Land Management Advisor

The role

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a multi-organisational team working to conserve and enhance the Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape. We’re looking for an experienced individual with outstanding communication skills and a strong land management advice background to lead partnership working with the farming and land management community. The role is part of the Landscape Connections project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. You’ll be part of the Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape team, a small multidisciplinary team based in Arnside, and a wider community of organisations with dedicated staff working on this project.

Recognised as one of the country’s finest landscapes, Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape is celebrated for its wealth of plants, birds and butterflies and extraordinary range of diverse habitats.

You’ll be the lead land management advisor working on the Landscape Connections project. You’ll be instrumental in providing bespoke advice, guidance and support to farmers, landowners and land managers, playing a key role in developing positive partnerships, and proposals for nature recovery and inclusive access to the landscape.

Who we're looking for

We are a committed, hardworking and friendly team, knowledgeable and passionate about conserving and enhancing the area’s landscape, biodiversity, heritage and culture. We are looking for like-minded people to join us.

You’ll need to have:

• Strong proven experience of partnership working with the farming community and providing land management advice and support
• Excellent knowledge of the nature-friendly land management, agri-environment funding, rural development, and other issues relevant to Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape
• Experience of developing proposals from ideas stage to delivery
• Excellent ability to communicate in a range of formats in order to inspire, engage and involve others
• Excellent organisational and office/ICT skills, including ability to collate, interpret and analyse data and statistics
• Enthusiasm, self-motivation and a willingness to learn and develop

The role will require occasional weekend, bank holiday and evening working by arrangement, and lone working. The hours of work for this position are 29.6 per week, normally working Monday to Thursday. The Council currently operates a Flexible Working Hours Scheme which applies to this post. This post is based at the National Landscape Office and Information Centre, The Old Station Building, Arnside with provision for hybrid working. A full current UK driving licence is essential, as the post holder will be required to travel to sites across the National Landscape and wider area, including countryside sites. Reasonable adjustments can be made for those who are unable to drive due to a disability.

Lancaster City Council has declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing carbon emissions.