To be confirmed (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
Grade: PO6 £52,584 - £55,620
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Biodiversity Lead
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: Grade: PO6 £52,584 - £55,620
Contract Type: Full time permanent post, part time job shares also considered, please specify in your application. Hybrid working with at least 2 days per week in the office / at other locations in the Borough.
Working hours per week: 36
Application Deadline: 31/05/2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): Throughout application process. Note we may close the job prior to the anticipated deadline when a candidate is successful.
Reference:1629
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
A hugely exciting opportunity has arisen for a Biodiversity Lead at Waltham Forest Council. This is a key place-shaping role working across teams to deliver the council's vision for a greener, cleaner and more equitable borough.
About the Role
We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and experienced biodiversity professional who will develop and lead a varied programme of work to deliver nature recovery in Waltham Forest.
This means a strong understanding of and interest in biodiversity issues, from policy through to monitoring and maintenance and demonstrable experience in achieving positive change.
The right person will work effectively across teams to embed biodiversity into decision making. They will communicate ideas and proposals to a range of audiences to inspire creative problem solving and meaningful joined up action.
As our technical expert on biodiversity and nature recovery you will be responsible for overseeing monitoring and reporting against the Council's new statutory duties in the Environment Act and for providing leadership on ensuring Biodiversity Net Gain delivers genuine benefits for the borough.
Climate Action is a top Council priority, as set out in the 2022 Climate Action Plan to dramatically reduce the carbon emissions in our borough. This is a huge challenge, but we have strong political support and are clear that nature recovery is central to the mission. The Biodiversity Lead will sit within the new Climate Team, but reflecting the cross cutting nature of the role, they will be expected to work closely with the Place and Design and Parks teams.
Work pattern:
Full time ideally (36 hours), but we will also consider job share requests should there be two successful candidates who both wish to work part time. Please specify in your application.
Location:
Hybrid working including at least 2 days each week at Town Hall, Walthamstow or other locations within the Borough. The role holder would be expected to spend Wednesday with the Place and Design team, and other days in the office flexibly as required.
>> Click here to download the Role Profile <<
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
This post is politically restricted therefore the post holder is disqualified from undertaking certain political activities under the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990.
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Ciara Hanson, Climate Programme Manager at ciara.hanson@walthamforest.gov.uk
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Click here for further information on the Human Resources recruitment privacy notice.
Position: Biodiversity Lead
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: Grade: PO6 £52,584 - £55,620
Contract Type: Full time permanent post, part time job shares also considered, please specify in your application. Hybrid working with at least 2 days per week in the office / at other locations in the Borough.
Working hours per week: 36
Application Deadline: 31/05/2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): Throughout application process. Note we may close the job prior to the anticipated deadline when a candidate is successful.
Reference:1629
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
A hugely exciting opportunity has arisen for a Biodiversity Lead at Waltham Forest Council. This is a key place-shaping role working across teams to deliver the council's vision for a greener, cleaner and more equitable borough.
About the Role
We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and experienced biodiversity professional who will develop and lead a varied programme of work to deliver nature recovery in Waltham Forest.
This means a strong understanding of and interest in biodiversity issues, from policy through to monitoring and maintenance and demonstrable experience in achieving positive change.
The right person will work effectively across teams to embed biodiversity into decision making. They will communicate ideas and proposals to a range of audiences to inspire creative problem solving and meaningful joined up action.
As our technical expert on biodiversity and nature recovery you will be responsible for overseeing monitoring and reporting against the Council's new statutory duties in the Environment Act and for providing leadership on ensuring Biodiversity Net Gain delivers genuine benefits for the borough.
Climate Action is a top Council priority, as set out in the 2022 Climate Action Plan to dramatically reduce the carbon emissions in our borough. This is a huge challenge, but we have strong political support and are clear that nature recovery is central to the mission. The Biodiversity Lead will sit within the new Climate Team, but reflecting the cross cutting nature of the role, they will be expected to work closely with the Place and Design and Parks teams.
Work pattern:
Full time ideally (36 hours), but we will also consider job share requests should there be two successful candidates who both wish to work part time. Please specify in your application.
Location:
Hybrid working including at least 2 days each week at Town Hall, Walthamstow or other locations within the Borough. The role holder would be expected to spend Wednesday with the Place and Design team, and other days in the office flexibly as required.
>> Click here to download the Role Profile <<
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
This post is politically restricted therefore the post holder is disqualified from undertaking certain political activities under the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990.
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Ciara Hanson, Climate Programme Manager at ciara.hanson@walthamforest.gov.uk
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Click here for further information on the Human Resources recruitment privacy notice.
Closing date: Sat 31/05/2025 at 15:42
Job reference: 1629