Job Description

Job Vacancy | Groundwork South

Rivers Project Officer

Location: Colne Valley Park Visitor Centre, Denham, Nr. Uxbridge

Contract: Permanent

Salary: 28,000, rising to 29,500 upon successful completion of probation period

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an enthusiastic Rivers Project Officer to deliver a variety of river enhancement, monitoring and citizen science-based community engagement across the Colne Catchment.

Summary of role:

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who's passionate about healthy rivers, skilled in ecological monitoring, and keen to bring people together to care for their local environment. The Rivers Project Officer will deliver river enhancement monitoring, and community engagement initiatives across the Colne Catchment -- a landscape that stretches from internationally rare chalk rivers to the gravel pits and reservoirs of the Colne Valley Regional Park. This unique catchment supports remarkable wildlife, offers diverse recreational opportunities, and plays a vital role in public water supply.

Key responsibilities include:

Gathering and analysing environmental data to inform action and solve catchment challenges. Monitoring water quality, riverfly populations, and physical habitats. Organising citizen science and hands-on conservation activities with local communities. Inspiring awareness, stewardship, and practical enhancement of local watercourses.
Our office in the middle of a country park right next to a chalk stream is a special place to work, find out more here.

For key requirements of the role please see the personal specification attached to the on our website.

Groundwork South

Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people's prospects, and promote greener living and working.

We are passionate about creating a future where every neighborhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that we do. Each year we deliver over 100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real and lasting, positive change.

Apply now!

Download the Job Application pack below:

https://www.groundwork.org.uk/jobs/rivers-project-officer/

Please send your completed application form, quoting reference '

RPO25'

to recruitment.south@groundwork.org.uk

For further information and to discuss the role please contact Lucy Shuker at lucy.shuker@groundwork.org.uk

Closing date for applications:

Tuesday 30th September

Interview date:

Tuesday 7th October (via teams)

Groundwork South is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 280,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person