The Role:
The role will help bring key stakeholders together to help turn our Nature Recovery Strategies into action working with elected Members, strategic partners, businesses, harbours, other Council services and communities. The role will support the work of key strategic partnerships namely the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership, and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Marine and Coastal Partnership.
The role will lead on a range of existing and emerging initiatives to deliver on the Marine Nature Recovery Framework for the Council, including contributing to the source to sea Fal Rivers to Reef programme; a feasibility study into a new National Marine Park as part of a national pilot; supporting actions from the Healthy Rivers and Seas Summit; seagrass and maerl restoration initiatives; and as a partner on an exciting Blue Stewardship project led by Cornwall Wildlife Trust to name but a few.
Working Pattern:
The role is full time, 37 hours per week usually around 7.4 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Flexible working options can be considered for this role, including potential for compressed hours, term-time only, hybrid work arrangements, and other alternatives.
What you’ll need to succeed:
The role requires an independent, highly educated, motivated and experienced person specializing in marine environmental delivery. The role demands exceptional communication and engagement skills and a proven track record of being able to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to both create strategies, shape projects and deliver them in partnership on time and in budget. Experience of securing funding from public and private sources is preferable.
Application deadline: July 5, 2026
