NCP GIS & Data Support Officer

Are you passionate about using GIS and data to support nature recovery? Do you have strong technical skills, excellent attention to detail and an interest in freshwater conservation?

NCP GIS & Data Support Officer

full-time • fixed 3-year contract • hybrid (home/Oxford office) • £26,500 per annum

We are seeking a GIS & Data Support Officer to help deliver high-quality habitat for great crested newts and wider biodiversity.

This full-time, three-year fixed-term role will support the Data and Monitoring Team by maintaining accurate spatial and tabular datasets, developing GIS tools and workflows, and ensuring robust reporting to our funder and Natural England.

Working with our conservation delivery team, you will support compensation sites, maintain ArcGIS and QGIS tools, assist with data collection systems including Survey123 and Field Maps, and troubleshoot GIS issues. The role suits someone with strong GIS knowledge, dataset management experience, good Excel skills and a meticulous approach to data quality.

This is an opportunity to contribute directly to practical nature recovery through high-quality habitat creation and monitoring.

Newt Conservation Partnership (NCP) is a community-benefit society creating and managing high-quality habitat for great crested newts and other wetland wildlife. We work with NatureSpace Partnership, Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and Freshwater Habitats Trust, following evidence-based best practice for amphibians and ponds. www.newtpartnership.org.uk

Freshwater Habitats Trust is a nationally respected conservation charity protecting freshwater wildlife through practical, evidence-based projects. The successful applicant will be employed by Freshwater Habitats Trust and seconded full-time to NCP.

An application pack is available here

No CVs or agencies please.

Closing date: Friday 17th July 2026 (midday)

Interviews: Monday 3rd August 2026 (at our Oxford office)

Apply here