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Ecology Support Officer
Dulverton, Somerset

About Us

Exmoor National Park is a unique and beautiful part of the country. Our vision is to ensure Exmoor remains a thriving, living landscape – a place where people can enjoy its special qualities and where sustainable communities flourish.

Funded by Defra, the Reviving Exmoor’s Heartlands project aims to restore wildlife, river catchments and natural processes across 12,000 hectares of central Exmoor. The project vision is to restore core habitats and create new habitats, encompassing blanket bog, heathland, woodland, scrub and species-rich grassland, and reintroduce lost species like the Water Vole, Marsh Fritillary and Black Grouse.

We are now looking for an Ecology Support Officer to join the Reviving Exmoor’s Heartlands project on a fixed-term contract until the 31st March 2026.

The Benefits

- Salary of £28,598 – £32,061 (pro rata)
- Generous annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Paid sickness, parental and compassionate leave, plus time off for dependants
- Time off to attend medical appointments
- Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders and a 24/7 confidential helpline
- Office and/or home working will be considered for this role

This is an exciting opportunity for an ecological data expert with an excellent grounding in data management and GIS to play a key role in a major landscape restoration initiative within one of the UK’s most treasured National Parks.

You’ll gain valuable experience within a varied and highly engaging role that supports an innovative project building a resilient ecological future for Exmoor.

What’s more, although a short-term contract, this role will have a major impact on both the environment of Exmoor and your career, making it a winning proposition for everyone!

The Role

As an Ecology Support Officer, you will provide technical and administrative ecological support to the Reviving Exmoor’s Heartlands Landscape Recovery project.

Focusing on completing a monitoring and evaluation database by March 2026, and making sure all GIS data is available, you will ensure that ecological baseline information is presented properly whilst supporting other aspects of the project.

You will manage and compile ecological data from multiple surveys and sources, for the database, ensure GIS project data is effectively managed and shared, and assist in delivering GIS habitat and species data to Defra.

Additionally, you will:

- Support the development of a comprehensive data-management plan
- Assist with other technical ecological tasks as they arise

About You

To be considered as an Ecology Support Officer, you will need:

- Knowledge and experience of the Biodiversity Net Gain metric
- Knowledge and experience of using digital Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and mapping tools, including QGIS and/or ArcGIS Pro
- Administration or database-management experience and proficiency in Excel
- An understanding of data sources within the nature-conservation sector (experience desirable)
- A proven ability to carry out tasks accurately and within set timescales
- A degree or equivalent level qualification in a relevant environmental, data or GIS discipline

The closing date for this role is 2nd November 2025.

Please note that interviews are planned for 6th November 2025, so please bear the short notice in mind when applying.

Other organisations may call this role GIS Technician, Ecological Data Officer, Ecology Administrator, Conservation Support Officer, Environmental Data Analyst, or Ecological Project Assistant.

Webrecruit and Exmoor National Park Authority are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to use your technical and ecological expertise to support the Reviving Exmoor’s Heartlands project as an Ecology Support Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency