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As Assistant Nature Conservation Adviser you'll support our Wildlife Adviser and other consultants in Yorkshire and the North East in providing high quality advice, primarily to National Trust managers and our property teams, as we work towards achieving higher standards of land management for nature across our land in the North of England.

Alongside your sound nature conservation knowledge, you'll use your great communication skills and a strong ecological background to help us deliver ambitious objectives for wildlife within our 2025 Strategy and Land, Outdoors & Nature programme.

This is a fixed-term contract due to end when the previous employee returns from maternity leave. At this point we cannot confirm exactly how long this contract will last, but it is unlikely to be more than 12 months. It will be part-time, 22.5 hours per week, based at either our Yorkshire or Newcastle hubs.

What it's like to work here:You'll form part of a wider multi-disciplinary consultancy team which is based at our York Hub, which shares a clear focus on and commitment to our core purpose as a built heritage and natural environment charity.

The landscapes in which you'll work across the region are very diverse and will take you into some of the nation’s most cherished places, in a role that strives to make a real difference to the care and management of our special places – forever, for everyone.

What you'll be doing:Under the guidance of our Nature Conservation Adviser, you'll complement and strengthen our skills and capacity to engage with properties and other NT consultants across the Region to help them understand and implement our land management and nature ambitions in the north.

You'll use your expertise in habitat survey, mapping and assessment to help understand the biological significance of NT land, particularly farmed land, and this knowledge will be used to identify and support a wide range of opportunities to benefit wildlife (High Nature Status). This information will help inform our land management ambitions and be incorporated into Estate Management Plans to help us plan for the future at a time of significant change for farming.

As part of a wider team, you'll become a key advocate for High Nature Status (HNS), actively engaging with property teams and others to help embed the HNS approach to landscapes in their operations.

Using your ecological monitoring experience, you'll encourage and enable property teams to take part in national wildlife monitoring schemes e.g., Breeding Bird Survey, National Bat Monitoring Programme. You'll also help identify and establish suitable monitoring schemes for Priority Habitats and Species where appropriate, often involving volunteers/partner organisations.

You'll use your experience of Protected Species protection/mitigation to assist and support property teams, particularly NT Building Surveyors, in dealing appropriately with situations which arise concerning legally protected wildlife.

• Good experience of undertaking biological field surveys

• Strong knowledge and understanding of conservation land management principles and practice

• Good knowledge and experience using Geographic Information System (GIS) and databases

• Self-motivated approach to your work

• Strong organisational and time management skills

• Flexibility to travel and work across a wide geographical area in the north of England, primarily Yorkshire and the north-east

• Good understanding of wildlife law (protected species and sites)

• Understanding of agri-environment schemes

The packageThe National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

• Free entry to National Trust properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Tax free childcare scheme

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Perks at work discounts i.e. gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Employee assistance programme

• Free parking at most locations

• Independent financial advice