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Temporary Contract until 30 September 2025 | 37 hours per week | £24,496 to £26,845 per annum (Grade F) | Norwich

Are you looking for a role that takes you out and about across the Norfolk countryside and coastline? Are you keen to get hands-on with the day-to-day management of our National Trails?

Norfolk is home to two amazing flagship routes: the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path. Along with the future England Coast Path, they belong to England’s family of National Trails – created over the past sixty years to provide access to the country’s finest and most spectacular landscapes.

National Trails offer so much more than just routes for walking, cycling or horse-riding. They provide opportunities for people to get out and about in nature and connect with the world around them. They offer a moment of peace in busy modern lives, the opportunity to leave the car behind on the daily commute and a chance for a free adventure (small or large) with family and friends.

These flagship routes have a key role to play in supporting nature recovery and tackling the impacts of climate change. They represent a huge opportunity to provide health and wellbeing benefits to both local communities and visitors. They support small towns and villages, contributing to vibrant and sustainable rural economies by generating year-round income and associated skilled employment.

Such exceptional assets need careful management and we are looking for an Assistant National Trails Officer to help the team deliver inspirational, well-promoted, high-quality routes. This is a rare opportunity to spend time working on the Norfolk coast, which includes an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Marine Protected Area Network.

Working in a small, but skilled and hardworking team, you will assist the National Trails Officers and Team Leader in monitoring and maintaining trail conditions and engaging with the public; involving site visits, audits and repairing defects, as well as supporting office-based tasks. Importantly, you will also help us to improve equity of access – to enable as many people as possible to experience the landscape by looking for opportunities to improve accessibility. Initially you will play an important supporting role in establishing the new King Charles III England Coast Path.

We value our team and every member plays a crucial role in contributing to our success. We offer flexible working patterns and locations, with the opportunity to be based in Norwich or Holt, as well as home working. We strive to help our employees thrive – offering training and professional development, creating a positive work environment and a strong team ethic that focuses on delivering a high level of service.

We offer a competitive salary of £24,496 - £26,845 (depending on experience), with a pension scheme and additional rewards and benefits. This role is a fixed term, full-time position (37 hours per week) , offered until 31 March 2025. The post-holder must hold a full driving licence, as the role requires travel in and around Norfolk. Some infrequent evening and weekend working may also be required.

We are growing! The role is one of a suite of new and exciting positions across the wider Norfolk Coast Protected Landscapes team. You might also be interested in the role of Nature Recovery Officer, Climate Change Mitigation Officer, Landscape Planning Officer, The Wash & North Norfolk Marine Partnership (WNNMP) Officer or Protected Landscapes Assistant Project Officer.

For more information, or for an informal chat, please contact Helen Terry, National Trails Team Leader: [email protected]

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email address.

Before you apply please see the full job description and person specification in the below link – this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.

Job description and person specification

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions .
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
  

Closing date: 25 September 2023