Eden Rivers Trust is currently looking to recruit a full time Catchment Engagement Officer to work with landowners, farmers and local stakeholders in the Eden catchment to encourage local ‘on the ground’ support for the Demonstration Test Catchment Project, a joint Defra, Environment Agency and Welsh Assembly Government initiative. The job holder will collaborate with researchers and key stakeholders to raise awareness of the project, identify farms willing to participate in the project, negotiate access agreements, resolve landowner queries and establish mechanisms by which farmers can take an active part in the project.
An Application form (including equal opportunities policy and questionnaire) and detailed job description for this role is available by emailing office@edenriverstrust.org.uk or via our website www.edenriverstrust.org.uk
Applicants should send a signed and completed application form, a copy of the Equal Opportunities Questionnaire and a short (one page) covering letter to ERT Director Simon Johnson, Unit’s O&Q, Skirsgill Business Park, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0FA, or by email to office@edenriverstrust.org.uk . Please mark envelopes or the subject line to your email with “Job Application” Applications should reach us by 5pm Wednesday 14th April 2010 Interviews will be held soon after at the ERT offices in Penrith.
