Farm & Water Advisor - x2 roles

Reports to:        Head of Freshwater (WWT)/Catchment Programme Manager (Wessex RT)                              

Salary:                 £33-35k depending on experience

Contract:            Funding confirmed for 5 years (6-month probationary period)

Hours:                 Full-time, 37.5 hours per week    

Based at:            Hybrid working (remote plus Wessex RT Head Office in Salisbury / WWT Head Office in Devizes) (one post per organisation)           

Wessex Rivers Trust and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust are teaming up to deliver farm and water advice across the beautiful Hampshire Avon river catchment. Spanning flower rich chalk downland, crystal clear chalk streams, and New Forest heaths and woodland, the Avon catchment is like no other. 

Wessex Rivers Trust (Wessex RT) is an environmental charity, dedicated to the protection and conservation of rivers and chalk streams in the Wessex area. Wessex RT is part of the Rivers Trust movement; the umbrella organisation helping to protect and enhance most of the UK’s rivers. 

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (WWT) is part of The Wildlife Trusts: A Federation of 46 local independent charities working across the UK to create a wilder future, in a powerful network for innovation and advocacy. Founded in 1962, today Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is the leading charity in Wiltshire and Swindon working to achieve nature’s recovery and connect people with nature.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape a new, multi-year programme of work to the next level, helping the Trusts and our stakeholders protect and enhance these special rivers and landscapes. As an experienced farm and water adviser, you will work closely with your counterpart and a range of stakeholders to identify, develop and deliver projects which deliver tangible outcomes for these special chalk streams and their iconic wildlife.

Closing Date: 9am on Monday 17^th November 2025

PLEASE NOTE: if interest is significant we reserve the option to close the vacancy early and conduct interviews on an as required basis. Should the vacancy remain open until the stated deadline then interviews will be held in person week commencing 24^th November. 

Please submit your application to recruitment@wiltshirewildlife.org. Please note all applications will be shared with both WWT and Wessex RT.

Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This information will be used in our short-listing process.

As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs.  Therefore, if you have not received an invitation to attend an interview within three weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

A full job description and application pack is available to download below.

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