Nature Recovery Engagement Officer

• Leading an exciting new programme of work alongside the Biodiversity Manager, delivering Mid Suffolk council’s biodiversity and nature recovery ambitions
• Leading efforts to increase public support for and engagement with biodiversity and nature recovery, bringing to life key aims and actions in the Council’s Biodiversity Action Plan and the Suffolk Local Nature Recovery Strategy
• Initiatives to increase understanding of nature recovery and biodiversity
• Engagement events, campaigns and activities
• Promoting citizen science projects
• Supporting schools and community groups
• Promoting grant schemes and other funding opportunities
• Engagement and consultation for council plans around tree planting and meadow management

• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
• Educated to degree level, preferably in Ecology or a relevant environmental discipline
• Training and qualifications relevant to engagement and behaviour change are desirable
• A passion for restoring nature, tackling climate change and in delivering measurable impact
• A confident communicator with the ability to engage with multiple stakeholders
• A collaborative mindset to work across diverse teams and disciplines

Training and qualifications relevant to engagement and behaviour change are desirable

• Generous leave entitlement (26 days a year, rising to 31 days after 5 years)
• Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Wellbeing Support and Employee Assistance Programs
• Private Health Care Options
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Paid volunteering days
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (Business needs permitting)
• Great learning and development opportunities