Belfast City Council - Conservation and Evidence Officer (Nature Towns and Cities)

To be responsible to the Project Manager for the ecological aspects of the Nature Towns and Cities (NTC) project. Reporting to the Project Manager, and working closely with the Community Engagement Officer and the wider Council Biodiversity Team to manage and provide support for biodiversity-related elements of the project, including:

• providing training and upskilling opportunities for internal and external stakeholders around ecological skills and habitat management, while encouraging participation in citizen science.
• working with the Council Biodiversity team and external stakeholders to ensure the participation of interested parties, such as government departments and agencies, council staff, local organisations, communities, businesses and individuals in a programme of action to develop plans to conserve and enhance biodiversity.
• assisting work to ensure that the council is a lead player in conserving and enhancing biodiversity within Belfast, by aiding the development of new projects, procedures and processes.
  To ensure that the project supports BCC obligations and duties under current and forthcoming relevant legislation.