Natural Capital Manager - CB23 6HL Our Benefits We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage… A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings Access to development opportunities , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more. About the role Cambridgeshire County Council has an ambitious programme for net zero, ecosystem services and natural capital. We have been developing a deeper understanding of our natural assets and biodiversity and are now looking for an experienced natural capital practitioner to take us on the next steps of our journey. Operating in a complex political, technical, regulatory, and commercial context, the challenge will be to think long term and function alongside other council programmes such as the Climate Change&Environment Strategy, the newly adopted Biodiversity and Tree&Woodland Strategies and other ‘Net Zero’ initiatives. This post is a fixed term role for 18 months with a possibility of an extension subject to the release of more funds For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Quinton Carroll (Head of Natural&Historic Environment) on 07717 426713 or email quinton.carroll@cambridgeshire.gov.uk About you We are looking for someone with the following experience and skills: Policy and technical knowledge in biodiversity, natural capital and nature recovery, with strong knowledge of the ecosystem approach, ecosystem services and environmental justice. Experience in policy making and implementation Understanding of government approaches to natural capital approaches. The ability to work in a multidisciplinary way with colleagues across the authority, influencing and negotiating across a diverse and challenging community of stakeholders including conveying contentious proposals and solutions. Ability to plan and prioritise workload with the appropriate attention to detail. Full details are in the attached Person Specification. About us Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion. http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers