TAMAR VALLEY AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY

AND

CORNWALL AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY

Administration Officer (Fixed term to March 2025)

(Salary Range: £24,482 - £29,591; Full-time 37 hours a week)

The Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Cornwall AONB are looking for an Administration Officer to provide an efficient and effective support service to the successful Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme. Under the direction of the Manager and FIPL Officers within the AONB teams you will be responsible for providing high quality, prompt and accurate administrative support to the FiPL programme. The role includes monitoring key performance information required to ensure that the AONB teams meet their deadlines in terms of information gathering, grant reporting and grant claim processing. The post holder will be 0.8 FTE with the Tamar Valley AONB and 0.2 FTE with the Cornwall AONB.

Farming in Protected Landscapes is a Defra funded programme delivered locally by AONBs and National Parks. The programme helps farmers and land managers to prepare for the transition to Environmental Land Management Schemes by supporting the delivery of environmental benefits and public goods through the programme outcomes of climate, nature, people and place. Farming in Protected Landscapes in the Tamar Valley AONB - Tamar Valley AONB; Farming in Protected Landscapes — The Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (cornwall-aonb.gov.uk)

Could you be the shining light we are looking for?

Any questions you may have or if you would like to discuss any aspects of this role further please do not hesitate to contact us at: becky.butland@cornwall.gov.uk .

This position will be subject to a criminal record disclosure check.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role may have been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g., from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.

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