnership project, working at
regional scale to secure the long-term survival of the White -clawed Crayfish
(Austropotamobius pallipes). This pilot project (ending in December 2024)
focuses on the West Midlands area and will lay the foundations for subsequent roll-out across
the East and West Midlands (depending upon subsequent funding)..

This role will include: practical project management and delivery; partnership working;
desk-based research; developing and delivering innovative ideas and solutions to engage local
communities with freshwater invertebrates and their conservation; managing volunteers; public
relations; financial management and teamwork. A subsequent (funding dependent) delivery phase
will additionally involve overseeing practical habitat management works and undertaking
ecological surveys.

Do you have?

• Knowledge of the key issues in White-clawed Crayfish conservation and of other freshwater
  invertebrates.
• Demonstrable dedication to protecting the environment and conserving wildlife.
• Experience of working in partnership with other organisations, volunteers, landowners and
  contractors.
• Experience of project and budget management.
• Experience of raising public awareness of wildlife and environmental issues.

This role is fixed term until the end of December 2024, based on 4 days a week. This role will
be home-based, but with the opportunity to use office space at the Birmingham and Black Country
Wildlife Trust (B18 7EP) for about one day per week and with regular meetings and events
elsewhere. A flexible approach to the working pattern will be considered for the successful
candidate.

We pride ourselves on our commitment to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants.
Should you require any support to assist you with your application please do not hesitate to
contact us at [email protected].

About us

Buglife’s aim is to halt the extinction of invertebrate species and to achieve sustainable
populations of invertebrates.

We are working hard to achieve this through:

• Promoting the environmental importance of invertebrates and raising awareness about the
  challenges to their survival.
• Assisting in the development of legislation and policy that will ensure the conservation of
  invertebrates.
• Developing and disseminating knowledge about how to conserve invertebrates.
• Encouraging and supporting invertebrate conservation initiatives by other organisations in
  the UK, Europe and worldwide.
• Undertaking practical conservation projects that will contribute to achieving our aim.

Buglife offer a benefits package including, Enhanced Pension, Flexible Working, 23 days annual
leave (rising to 28 after 3 years service) in addition to winter close between Christmas and
New Year.

How to apply

A full job description is available on our website: www.buglife.org.uk/jobs

To apply please email your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are the best person to
work on the West Midlands Crayfish partnership project at Buglife to [email protected]

Closing date for applications: 3rd April 2024. Online interviews will be held on 15th/ 16th
April 2024