CLIMATE ACTION OFFICER - BIODIVERSITY

Date: 30 May 2025
Job Location:Gloucester

This is a Gloucester City Council job.

• Job Title: Climate Action Officer - Biodiversity
• Job Location: Shire Hall
• Salary: £36,124 - £39,513 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Fixed Term
• Duration: Two years
• Closing Date: 22/06/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 9286
• This post is not open to job share

ABOUT US

For all your hard work, you will receive the following;

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• Plus, an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C’s apply)

Come and work for a rewarding organisation, joining our exceptional talent in the Environment and Waste team who are working to improve sustainability and nature recovery within Gloucestershire by addressing our climate emergency.
You will work closely with existing networks in Gloucestershire to promote biodiversity conservation and support schemes to reverse the loss of habitats and species. This will include implementing and monitoring multiple projects and programmes delivered in partnership with other strategic stakeholders as well as community-led initiatives.