Job Details

Summer Placements 2017 with the High Weald AONB Partnership Location: South East  Salary: Scale 2 (approx. 266 per week) Vacancy type: Summer Placement Subject areas – GIS, Environment, Geography, Geology, Landscape History, Rural planning Industry - Local Government, Research

If you are interested please send a CV by Sunday 25 June 2017

About the Role

The opportunity for summer placements has arisen based with an established protected landscape partnership for students in their summer breaks or recent graduates. The High Weald Partnership is based in Flimwell (near Tunbridge Wells), East Sussex and all applicants must be able to travel to this location. 

The High Weald AONB Unit is a small specialist team which works on behalf of the Partnership which comprises 15 local authorities and Defra.  Its function is to provide advice on the conservation of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), an exceptionally beautiful medieval landscape covering 1461 sq km across the counties of East and West Sussex, Kent and Surrey, and protected by law as one of England’s finest landscapes.

We are looking for someone with to assist with GIS data creation, collection and quality assurance including the digitisation of historic maps and field survey records. Some experience of using ESRI or QGIS required. Additional training will be available.

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Equal Opportunities

East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.