Catchment Partnership Agricultural Advisor 7 full time posts

Salary in the range, £21,000 to £25,000 per annum plus pension. Based in Shropshire (3 Posts), Worcestershire, (part Gloucestershire) (3 Posts) and Warwickshire (1 Post)

Can you help us make water better for wildlife?

Severn Trent Water and the West Midlands Wildlife Trusts are working with the EA and other partners on River catch ments to tackle pollution in watercourses across catchment areas and to bring them into good ecological condition. An important part of this programme is to work with farmers and landowners to reduce diffuse agricultural pollution into riv ers and streams and to tackle water quality in Severn Trent’s drinking water boreholes in the area.

These posts are suitable for experienced and enthusiastic agricultural advisors to work on behalf of catchment Partne rships, funded through Severn Trent Water’s AMP 6 Catchment Management programme, and based across different county Wildlife Trusts. The post-holders will deliver a programme of farmer/agronomist training events and one to one farm visits to promote resource protection and a reduction in diffuse water pollution from agriculture, with a focus on p esticides and nutrients. The project will also include supporting farmers through the Severn Trent Water capital grant s cheme in target areas of the groundwater catchments, in order to support farm infrastructure changes to reduce diffus e water pollution. You will also work with Trust staff and other partners in catchment areas to develop ideas and projects to improve watercourses for wildlife through habitat creation and management.

Severn Trent Water is the world’s fourth largest privately owned water company, listed on the FTSE 100 and serving 8 million customers. We care about what we do and how we do it. Always looking for improvements, we want to be kno wn as the UK’s best water business. To achieve it we need can-do people who want to develop their skills as fast as w e progress our business.

The Wildlife Trusts are dynamic conservation charity, working at a local and regional level to secure a better future for wildlife and people, as well as working with local communities and campaigning for the natural world.

If you have a relevant degree and a minimum of two years’ experience of providing pollution reduction advice to farmers and landowners, a strong background in understanding water quality issues, lowland farming systems and wetland ecology, we would be very interested to hear from you.

A full driving licence and your own vehicle will be required as the post holder will often need to travel within and out of the county they choose to apply too. Some weekend, Bank Holiday and evening working will also be required.

This post is full time, commencing February 2018 until the end of March 2019 with the possibility of an extension.

Shropshire Wildlife Trust are coordinating the recruitment for these posts. For full details and an application pack, please email [email protected] or call Heather Bennett on 01743 284283. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form. A covering letter indicating your choice of area should be included with your application. Please do not include your date of birth on any correspondence.

th th Applications must be received by 9am, 1 December 2017; Interviews will be held on 11 or 12 December, 2017.

Strictly no agency or further advertising enquiries will be accepted for this post.