Description

Salary: S01 – NJC Pts 23-25 (2025); £34,434 – £36,363 gross per annum. Contributory pension with employers pension contribution 5% per annum Appointments will be made at the first point of the scale.

Location: Based at Mourne Heritage Trust (MHT) offices, 19 Causeway Road, Newcastle with hot desk access at other locations, and hybrid working by agreement. Occasional travel throughout the UK and Ireland will be required.

Contract: Fixed Term Contract to 31st March 2028, an extension is subject to addition or funding extension. This job is likely to include weekend and evening work and may include focussing hours in particular seasons. Time off in toil for overworked hours. This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period.

Leave: 25 days annual leave and 12 statutory holidays

Reporting to: Landscape Services Development Manager

Transport: Access to a work vehicle will be provided to facilitate access getting to and from site locations (i.e., from base). Access to a suitable form of transport to travel to MHT office locations will be required along with a full clean driving licence.

Other Benefits: Flexi – time system, onsite parking and a basic health care plan, provided by the Hospital Saturday Fund.

Requirement: Prospective candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. This will be verified with shortlisted candidates at the interview stage. Basic Access NI check will be completed prior to appointment.

Job Summary:

The Officer will support the development and delivery of habitat management plans including conservation grazing elements for the NI Water in their Mournes (upland) catchments. You will work in collaboration with existing MHT teams engaged in Peatland/ wet heath restoration, and erosion control measures and you will facilitate meetings of the Mourne Wildfire Group.

You will collaborate on behalf of MHT and NIW with the NIEA led development of the NI Wildfire Action Plan. You will work in partnership with NIEA MHT and NIW to enable condition assessment of protected areas in NIW ownership for the purposes of compliance with habitat regulations.

The post holder will be proficient in Microsoft Office and digital mapping software such as ARC GIS or Q GIS in the field (uplands). They will be able to record analysis data and conduct desk based research. Good all round communication skills are essential as are the ability to write complex documents and action plans.

Please visit the Mourne Heritage Trust website for the application documents: