Job description
Fixed Term until the 31st March 2029
Full Time 37 hours per week
Location: Blackdown Healthy Living Centre, Riverside, Hemyock, Cullompton, EX15 3SH
INTERNAL ONLY - ringfenced within the Environment directorate only
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a key member of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape (BHNL) Team to develop and deliver projects with farmers and landowners, underpinned by sound evidence, as well as conserve and enhance the National Landscape's rich historic and cultural heritage.
The postholder will be responsible for the delivery of the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme on behalf of the BHNL partnership, engaging farmers and landowners and managing the delivery of projects.
The role will be primarily supporting land managers through agricultural transition, to deliver Nature, Climate, People and Place projects and realise BHNL Management Plan objectives and actions.
Interview date Friday 13th March 2026 at the National Landscape office, Hemyock, Cullompton, EX15 3SH.
For an informal discussion, please contact tim.youngs@devon.gov.uk
How to apply
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