Senior Wildlife Officer - London, United Kingdom - The Royal Parks

The Royal Parks

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Senior Wildlife Officer
The Storeyard, St. James's Park, London (with travel to all parks)

About Us
As the Royal Parks charity, we protect and conserve over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London

These are:

Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James's Park, The Regent'sPark and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens.

Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.

We are now looking for a Senior Wildlife Officer to join us on a permanent contract on a full-time basis, working 36 hours per week.

The Benefits:

Salary of £29,001 £35,076 per annum, depending on experience, plus an oncall allowance
26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years' service
Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
Learning and development opportunities
Cycle to Work scheme
Offices in a beautiful location

This is an incredible opportunity for a wildlife management professional to join our fantastic organisation and take care of the welfare of our green spaces.

You will have the opportunity to care for nature in these important green oases in the heart of our capital City, spanning some of London's most iconic parks.

Working with individuals and teams across the organisation you will be able to care for a range ofwaterfowl including our famous pelicans, providing a habitat for invertebrates, small mammals, and songbirds.

The Role

As the Senior Wildlife Officer, you will provide pest management, wildfowl management, and animal welfare duties across our parks and other sites.

You will assist the Royal Parks Metropolitan Police OCU in the implementation of the Royal Parks Regulations where applicable to wildlife and liaise directly on wildlife crime.

Providing care for our captive birds, you will feed wildfowl and pelicans daily, as well as rehabilitating sick and injured birds and animals.

You will control invasive pest species and encourage balanced populations of wildlife.

There will also be a requirementto carry out humane and prompt despatch of terminally injured or dying animals, and vermin.

Monitoring concessions contractors, and providing appropriate advice on the control of pests, you will review and implement contingency plans for disease outbreaks such as avian flu.

You will monitor water quality for outbreaks of algae or pollution and assistwith the management and monitoring of water levels with other professionals.

Additionally, you will:

Monitor and survey for plant and animal species
Working with our conservation and learning teams to support various wildlife projects
Engage with visitors to the park, local community, and stakeholder groups
Support and advise the roles of volunteer rangers in The Royal Parks
Work with volunteers on practical habitat management and task setting
Carry out presentations regarding the Park's wildlife to schools, media, and others
Attend and contribute to stakeholder group meetings
Support the roles of other wildlife officers
Mentor and support The Regent's Park Wildlife Officer and cover for periods of absence

About You
To be considered as a Senior Wildlife Officer, you will need:

Experience of wildlife law, conservation and the management and improvement of habitats
Experience of management of wildlife and pest control, with an understanding of urban environments
Experience in the confident, humane despatch of animals and birds
Experience lifting and handling large waterfowl
Good bird, animal, fish and wildlife knowledge and species identification skills
The ability to use IT software such as Microsoft and mapping databases
A valid, full driving licence
Certification in the management of pests, such as the RSPH Level 2 or BASIS Certification in Rodenticides

Knowledge of diseases such as H5n1, and their management would be advantageous.

A current firearms certificate for rifles and/or a current shotgun certificate would also be beneficial, as would the competency to use them accurately and safely in a range ofenvironments.

An appropriate qualification such as NVQ Level 2 Gamekeeping and Wildlife Management or equivalent is desirable.
This role may necessitate working outdoors in public and private areas, inside buildings and out of normal hours.
Other organisations may call this role Senior Wildlife Planning Officer, Wildlife Officer, Wildlife Ranger, or Conservation Officer.