Water Resources Partnership Manager (Thames Rivers Trust)

This role is being advertised on behalf of Thames Rivers Trust, a separate but sister organisation to the South East Rivers Trust.

About the role

Catchment partnerships hold a wealth of local knowledge about their rivers and their catchments, yet this is not always reflected in the regional decisions that shape investment in water resources. Two exciting new roles are being created to change this, working across the South East and Thames River Basin Districts. One role advertised here is for Thames Rivers Trust, the other for South East Rivers Trust, is advertised separately.

The roles are fixed term for two years funded by WRSE and hosted and supported by South East Rivers Trust (SERT) and Thames Rivers Trust (TRT). The roles are also supported by the WRSE team and their technical consultants, their Environmental Stakeholder Advisory Board and members of Catchment Based Approach Working Groups.

In this Thames Rivers Trust role, you will be the primary point of contact between Water Resources South East (WRSE) and catchment hosts, helping Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) partnerships engage with regional planning. This will include supporting the creation of regional plans including Environmental Destination scenarios, Regional Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and the wider WRSE Regional Plan. You will support catchment hosts and their partnerships in their understanding of water resources data and modelled outputs and ensure their local knowledge and ideas inform regional water resource planning. This will provide the catchment partnerships with a real influence over the water company water resource options delivered on the ground.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as the main liaison between WRSE and catchment hosts, working mainly through hosts to reach CaBA partnerships.

• Support partnerships to engage with Environmental Destination, Regional WINEP, catchment solutions and wider regional water resources planning processes.

• Coordinate and make sense of existing catchment evidence to support the identification of catchment options, including nature-based solutions.

• Help join up this work with other planning processes catchment partnerships are engaged in, including Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans, River Basin Management Plans and Local Nature Recovery Strategies.

• Translate technical water resources and modelling outputs into clear, accessible briefings and materials.

• Identify and help resolve barriers to progressing catchment options, working with WRSE and partners.

About you

You will be a natural communicator able to convey complex concepts in an engaging and easy to understand manner.

You will have:

• A good understanding of catchment-based approaches and water resource issues.

• Experience facilitating engagement with multi-partner programmes and a variety of environmental stakeholders.

• The ability to interpret technical information and translate it into practical, accessible messages for different audiences.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently across multiple workstreams.

Why work for Thames Rivers Trust?

You’ll be joining a supportive, values‑led organisation where your work really matters. We offer remote working, opportunities to build experience, and the chance to be part of a team making a positive impact for the environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays and closed over Christmas

A contributory pension scheme

Mileage allowance

Site locations

The Thames Rivers Trust region, covers the whole of Thames Basin and it's tributaries.

The amount of travel required depends on the role, and can be extensive. Most travel for an individual will be to work on project sites, which can be remote, or attending external meetings within the region. The geographical range and frequency of travel is role dependent.

To support travel costs, TRT pays mileage at the current HMRC amount for travel.

Interested?

Apply now, for this 2 year fixed term contract; see the full job description for more information. Job Description - Water Resources Partnership Manager

Application process:

• Closing date for applications: Sunday 13th September 11.59pm

• Interviews in-person in central London - Wednesday 23rd September

• We reserve the right to close this job advert early

Please note that this position is being advertised on behalf of Thames Rivers Trust. The benefits and terms and conditions may be different to South East Rivers Trust listed elsewhere on this website, which is a separate organisation.