Beaver Field Officer
Salary £ 26,104 – £28,145 FTE pro rata
Folly Farm
Vacancy listed 2025-07-11
Application deadline 2025-08-04
Details
Overall purpose of job

To support the work of our Beaver Advice and Support team (Bristol Avon & Somerset Frome) and the wider strategic Beaver Advisory Group by collecting, analysing and presenting high quality data on the wild beaver populations living across our river catchments. To deliver on-the-ground support and advice to landowners, farmers and communities living and working alongside beavers, resulting in improved knowledge, support and acceptance of beavers at a local, grassroots level. 


Main responsibilities

·         Providing land management advice and support for landowner/farmers living alongside wild beaver populations, including the creation of beaver management plans

·         Facilitation of data collection, input and management through GIS, and helping to steer project focus areas through modelling of potential opportunity/limitation zones

·         Support the delivery of training workshops and community engagement events, educating and upskilling those living alongside wild beaver populations on the positive impacts of beaver-engineered landscapes, and addressing common concerns.  

Benefits

• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts and Cycle Scheme
• Wildlife Trusts Diversity networks
• Paid volunteering day
• Training and development
• One free AWT course day per year
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays)
• The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature

Notes

Contact Details and How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying, please download the Application Form, Job Description, and Equality and Diversity monitoring form at the bottom of this page and fill in your application before proceeding.

Please fill out the application form paying particular attention to the details of your relevant experience, knowledge and skills, which is used for shortlisting against the person specification. It is best not to assume prior knowledge and higher scoring is more likely if you explain carefully why you meet the person specification in the Job Description.

PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE CONTINUING: Please ensure you have completed an application form (found on: https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/) before continuing. You will be asked to upload this document.

This portal expires for editing after 24 hours, If you have been locked out of editing your application, you may send your completed documents to hr@avonwildlifetrust.org.uk. If you have any issues submitting your application, please email hr@avonwildlifetrust.org.uk.

To apply by post, please send your completed application marked 'confidential' to: HR, Avon Wildlife Trust, 17 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT to arrive by the closing date.

Closing date: 9.00am Monday 4th August 2025

Attached documents
Title File
Application form Beaver_Field_Officer_-_Application_Form.docx
Job Description Beaver_Field_Officer_-_Job_Description.pdf
Equality & Diversity Monitoring Beaver_Field_Officer_-_Equality_and_Diversity_Monitoring_2025.docx