Principal Ecology Officer - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council

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Oxford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job reference

002460

Date posted

18/03/2024

Application closing date

31/03/2024

Location

Oxford - Town Hall/Work from home (Hybrid)

Salary

G8:
£45,858 to £46,953 per annum, plus a Market Supplement of £3,000 per annum full time (pro-rata for part time)

Package

28 days holiday plus public holidays, local government pension scheme, subsidised leisure membership, flex scheme (where appropriate), employer benefits scheme

Please Note:
All vacancies close at midnight on the stated closing date

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Permanent

Job description

Does being at the leading edge within Oxford, the City of dreaming spires, with its beautiful architecture, history and culture sound exciting? You will be the lead Ecologist for Oxford City Council, working in the Environmental Quality team, part of Environmental Sustainability.

You will be responsible for coaching and contributing to the professional development of an Ecology Officer within the team, as well as providing oversight of their work.

You will also lead the production of a Biodiversity Strategy for Oxford, with a view to helping to protect and enhance the city's fauna, flora, and ecological networks.

This Strategy will play an important role in meeting the Council's enhanced biodiversity duty under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006.