Job Description

Do you enjoy working with others to protect rivers and streams? Are you someone who wants to make a real difference in your local water environment? Are you looking for a varied role that combines communications, coordination, and environmental impact?



If so, we have a great opportunity to join our team as a Catchment Partnership Officer.

What you'll do

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This is an exciting opportunity to support the Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership (BACP) and work with a wide range of stakeholders, including local authorities, regulators, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community groups. You will work with them to deliver real benefits for the rivers and streams across the Bristol Avon catchment. The BACP is co-hosted by Wessex Water and Bristol Avon Rivers Trust and works to deliver benefits for people and nature at a catchment scale.



Within the role, you will take a lead on the communications work of the partnership, which will include the development and circulation of e-newsletters, maintenance of the website and social media, while also playing a key role in organising partnership meetings and events. You will help to raise the profile of the BACP through communications projects, events and working closely with our partner organisations and community-led groups across the catchment.



You will provide support between external catchment partners and specialist groups to help achieve the aims outlined in our catchment plan. This will include working with partners to regularly update and report progress on the delivery of partnership projects and representing the priorities of the partnership in a variety of settings. You will also be required to manage our Catchment Partnership Fund, helping to unlock funding to deliver real benefits to the river and catchment.

What you'll need

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Great communication and organisational skills. To enjoy working with people from different organisations. A keen interest in the natural environment, ideally with experience working within the environment sector. Confidence in organising meetings and events. The ability to deliver communications work. Excellent writing and presentation skills, including IT knowledge (Microsoft packages). To be a confident user of GIS (advantageous). Relevant environmental, project management or other qualifications aligned with the skills detailed above.

What you'll receive

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A combined pension contribution of up to 20%. Career progression and professional development opportunities. 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service. The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year. The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions). A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs. Life assurance of up to eight times your salary. The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions). Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers. One paid volunteering day each year. Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements. Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform. Support from trained mental health first aiders. A 1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

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YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:


Wessex Water - one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West YTL Developments - a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community YTL Construction UK - a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors YTL Arena - the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.



We are passionate about diversity and inclusion - with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.



If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.