Wildlife Champions Project Officer (Full time, 37 hours per week)

Fixed-term – May 2025 to March 2028

Salary: £25,344 to £26,335

Location: AWT head office (Bristol), flexible working at various community locations

Are you committed to supporting community powered change? Are you a knowledgeable

nature lover with great communication skills?

If so, this could be the job for you...

In this role you will work to scale up our highly successful community pilot project, Wildlife Champions, to reach a further 17 urban and rural communities in areas of high deprivation across South Gloucestershire and the county of Bristol.

Our Wildlife Champions programme is designed to empower and resource community-led action for

nature’s recovery, through peer-learning networks, training and mentoring. The successful candidate will recruit, support and mentor Wildlife Champions to act as ambassadors for nature and implement positive actions for the benefit of their communities.

This transformative project, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, is designed to

empower a network of people - Team Wilder - to inspire others and put nature at the heart of

everyday life.

In return, you’ll be joining a supportive and inclusive charity that is making a real difference for

nature locally and regionally.

Avon Wildlife Trust is a charity dedicated to working with local people for local wildlife, covering the West of England region (former county of Avon). It is supported by more than 17,500 members, manages over 30 nature reserves and is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts in the UK. We want to see nature restored on a grand scale across the Avon region, with one in four people taking action for wildlife.

The Wildlife Trusts value diversity. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.

This project is supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.

If you are interested in this position, the job description and details on how to apply can be found at

www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs. Please return the completed application and equal opportunities

monitoring form to hr@avonwildlifetrust.org.uk or post to HR, Avon Wildlife Trust, 17 Great George

Street, Bristol BS1 5QT.

Closing date: Friday 14 th March 9am

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a first interview to take place at Grow Wilder on Wednesday 19 th March.

If you would like to discuss this role or have any questions, please email hr@avonwildlifetrust.org.uk

and a conversation can be arranged.

No CVs or agencies please.

Charity No: 280422

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• Pension with 5% employer contribution

• Life assurance

• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Programme

• Employee Discounts and Cycle Scheme

• Wildlife Trusts Diversity networks

• Paid volunteering day

• Training and development

• One free AWT course day per year

• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays) plus long service loyalty

• scheme

• The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature

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Selection process

Application and selection is through a multi-step process. It starts with AWT’s standard application form, so please fill this out, paying particular attention to the details of your relevant experience, knowledge and skills, which is used for shortlisting against the person specification. It is best not to assume prior knowledge and higher scoring is more likely if you explain carefully why you meet the person

specification in the Job Description.

Step 1 – Apply by filling in the application form.

CVs may be supplied as additional information but will not be used for initial shortlisting, rather used in subsequent steps.

Deadline: 9.00am Friday 14 th March 2025. This process will produce a shortlist of candidates.

Step 2 – Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview on Wednesday 19 th March 2025.

(Please let us know in your application if you are unable to make any of these dates -

we may be able to arrange a suitable alternative)