Nature Positive Advisor

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience (£38,707 – £48,384)
• A company car through company car lease scheme
•  Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
•  Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
•  Development opportunities in line with the Nature Positive Advisor progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: Hybrid Working (1 office day a week alternating Leeds and Bradford)

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nature Positive Advisor to join the Strategic Partnerships at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Nature-positive investment is a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Yorkshire Water has a Nature First commitment which you can read more about here. The Nature Positive Advisor will work with the Nature First Strategy Manager in a progressive and ambitious team. We are looking someone who is value driven and who will support on the development of our Nature First commitment with a focus on catchment interventions and nature positive business. A key part of this role will be to work with colleagues who are piloting our new Integrated Water Management Plans, supporting them in new ways of working to identify opportunities for nature-based solutions. Nature positive business and is an emerging area and as such we are not expecting applicants to have all the requirements of role. We are looking for someone with a keen interest in this area and a desire to progress in role in this exciting new space. If you have an educational or professional background in environmental sciences and are interested in this role then please apply, we would love to hear from you!

Where you fit in:

As our Nature Positive Advisor, you will:

• Act as a subject matter expert to the company supporting colleagues to identify opportunities for nature-based solutions.
• Support with the development of a robust evidence base for nature-based solutions.
• Support with the development of company policy position statements on different types of nature-based solutions.
• Work with our GIS specialists to develop our company nature risk assessment in line with the TNFD Leap approach.
• Work with colleagues to develop our approach to nature positive reporting using the State of Nature metric and feed this into our strategic approach to nature-based solutions.
• Work with the Strategic Partnerships team to inform colleagues on nature opportunities within our partnership portfolios of work and our Integrated Water Management Planning activities.
• Using the nature risk assessment to identify opportunities to partner with new organisations who have shared nature-related risks and opportunities.
• Represent Yorkshire Water in the water industry and across Yorkshire
• Support in the development of strategic partnerships, creating synergies, funding opportunities and coordinated action to unlock delivery of nature-based solutions.
• Look for opportunities to promote new research and innovation to evidence nature-based solutions.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Degree in a relevant discipline
• A broad knowledge of the water environment and biodiversity.
• Able to manage and control nature related data
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic team player with excellent organisational skills
• Owns and has a positive attitude to solving problems.
• Able to communicate effectively through written communications, presentations and in meetings.
• Develops and maintains effective internal and external relationships.
• Organisational skills to manage the resource requirements for project delivery and to ensure high quality outputs.
• Able to manage stakeholder relationships.

You will also benefit from having:

• Post graduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of spatial data and GIS
• Familiar with the work from the Taskforce for Nature Relation Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
• Familiar with the principles of Catchment Management and Integrated Water Management
• Familiar with business risk assessment
• Strong interpersonal skills, which are used to effectively influence and negotiate on environmental legislation matters at regional and national levels.
• Membership of an appropriate professional body

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If you’ve got experience in environmental sciences and sustainability and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

No agencies please.