Job Vacancies

Details of our vacancies are below:

Strategy Leads

South Downs National Park Authority

The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) came into being on 1 April 2010. Its statutory purposes are to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the South Downs National Park, and to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the Park’s special qualities by the public. The Authority is in its "shadow" year, during which preparations are being made for becoming fully operational from 1st April 2011.

We are now looking to recruit/second a team to lead and contribute to the development of the future strategy of the South Downs National Park. This work will be done with our partners and will make a major contribution to final delivery of the South Downs National Park Management Plan.

Specifically we wish to recruit individuals for the following expert areas:

Landscape

Cultural Heritage

Biodiversity

Understanding of the National Park

Access and Recreation

Rural Economy

Communities

You will have a relevant degree and/or an equivalent qualification with a number of years experience of developing partnership strategies, commissioning, analysing and applying relevant research to strategy development, evaluation and monitoring.

If you think you can add real value to this team, we would like to hear from you. We are offering these roles as fixed term contracts or secondment to 31^st March 2011.

Please submit your CV clearly stating which role you are applying for together with details of your current salary and any notice period to Recruitment@southdowns.gov.uk.

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 15 September 2010.

Interviews will be held on either 22/23 or 29/30 September 2010.

Member Services Officer

South Downs National Park Authority

The South Downs National Park Authority came into being on 1 April 2010. Its statutory purposes are to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the South Downs National Park, and to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the Park’s special qualities by the public. It also has a duty to seek to promote the economic and social well being of the communities within the area. The Authority is in its "shadow" year, during which preparations are being made for becoming fully operational from 1st April 2011. The Authority comprises 27 Members – 14 appointed by local authorities within the National Park area, and 13 appointed by the Secretary of State – six from local parish councils and seven appointed through national competition.

We are now looking to recruit/second a Members Services Officer to work in a small team providing efficient and effective administrative support services for meetings of the South Downs National Park Authority, its committees and other events. You will be the first point of contact for a wide range of queries by email and telephone.

You will have experience of working with Members, preferably through a committee structure and have knowledge of the statutory requirements of official meetings including the dispatch of agendas and papers, required standing orders and rules of debate.

You will be organised, used to working to deadlines and have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. The ability to work as part of a team as well as working on your own initiative is essential as is the ability to improve systems and forward planning.

If you think you can add real value to this team, we would like to hear from you. We are offering this role, as a fixed term contract or secondment to 31^st March 2011

The location of this role is flexible but you will be required to attend meetings or organise events across the Park.

Please submit your CV with details of your current salary and any notice period to Recruitment@southdowns.gov.uk

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 15 September 2010.

Interviews will be held on 22 September 2010.