Join our team: Deer Coordinator and Community Engagement Officer vacancies
Do you have the experience, enthusiasm and passion to help us conserve and enhance the High Weald National Landscape?
We currently have two fantastic opportunities to join our team. Check out the details below and apply via the East Sussex County Council jobs portal before the closing date of September 8th 2024.
Good luck!
Deer Management Coordinator
This role is pivotal to achieving sustainable deer management across the High Weald: to protect biodiversity, prevent agricultural damage, provide food and reduce deer-vehicle collisions.
The role involves:
- Expert Coordination: Leading the planning, implementation, and monitoring of a High Weald deer management plan for the area.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborating with land managers, local communities, and conservation organisations to develop and promote sustainable deer management practices.
- Data-Driven Decisions: Gathering and utilising scientific research and field data to inform and optimise deer management plans.
- Education and Outreach: Conducting workshops, training sessions, and awareness campaigns to educate people about the importance of sustainable deer management.
This contract is fixed term until 31 March 2027. (18 – 22.2 hours per week.)
Community Engagement Officer
This role is pivotal to connecting people of all ages and backgrounds with the High Weald’s landscape: to foster appreciation, enable access and participation, improve social cohesion and well-being and drive positive landscape change.
The role involves:
- Expert Coordination: taking a lead on the planning, implementation, and monitoring of community initiatives
- Stakeholder Engagement: fostering relationships with various groups in and around the area to address barriers to access and participation and enable inclusion
- Education and Outreach: Setting up workshops, training sessions, walks and talks and other events to connect people to the High Weald.
- Data-Driven Decisions: Gathering, utilising and sharing data to inform and optimise community engagement activity.
This contract is fixed term until 31 March 2025 with extension possible. (22-37.5 hours per week)
About us
The High Weald National Landscape Partnership leads on integrated and collaborative approaches to addressing ecological, social, and economic challenges within one of the most cherished landscapes in the UK.
We work with everyone: government agencies and authorities; non-profit organisations; farmers, foresters and other land managers; local communities; and private sector entities to manage, conserve, and enhance the area and further understanding and enjoyment of it.
You will be part of a small, friendly, and dynamic team which uses its specialist knowledge of the area to make a positive impact. The team has a wide scope which allows for exploration of innovative and diverse approaches to developing best practices and driving effective action.
As part of our team, you will advocate the unique qualities of the High Weald National Landscape and empower communities to take action that benefits climate, nature, people, and place.
