Conservation & Volunteering Officer

Purpose: Delivering the conservation operations and volunteer programme
Reports to: Head of Land Management
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term 2 years with possibility of extension

Ribble Rivers Trust (RRT) is a regional charity established in 1998 to conserve the Ribble
Catchment, particularly its rivers, brooks, becks, and streams. Over the last 10 years, RRT has
developed and grown into a sector-leading organisation, known for getting things done, strong
partnership working and a collaborative approach.

We have five teams focusing on Data and Evidence, Land Management, People and Learning, River
Conservation and Core Services. Every team member is empowered to achieve their best. Our teams
work collaboratively on integrated projects to improve, protect and create a mosaic of habitats
and land uses that will lead to a healthy riverine environment. This is underpinned by a
science-driven approach that delivers multiple benefits.

The Trust also works collaboratively and in partnership with a range of organisations, such as
the Environment Agency, United Utilities, Jamie’s Farm, Woodland Trust, Lancashire Wildlife
Trust, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, The Forest of Bowland AONB, and many Local
Authorities.

With Support from Defra’s Species Survival Fund we are launching a new programme of river
improvement projects called ‘Ribble Revival: Room for Rivers’. This programme has significant
amounts of on the ground habitat conservation activities, with most having elements of
volunteering. These activities include; tree planting, woodland maintenance, fencing, wetland
plug planting, and Fish Passage, to name a few. This role will undertake the delivery of many
of these activities independently and through the supervision of volunteering days. The role
will ensure that we create and maintain high quality habitats, as well as ensuring volunteers
work safely, deliver positive conservation actions, are engaged & learning about river
conservation and enjoying nature.

As such, the Trust is looking to recruit a competent, dynamic, and enthusiastic person who will
be joining a creative and dedicated team, committed to making a difference to the environment.
This person will have knowledge of developing and delivering volunteer days, including
preparation activities, tool box talks to volunteers, and supervising volunteers.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of topics such as catchment/landscape-scale conservation, ecosystem services, river restoration, and how physical improvement projects deliver these topics.