Large Heath Officer (Wales) Trainee

Responsible To: Large Heath Project Officer (Wales)
Location: Home based with frequent travel across North-West Wales and occasional travel to North-East and mid-Wales
Salary: Living Wage (37 hours per week), plus 8% pension contribution.
Duration: Fixed term contract for 6 months
Hours: 37 hours per week (1fte)

Job Purpose

• Support the Large Heath Project Officer (Wales) to complete bespoke monitoring of bog restoration to assess the suitability for Large Heath habitat.
• Help support volunteers and partners to complete Large Heath monitoring and habitat assessments following relevant H&S procedures.
• Collate data to input into QGIS to allow for future mapping exercises to be completed to identify opportunities for future restoration efforts within the protected sites network.
• Support the delivery of RSPB peatland work, as identified as part of the training plan, to gain further work experience.

Main Responsibilities

• Complete habitat assessments of the management interventions undertaken during bog restoration to evaluate their suitability for the Large Heath.
• Support volunteers to complete Large Heath surveys and habitat assessments to a set methodology at core sites.
• Support the work of specialist survey contractors and evaluation consultant to ensure that their outputs are of the required standard and accomplished within schedule.
• Collate and input data into QGIS to allow for habitat quality mapping exercises to create landscape-scale focus to identify opportunities for future restoration within the protected sites network.
• Support the Large Heath Officer (Wales) to create recommendations for future restoration works to benefit the Large Heath butterfly.
• Ensure all findings of the development phase are compiled so that they can eventually feed into a ‘Large Heath Strategy for Wales’.
• Support the Large Heath Officer (Wales) to disseminate the impact of BC’s work including giving presentations, media interviews, preparation of reports, and through social media.
• Seek to promote the involvement of young people with Large Heath surveying, which currently form an under-served group.

General

• Promote BC’s values (Excellence, Passionate, Inspiring, Collaborative) ensuring they are adopted in all aspects of the role.
• Undertake all duties and responsibilities in compliance with the rules and regulations encompassing equal opportunities to help foster a diverse workforce.
• Work in accordance with BC’s policies, procedures, and codes of conduct
• Actively participate in on-going professional development activities

Candidates must have the right to work and be resident in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early before the advertised closing date and time.

Closing date: Monday, 9 February 2026 at 23:59. Interviews will be held w/c 23 February or w/c 2 March 2026.

We believe our work has never been more important. Wildlife is in steep decline across the UK and over three-quarters of butterflies and two-thirds of moths are declining. We recognise it needs a great team with a wide variety of skills to tackle the problems facing butterflies, moths and the environment.

Our staff and volunteers are proud to be part of Butterfly Conservation and are dedicated to making a difference to the environment we live in. We understand the importance of maintaining and expanding our expert and valued team of people and offer a range of roles located all over the UK, from the peat bogs in Scotland to the post room in Dorset.

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