Job Overview

A full‑time fixed term post is available for a period of two and a half years. The post is employed by the Waterlife Recovery Trust. Subject to the expected securing of follow‑on funding, the position may be renewable. The purpose of the project is the removal of invasive American mink to protect endangered water voles and other native wildlife and allow their populations to recover. The post-holder will set up and maintain a mink trapping network across their area using smart mink traps monitored by volunteers. The project will use adaptive management techniques to maximise efficiency and effectiveness; the best practice for humane mink trapping is detailed on the WRT website

The post will be home‑based in Hampshire and available from July.

The Project Officer (PO) will be expected to use their own vehicle for travel and moving trapping equipment and receive a mileage rate for doing so. Flexibility in working hours will be essentia...