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Agricultural Advisor (Conservation - River Catchments / Watercourses)

Salary £29,449 per annum plus pension
Location Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Full time, contract until the end of March 2025  

Severn Trent/Wildlife Trust Catchment Partnership 

For Teme Catchment 

 

Closing Date: 31st August 2022  

Interview dates: 8th and/or 16th September   

   

Can you help us improve water quality by using your knowledge of farming and wildlife? Looking to enhance you career and gain valuable experience in the sector of land and catchment management? Then we hope this opportunity fits the bill.  

   

Severn Trent Water and the West Midlands Wildlife Trusts are working with the Environment Agency and other partners on River catchments 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 rivers and streams and to tackle water quality in Severn Trent’s drinking water boreholes in the area.   

   

The post is suitable for experienced and enthusiastic Agricultural Advisor to work on behalf of catchment Partnerships, funded through Severn Trent Water’s Catchment Management programme, and based across different County Wildlife Trusts. The post-holder 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 pesticides. The project will also include supporting farmers through the Severn Trent Water capital grant scheme, STEPS within the Teme catchment, in order to support farm infrastructure and land management changes to reduce diffuse 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. Severn Trent are always looking for improvements, and want to be known as the UK’s best water business. To achieve it we need can-do people who want to develop their skills.  

   

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.  

 

Shropshire Wildlife Trust (SWT) has a vision of a thriving natural world, where Shropshire's wildlife and natural habitats play a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, and people are inspired and empowered to take action for nature. We combine projects across Shropshire (including Telford & Wrekin) with advocacy and campaigning to restore nature and to engage people. We manage over 40 nature reserves and have almost 50 staff, 300 volunteers, and over 9000 members. SWT is an autonomous charity, but we are increasingly working collectively, as part of The Wildlife Trusts (TWT), to ensure that our local actions have a national impact and help to address global issues.

We value courage, respect, integrity, trust and responsibility. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgemental and are inclusive. We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.

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