Vacancy at Avon Wildlife Trust
- Support community-led action by providing accessible ecological reports, workshops, information, and encouragement to create space for nature in a variety of settings.
- Host a regular community advisory service that provides ecological advice on enhancing green and blue spaces for wildlife across South Gloucestershire, supporting Local Nature and Climate Action Plans
- Provide a series of accessible training courses and talks for members of the public and community organisations, both in person and online.
- Support the development of an active Community Nature Reserve movement.
- Use GIS mapping tools to document habitat creation and ecological connectivity, ensuring alignment with Community Nature Reserves and Local Nature and Climate Action Plans. Analyse data to evaluate the impact of implemented actions.
- Provide support to species monitoring volunteers.
- Lead wildlife walks in a variety of settings to a wide range of audiences.
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Hybrid working
• 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) pro rata
• The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature
PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE CONTINUING: Please ensure you have completed an application form (found below) 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.
Apply by filling in the application form, please fill this out 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.
This process will produce a shortlist of candidates.
CVs may be supplied as additional information but will not be used for initial shortlisting, rather used in subsequent steps.
Deadline: 11.59pm Tuesday 14th April 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an online interview by an initial selection panel. First interviews may be online on Monday 20th April 2026.
Second interview for leading candidates will be in person on Monday 27th April 2026
(Please let us know in your application if you are unable to make any of these dates - we may be able to arrange a suitable alternative)
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.
| Title | File |
|---|---|
| Application form (Word) | Community_Ecologist_-_Application_Form.docx |
| Job Description | Job_Description_-_Community_Ecologist_March_2026.pdf |
| EDI | Community_Ecologist_-_Equity_and_Diversity_Monitoring_2026.docx |