Overview

Are you an experienced ecologist who could take a leading role in ensuring that the County Council fulfils its duties relating to ecology and biodiversity?

This is a new and exciting opportunity for an experienced Ecologist to join our dedicated and supportive team of natural and historic environment specialists. Your significant experience and passion for the natural environment will enable you to provide high quality ecological advice and guidance to the County Council’s plans, policies and programmes; to oversee delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain through the planning system and the enhanced Biodiversity Duty; and to work with existing and new partnerships to develop and deliver schemes and projects for nature recovery.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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