Assistant Project Monitoring Officer (Coastal Birds)

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is a grassroots movement working for
nature’s recovery and to bring people closer to nature. We are seeking an Assistant Coastal Birds
Project Monitoring Officer to join our cause.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Bird Aware
Solent team, hosted by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust within the Ecology Team. Bird
Aware Solent aims to raise awareness of overwintering coastal birds within the three Solent Special
Protection Areas and reduce disturbance to coastal birds through influencing the behaviour of
visitors, and through projects that aim to mitigate for increased visitor and recreational
pressures in the Solent.

A number of mitigation projects have been proposed and implemented,
requiring monitoring to understand their effectiveness as well as increase our knowledge of the
efficacy of different site-based mitigation strategies. This role will assist on the design and
implementation of mitigation monitoring for the projects, by surveying and assessing the impacts on
coastal birds and visitor behaviour.

Monitoring and research work is essential to ensuring
conservation decision-making is based on sound evidence. This role therefore requires experience in
coastal bird ecology, ecological survey techniques and data analysis.

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. 

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. Occasional out of hours and weekend work will be required for this post.

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: 11 August 2025
Interviews: To be confirmed