We are looking for an organised and reliable individual to join our team here at the North Pennines National Landscape in Stanhope until December 2026.

THE ROLE
North Pennines Landscape Connections is a programme of work aimed at helping farmers and land managers work together to make the most of the new funding schemes which will help Nature Recovery and business resilience. At the same time the programme aims to support farmer hosts to develop relationships with groups and individuals who have previously struggled to access the countryside, and to build an active network of participants to support this process.

The Landscapes Connections programme is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

WHAT IS INVOLVED

• To connect groups who find it hard to access the North Pennines with farmers who are willing to host them for visits, to nurture these relationships and support good experiences for these groups.
• To build capacity in the farming community to support more engagement with nature on farms.
• To develop a network or networks of active participants (farmers, local residents, visiting groups) who can provide learning for the programme.
• To test and evaluate different ways of working, using the learning to inform the application for the delivery stage of this work.
• You will work to develop relationships with groups who are currently unlikely to access the landscape of the North Pennines for a variety of reasons, and to facilitate new and meaningful relationships between these groups and individuals and the farming communities of the North Pennines.

• Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
• Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
• Hybrid working (home and office working).
• Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
• Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
• Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
• Discounted DCC gym membership.
• Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
• Trade Union membership.
• A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.

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