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- Quantock Hills National Landscape
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
We have a vacancy in the Quantock Hills Team for a Landscape Project Officer.
37 hours per week. Work pattern to be agreed with successful candidate and line manager.
Role includes hybrid working locations including home with regular periods at the Quantock Office, Fyne Court, Broomfield.
Role will include travel to farms and other sites around the Greater Quantock Hills area.
28 days annual leave
Fixed term contract until 31st March 2027.
What will I be doing?
We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:
We’re working to conserve the unique landscape of the Quantock Hills National Landscape and support the lives of farmers and the communities of the Quantock Hills. This is delivered by working with our partners, particularly farmers and land managers, providing discretionary funding and advice for a wide range of innovative projects.   These projects target the four core themes of our work – Nature, People, Landscape and Heritage - and you’ll be a key part of that work . Your day-to-day work will involve:
To promote and manage the delivery of the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) grant programme (and other projects) for the Quantock Hills National Landscape.
To visit, advise and support applicants with their project ideas and the application process.
To present project applications to the Local Assessment Panel for approval.
Monitor and support the delivery of projects within agreed costing and timescales.
Provide regular reports to DEFRA on achievement of agreed targets.
Work with the National Landscape team to contribute to our other collaborative work across the Quantock Hills.
Work closely with the Farming Engagement Support Officer and help to direct their day-to-day work.
Work closely with the team to develop new ways to engage with the farming and land management communities to raise awareness of the projects and the support they can provide.
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