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Job Location drjobs

Southampton - UK

Monthly Salary drjobs

£ 24000 - 26000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Full Time 35 Hours per Week

Permanent Contract

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is a grassroots movement working for natures recovery and to bring people closer to nature.

Our vision for a wilder future is beautiful and vital!

Our future has to be wilder!

We are seeking an Assistant GIS & Data Officer to join our cause.

This is an exciting opportunity to support our ambitions for natures recovery through providing technical analytical support and expertise to ensure all our decisions are underpinned by sound knowledge and evidence.

The role will support our dynamic Nature-Based Solutions team through the collation analysis and sharing of data in order to inform our work across our nature reserves and project work.

This is a desk-based role suiting someone with a desire to pursue a career in data analysis and geographical information systems. The role will be based within the Nature-Based Solutions team but will work closely with colleagues across the Trust to support the data and GIS needs across our whole repertoire of work.

Moderate experience of carrying out data management and GIS is required as well as a good understanding of conservation and ecology.

Wild About Inclusion!
As an inclusive employer we recognise that our workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which we live and work. We encourage applications from all sections of the community particularly those underrepresented within our sector including people from black Asian minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

Disability Confident. We are proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer. The scheme is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. As a member of the scheme we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. You can request adjustments including accessible formats of this vacancy by emailing .

To be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme you must:

(*Substantial is more than minor or trivial **Long-term means 12 months or more)

We are happy to discuss the possibilities of hybrid and flexible working
This role will be based at our office in Curdridge however we are happy to accommodate a hybrid working routine and discuss a pattern of work which suits the candidate. Traditionally office hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with an hour lunch break.

We offer a wide range of benefits including a competitive salary generous annual leave allowance a contributory pension scheme life assurance learning and development support 24-hour access to our employee assistance programme discounted staff travel with our corporate partners Wightlink (subject to T&Cs) and more.

Closing date: 18 June 2025

Interviews: 24 June 2025

To apply for the role please click on the Apply Now button at the top of the the supporting information section youll need to demonstrate with detailed examples how you meet the job requirements using the Job Description and Recruitment Pack below. Please note that we may occasionally close vacancies early when we have received enough applications that meet the required criteria.

Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form. We may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools. If you would usually use tools such as these to assist you in filling in a form please contact to discuss this further and understand other options.

Pay

Whether you are Reserves Officer shaping habitats for wildlife or a Finance Officer crunching the numbers you are vital to the achievement of our vision for a wilder future. We want to make sure that you stay with us and feel valued recognised and rewarded. So we benchmark our salaries against similar organisations to make sure we offer a competitive salary for all. We are also a living wage employer.

Pension

Securing your future is as important to us as securing the future for wildlife!

All our employees are auto-enrolled into our pension scheme. Those on permanent contracts or fixed term contracts for over 2 years receive 8% contribution from the Trust with an employee contribution of 2%.

Those on temporary or shorter termed contracts are auto-enrolled onto our NEST pension scheme receiving a 3% contribution from the Trust and paying 5% themselves.

Holidays

Whether you want to hibernate or travel south for the winter you will receive 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays each year (pro-rated for part time staff). Your holiday entitlement will increase with your length of service to a maximum of 30 days per year.

Flexible Working

As we work to tip the balance in favour of nature we are keen to ensure that our employees have a healthy work life balance too. We are always ready to talk to staff about ways we may be able to support this. We have a number of staff who work part time from home and have flexible working patterns.

Health and Wellbeing

Like nature should you need support to recover we offer enhanced sick pay above your statutory entitlement.

We also fund counselling sessions for employees who would like help with their mental health and wellbeingas part of our Employee Assistance Programme.

Learning and Development

We ensure that wildlife has a habitat to thrive in and we do the same for our staff. We commit to ensuring that our employees have the skills knowledge and experience they need in order to excel at their role. We recognise talent and actively support professional and career development.


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Employment Type

Full-Time

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