Countryside Partnership Officer - Fixed Term

Role Responsibility

The North West Kent Countryside Partnership is recruiting a new Countryside Partnership Officer. Based at our office at Hall Place, Bexley, you will be working across north west Kent in the boroughs of Bexley, Dartford, Sevenoaks and Gravesham.

Your role will be to manage a range of conservation and community projects which could include river enhancements, school grounds projects, chalk grassland maintenance, tree planting,  community garden creation, wildlife surveys, managing our volunteer groups, leading walks and talks in the countryside, and more besides!

We’re looking for someone with strong countryside management skills and a passion for linking people with nature. 

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date for applications will be on Friday 10^th March

Contact Details

For more information about the role, please contact Partnership Manager Mary Tate on 03000 414833 or email at mary.tate@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.