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Youth Engagement Officer (Maternity Cover)
Location: Home based/flexible with some occasional travel within the UK
Contract Type Fixed Term Contract, Full time
Salary: Band C – £28,148 - £32,519 depending upon experience plus 8% employer pension contribution
Contract: 1-year Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
Hours of work: Full time (37 hours per week)
It is an exciting time for Youth Engagement here at Butterfly Conservation. We have recently recruited our first ever Youth Panel, an initiative which is at the forefront of our intention to make a real change to the way we engage young people in our work. We recognise that young people are currently underserved in terms of the opportunities available to participate in our work and the missed opportunity this presents as we work towards our vision of a world where butterflies and moths thrive and can be enjoyed by everyone, forever.
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated person with a strong background in youth participation to join our team to lead this next phase for our Youth Panel and our wider youth engagement work. You will be joining us in a maternity cover role, so must feel comfortable picking up work that has already been set in motion, although there will be plenty of opportunity to apply your own ideas and experience.
If you are a passionate advocate for the development of young people and for their participation and empowerment in the conservation sector, then we would love to hear from you. Please read through the job description and person specification, to see if you have the right skills to join the team.
Butterfly Conservation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We are dedicated to encouraging a supportive and inclusive culture. Please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments, we can make to help you in your application or with our recruitment process.
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: midday Wednesday 10th April 2024
Interviews will take place on Thursday 25th April 2024.
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.
REF-212 899
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We are seeking an Animal Training & Behaviour Manager to join our friendly head office team based in Watford, striving to give every animal the best chance of finding a new home.
You will be working for a charity that never stops caring for its animals and people. As a rescue and rehoming charity, operating five rehoming centres and three shops across the south of England, we are committed to improving the lives of the UK’s pets, helping around 1,500 animals each year.
About the role:
Reporting to the Director of Operations, in this new role you will support and mentor the centre teams in assessing cats and dogs, providing positive reinforcement training and behaviour support to animals in NAWT care. Liaising with centre management teams you will develop behavioural modification plans and identify the development requirements for centre employees and volunteers to contribute to their development plans. You will collaborate with new owners to provide post homing support for any complex behaviour challenges displayed by newly homed pets.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Conduct timely and objective behaviour assessments of dogs and cats whose behaviour concerns have been escalated to the Training and Behaviour Manager;
- Regular travel to the five NAWT homing centres to conduct training sessions with teams, animal assessments and provide other areas of support required;
- Ensure all behaviour plans applied at centres are evidence based and have a positive effect on the pet’s welfare;
- Ensure up to date knowledge in animal behaviour is adopted by the centre teams and used to create training and development plans;
- Support centre teams with completing regular audits on assessment quality, length of stay and the advertising of pets in NAWT care;
- Plan and deliver agreed training on cats and dogs behaviour/training knowledge and welfare matters to NAWT employees and volunteers to ensure centre teams continually improve their knowledge to effectively work with and rehome pets in NAWT care;
- Support centre teams to ensure all animals are assessed, advertised, matched, and rehomed in a responsible and timely manner;
- Work with the centre management team to fully implement and monitor Home Direct and Short-Term Fostering homing initiatives;
- Provide specific reports as and when required on all animals on behaviour modification programmes;
- Develop and implement new ways of working to improve all aspects of assessment, training and matching within the homing journey for all animals in NAWT care.
Hours: 35 hours per week (some weekend work involved)
Location:Hybrid (with regular travel to centres and once a week in Watford HQ)
About you:
The ideal candidate will be conscientious, reliable, good humoured and confident, with a solid background in developing, coaching and line managing teams. You will have an aptitude for dealing with people, natural leadership skills and believe in the importance of good customer service. You will have experience of working in a sometimes emotionally challenging environment and have the natural ability to defuse such situations, creating a calm working atmosphere.
Essential skills and experience include:
- A thorough, in depth knowledge of dog and cat behaviour, training and welfare. An animal behaviour or welfare qualification or similar relevant academic study is essential.
- A strong track record of mentoring and motivating individuals including giving constructive feedback on performance.
- Practical experience in assessing cats and dogs.
- Developing and coaching others in behaviour modification and training programmes for cats and dogs with a variety of behavioural challenges within a rescue environment.
- Excellent communication skills and be able to clearly advise on and monitor the management of behaviour challenges.
- A flexible approach to cope with a varied and demanding workload and work as part of a team.
- Good overall IT skills, including Microsoft Office and excel.
- A full UK driving licence and access to a car.
- Member of a registered behaviour body (e.g. APBC) would be desirable.
As part of our commitment to making NAWT a great place to work, we offer access to the following employee benefits:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Contributory pension.
- Group Life Assurance.
- Access to a free 24/7 support service providing support including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice.
- Free onsite parking.
Please note, we’re actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. The ad may close early if a successful candidate is found.
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Senior Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist to support staff and volunteers by providing advice and guidance, and to develop new ways of working to support senior leadership to embed EDI practices across the country.
This is an exciting time to join the organisation; one year into an ambitious EDI programme that underpins the new strategy to 2030.
Position: Senior Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist
Ref: FEB20248775
Location: Remote or hybrid (homeworking or based in one of the regional offices in Birmingham, London, Brighton, Newcastle, Lancaster, Exeter, Norwich or Sandy or hybrid)
Hours: Part-time, 0.6 FTE (3 days per week)
Salary: £36,577.00 - £39,267.00 per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed Term – 12 months. This role may be extended or made permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
Closing Date: Sun, 14th April 2024
Interview Date: TBC via Teams plus an optional online recruitment briefing session prior to the application closing date, which is open to all prospective candidates and provides the opportunity to learn more about the role. You will be able to access further information on this once you click to apply.
The Role
Issues of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) have shaped the charity since its inception in 1889. 132 years later these issues are more relevant than ever; the natural world has been pushed to its limits and humanity’s increasing destruction of nature is having devastating consequences not just for wildlife and the climate, but for the wellbeing of people.
In this role, you will be directly line managed by the UK EDI Manager, taking steer from, and feeding into, the central UK programme of EDI work and will work to support staff specifically in England and will work closely with the England Head of Engagement.
We know that, to tackle the nature and climate emergency, we need to enable more, and more diverse, people to act for nature. And as conservation is one of the least diverse sectors in the UK, the charity is committed to not only improving the workplace and its culture, but also driving forward EDI as it is everyone’s responsibility towards a sustainable future for people and nature together.
Specific tasks include:
- To provide EDI specialist support, advice and expertise to teams in England who are developing and delivering EDI activities which relate to their specific work areas. This includes work specifically on anti-racism.
- To coordinate EDI activities across England, maximising opportunities for scale-up and identifying risks, which feed into the central UK EDI work programme. To convene the England EDI Delivery Group, which is made up of representatives across England who each lead EDI activities within their teams.
- With project manager support, to develop ways of working, and associated training and guidance to staff in England on working in diverse partnerships, including effective relationship management.
About You
We are looking for someone who is passionate about driving forward change and who is keen to support staff who are leading their own activities and small projects relating to EDI. You will have experience of successfully influencing change to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in an organisation or in a community setting.
This is a great opportunity for a driven and credible advocate of equality, diversity and inclusion, who has an understanding of equality and diversity legislation, issues and good practice as well as what it takes to foster an inclusive culture and to play a key role in a highly respected national charity.
We welcome applications from candidates with the following essential skills, knowledge, and experience.
When applying for this role, please state how you meet each of these criteria in the 'about you' section:
- Broad EDI knowledge, with an understanding of current thinking and actions particularly in the areas of anti-racism and accessibility.
- Experience of providing strategic operational advice and guidance on EDI to people at all levels.
- Project Management experience, including data gathering, project evaluation, and report writing.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and demonstrable experience of developing and working in a variety of diverse partnerships.
- Experience of leading behaviour change projects or interventions in a large organisation.
- Strong facilitation and training skills and experience.
- Excellent communication skills, including experience of supporting EDI through remote working platforms such as Teams or Zoom.
The Charity is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.
The charity are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve this vision of creating a world richer in nature, the team need more people on nature's side and more diverse people. People of colour and disabled people are underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. You can contact the team to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
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