Conservation Officer (Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust)

Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust (MGET) is an independent charitable trust set up in 2010 to monitor, protect, and improve the natural environment across a 1,600ha area of the Upper Mersey Estuary, running all the way from the Runcorn-Widnes Bridge, and upriver as far as Warrington.

We are working with Halton Borough Council to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced environmental Conservation Officer to join the team at the MGET as soon as possible.

In this role you will have the opportunity to join an established organisation looking to expand and develop its activities, be involved in active nature conservation, research and community engagement. As a Conservation Officer you will be contributing to the successful operation of the charity through project work, stakeholder and community engagement and running our social media.

We are looking for a highly motivated and engaged person who is self-driven and enjoys working in a small team, with a track record of working in the nature conservation or charity sector. Ideally, you are educated to degree level and will have a basic understanding of UK habitats and species. You might have worked or volunteered in nature conservation and are aware of community engagement within the charity sector. You should also be familiar and comfortable with social media platforms and interested in content creation.

In addition you will have the ability to develop and maintain simple databases with good computer literacy skills.

This is permanent position at 70% full-time equivalent, i.e. salary and annual leave are pro-rata. Workdays are negotiable. The position is a hybrid position with regular office and field work. A full driving licence and access to transport is therefore essential.

For more information on Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust aims and our vision as well as information on what we do in the Mersey estuary, please visit our website http://www.mget.org.uk/

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a face-to-face interview, which will be held on Monday 21st October 2024

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Andrea Drewitt on 07523685401 or andrea.drewitt@mget.org.uk