Wilder Lugg Project Officer - Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom - Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

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Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom

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Description

Closing date:
Friday 1 December 2023- Salary: £30,000 per annum

Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Full time
Location:
Warwick House, Warwick House, High Street, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 6AG
They will also be working to support the farming community who own land within the river corridor to position themselves for the incoming Sustainable Farming Scheme, the changing economics of land management and food production and the demands of climate change

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Closing date:
1st December 2023

Working base - Radnorshire Wildlife Trust (RWT), as well as working throughout the Welsh part of the Lugg catchment.

Fixed-term Contract - Full time, 37.5 hours per week - hybrid contract

Duration - up to 2-year fixed term contract

Responsible to - Head of Conservation

Responsible for - Farm advice and community work as part of the Wilder Lugg Programme.

Salary - **£30,000 per annum

Holiday Entitlement - 25 days per annum plus Bank Holidays

Pension - Enrolment into the NEST auto-enrolment scheme, currently with 3% minimum employees' contribution with a 6% contribution from RWT.

Working Hours - **37.5 hours per week, with flexible working arrangements. Some evening and weekend work required for which Time Off In Lieu will be awarded.

Programme overview

This project will identify areas along the upper River Lugg within Radnorshire for mitigation and restoration, principally through riparian buffering (wetlands, uncultivated strips, and riverside tree planting), water monitoring to identify problems and opportunities and natural flood management measures, such as leaky dams, scrapes, and pools.

We shall be working to help the farming community who own land within the river corridor to position themselves for the incoming Sustainable Farming Scheme, the changing economics of land management and food production and the demands of climate change.

We are working in partnership with Herefordshire Wildlife Trust who also have funding for work on the Lugg catchment.

There are three key outcomes:

We want to win a commitment from the farming community to RWT's Wilder Lugg Vision, demonstrated by a change in people's land management toward that goal.
We aim to embed farm advice, focused on rivers and water, within RWT, proving the need for this advice and building a business model that sustains funding through both longerterm programmed and directly chargeable work. The aim is to scale this up from the Lugg catchment, across Radnorshire.

The principle thrust of this programme is to ensure that people see the river as an asset and seek to undertake work to diversify bankside vegetation and habitats, buffer against the channel to reduce sediment and run-off and ensure the floodplain is functioning to hold back as much water as possible.

Doing this will secure an increase in species such as white-clawed crayfish and water crowfoot and ensure the river flourishes as climate changes.

The project has been funded from multiple sources and has a small capital fund, in addition to the revenue budget.

Purpose of the job

You will work with and enthuse local communities, creating a community-led series of Wilder Lugg action days and forming action networks.

This will include an expansion of our citizen science work in the catchment.

You will need to be aware of the business and legislative implications of the advice you give.

You will need to be aware of current UK legislation, including SSAFO Regulations, Farming Rules for Water, rules for farming in NVZs and Cross Compliance.

Clients may include farmers, growers, landowners, and other agricultural businesses.

As a land advisor, you may be required to provide specialist advice on:

- environment and conservation
- regenerative agriculture
- sustainable agricultural practices
- grazing and livestock management
- nutrient management plans
- yard infrastructure
- waste management
- nature-based solutions

Main Duties & Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Undertaking direct delivery of advice to farmers, influencing farmers to make behavioural and management changes on their farms.
Identifying appropriate grant funding to support implementation of advice.
Preparing or modifying land management plans.
Organising presentations, workshops, demonstrations, training and farm walks for clients, colleagues, partnership organisations, professional bodies and other interested groups.
Communicating effectively, both in writing and orally, with clients, colleagues and members of the public.
Writing advisory leaflets, technical notes, press releases and articles.
Coordinating, delivering and participating in events to help with promotion and awareness of the core messages of the programme.
Inspiring and enthusing local community groups and individuals and supporting th