Assistant Consultant (Wetland Ecologist)

WWT Consulting is the specialist consultancy of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). WWT is the largest international wetland conservation charity in the UK and creates and protects wetland habitats to provide water, food and shelter for people and wildlife.

WWT Consulting provides a unique breadth of professional wetland expertise, locally and internationally, offering innovative solutions for the benefit of people and wildlife by restoring and creating habitats, designing wetland visitor centre facilities and providing wetland management advice. The consultancy is looking to recruit a dedicated individual to help deliver projects globally:

We work on a broad range of nature conservation projects such as biodiversity management planning, to the restoration of multifunctional wetland habitats to provide flood attenuation and water treatment, to training local counterparts in wetland management, to designing wetland visitor facilities. We are looking for a specialist with wetland ecological experience to join our multi-disciplinary team to help provide fieldwork, research and management advice support. Experience of planning and undertaking ecological surveys is essential and the ability to work both individually and as part of a team is important in helping us deliver projects globally.

The post will be based at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire.

WWT Consulting are an equal opportunities employer with a flexible approach to working and a commitment to staff development.

For more information, and to apply for the role, please visit here

Closing date: 19^th March 2017

Interview date: Week commencing 3^rd April 2017

Registered Charity Number England & Wales, no 1030884 and Scotland, no SC039410