Nature Conservation Officer
Key Responsibilities
- Educate all sectors of the local community and raise awareness of environmental issues
- Promote and implement local and national biodiversity action plans in partnership with local/ national statutory and voluntary organisations
- Contribute to planning and policy development for sustainable management, including input into environmental impact assessments
- Implement annual management plans based on ecological surveys and scientific observation
- Contribute to the selection of, and assist with casework for, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and National Nature Reserves (NNRs)
- Evaluate and monitor features of nature conservation
- Promote the concept of sustainability to the public, colleagues and fellow professionals through talks, tours, literature, displays and workshops
- Organise, supervise and train supporting paid staff and volunteers
- Maintain effective records using IT database systems
- Prepare applications to get funding and grants
- Liaise with the media to publicise organisation or conservation sites
- Educate young people, and those considering entering the profession, through talks and seminars to local educators and universities