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Boyne Rivers Trust (BRT) is an environmental charity to the conservation and protection of the Boyne River catchment. The vision of the Trust is for a ​‘Thriving River Catchment, valued and protected by its communities’. The aim of the trust is to protect, enhance and restore the water bodies of the Boyne catchment through community-led projects and activities. Job Summary The Farm Advisor will work with farmers, across the Boyne catchment, to identify potential changes in agricultural and land management practices, intended to bring about improved water quality and freshwater habitats at a catchment-scale, whilst also benefiting farm businesses. The post-holder will undertake one-to-one farm visits, working with landowners to identify ways to reduce the risk and impact of diffuse and point-source water pollution from agriculture. This will be done through non-regulatory farmyard and field assessments to identify possible water protection measures and the production of bespoke farm water management plans. The Farm Advisor will also aim to raise awareness, improve understanding and acceptance amongst farmers and land managers of diffuse and point-source pollution from agriculture and its impact on water quality and the wider water environment. Engagement with farmers in the Boyne catchment will seek to create, through a voluntary approach, a sense of ownership and achievement within the farming community in relation to improving water quality and water dependent species and habitats in the catchments across the Boyne Rivers Trust’s operational area. This is an opportunity to be at the heart of a small, growing, and enthusiastic team. This new role is essential to the growth and development of the Trust to make a real difference to the biodiversity, habitats and ecosystems of the Boyne Catchment. Please see the attached job description for a full breakdown of the responsibilities and person specification. Application Process Please send a CV, brief email, and completed Application Form to: info@boyneriverstrust.ieClosing Date: 5pm, Tuesday 1^st of April 2025.

Wessex Rivers Trust (Wessex RT) is an environmental charity, dedicated to the protection and conservation of rivers and chalk streams in the Wessex area. Wessex RT is part of the Rivers Trust movement; the umbrella organisation helping to protect and enhance most of the UK’s rivers. The Trust acknowledges that educating and engaging with a wide and diverse audience is essential to sustaining long-term interest in our local rivers and chalk streams and empowering local communities to take ownership of these precious habitats. To deliver on this ambition, the Trust offers an exciting education programme to all areas of Wessex. Role purpose and summary Do you have a passion for the environment and education? Are you interested in helping Wessex Rivers Trust deliver river education sessions? Apply to be an Education Volunteer today!Wessex Rivers Trust is looking for a group of dedicated volunteers to support the Education and Engagement team deliver sessions to school groups, home education groups, youth groups (e.g. scouting and guiding) and at public events. The role will be mostly site-based working, either by a river or in-school, with occasional visits to our head office in Salisbury. Please see the attached job description below for more information and visit the Wessex Rivers Trust’s website to learn more about the Trust’s work. Apply To apply for this position please email us at recruitment@​wessexrt.​org.​uk letting us know in a few sentences why you’d like to volunteer with us. Please also include your CV (3 pages maximum). 

Eden Rivers Trust seeks to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the charity, sustaining and growing its work to enhance and protect the river environment, enabling people and wildlife to thrive. The successful candidate will have proven senior leadership skills and strong experience in the environmental conservation sector. They will be able to demonstrate experience and achievement across the core elements of a CEO role: strategic organisational planning, business development, operational delivery, people management and development, communication and management of resources. If this sounds like a good fit for you, please consider joining us to lead our work in Rethinking Eden’s Rivers for Good. Eden Rivers Trust (ERT) is the Cumbrian conservation charity standing up for Eden’s rivers, enhancing and protecting the river environment so that people and wildlife can thrive. Since 1996, we have created and protected havens for wildlife, ensured that our precious fresh water is clean and safe for everyone, and spread the word about healthy, natural rivers far and wide. Through the combination of our team’s expertise in working with nature and natural processes, the passion of our volunteers, and our partnership work, together we are finding better ways to help Eden’s rivers thrive – for wildlife, for people, and for generations to come. This role represents an exciting opportunity to build on Eden Rivers Trust’s success and take the Trust forward at a time when rivers and water are high in the public consciousness and firmly on the Government’s agenda. Change is expected across the water sector, and Eden Rivers Trust wants to be part of delivering that change – working positively and practically from the ground up. We have opportunities to make a significant impact in tackling many environmental issues around water in the Eden and Cumbria; promoting the concept of integrated catchment management through delivering our strategic plan and the Eden Catchment Plan, both of which contribute to the Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy, the Government’s Environment Improvement Plan and Plan for Water. We will do this working with a multitude of partners, including our Sister Rivers Trusts in Cumbria and across the North West. See recruitment pack for how to apply, deadline for applications: Midnight, Sunday 15^th March 2026

The Mersey Rivers Trust is an environmental charity working to protect and enhance rivers and waterbodies across Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire. We deliver projects in river restoration, natural flood management, biodiversity, monitoring, education and community engagement — all within the Mersey Catchment. Reporting to the Chief Executive, we are looking for a Development Manager to lead our income strategy and drive future funding development. This pivotal new role will strengthen the long‑term financial sustainability of the Trust by identifying funding opportunities, developing high‑quality funding bids, and building strong relationships with funders and strategic partners. Key Responsibilities Lead and implement the Trust’s income strategy.Identify, research and pursue new funding opportunities across charitable, public sector, corporate and environmental markets.Build and maintain relationships with funders and partners across the catchment.Lead the financial review of major funding bids and support colleagues in preparing high‑quality applications.Produce income forecasts, maintain funding pipelines and report to the CEO, Senior Leadership Team and Trustees. About You Essential: A successful track record in income generation, business development or strategic planning.Experience preparing or reviewing funding bids of £100k+.Strong communication, numeracy and relationship‑building skills.Highly organised, self‑motivated and able to work independently.Confident with budgets and financial information. Desirable: Experience in the environmental or charity sector.Knowledge of green finance, nature‑based solutions or environmental funding mechanisms.Understanding of the Mersey Catchment or the catchment‑based approach. This role is home‑based with regular travel across the Mersey Catchment. A driving licence or equivalent access to public transport is desirable. A basic DBS check will be required. Please see the attached role profile for more information about the position and visit Mersey Rivers Trust’s website to learn about the work of the Trust. How to Apply Please send a CV (max 2 pages) and separate covering letter (max 2 pages) explaining how you meet the role requirements to: clare@​merseyrivers.​org Applications must be received no later than 5pm on Wednesday 25^th February 2026. Interviews will be held w/​c 16^th March 2026; venue and format to be confirmed. For informal queries, contact Clare Bullen (CEO) at clare@​merseyrivers.​org or John Sanders (Strategy & Development Director) at john@​merseyrivers.​org.

This is a new role at Don Catchment Rivers Trust, and an exciting opportunity to help the Trust realise it’s ambition of becoming more data led and improving how we use data and evidence to inform our projects and priorities. We are looking for someone that can help us set up systems and processes for data gathering across our staff and citizen science volunteer teams and pull together existing river related data sets to create a good understanding of the health of our rivers. This understanding of the catchment will help inform priority locations and themes for projects and action. We want the Trust’s collective knowledge to help communicate our mission to the wider public. Our new Data & Evidence Officer will create visually appealing and accessible ways of communicating data and help across the staff team to produce mapping and evidence for inclusion in reports, papers and funding applications. As well as someone who doesn’t mind a majority of desk-based work, we want our new Data Officer to get to know the catchment by helping to conduct walk over surveys to ground truth data. This role will be the Trust lead in working with the wider ​‘data community’ including the Local Nature Recovery Strategy for South Yorkshire, the Don, Dearne and Rother Network, and the Central Rivers Trust Community of Practice. Hours: 32 hours (4 days), although full time (40 hours) may be possibleSalary: £27,230.75 (pro rata from full time equivalent £34,038.44) Please see the attached job description for more information about the role and visit Don Catchment Rivers Trust’s website to learn more about the work of the Trust. Apply To apply for this role, please complete the application form available to download below and return it to jobs@​dcrt.​org.​uk. Applications deadline: Noon on Thursday 26^th February 2026 Interviews will be held on Wednesday 18^th March 2026 Data & Evidence Officer Application Pack — Don Catchment Rivers Trust

This is a role full of potential to work with farmers and landowners in the Don Catchment. We are seeking a candidate with experience, knowledge, and/​or a background in farming or land management, to support farms in improving water quality, river habitats and catchment resilience. Our new Agricultural Officer joins the Trust at an exciting time. The Yorkshire River Trusts hub have started the ​‘Yorkshire Agricultural Advice for Rivers Network’ (YAARN, funded by Yorkshire Water)) to bring together best practice and learning opportunities. Our new person will be DCRTs lead for YAARN, contributing to the Communities of Practice and promoting the work of the River Trust with farmers and stakeholders across Yorkshire. The post-holder will work to raise awareness and improve understanding of diffuse and point source agricultural pollution and its impact on water quality and the wider environment. They will work collaboratively with fellow officers to bring together and support new farm clusters, and provide knowledge and insight about how best to bring about positive change for our rivers. Through the formation of new farming clusters and the provision of individual tailored advice and support, this role aims to promote improvements in farming practices that benefit the water environment. Our new Agricultural Officer will work closely with the host farmer of the already established Dearne Valley Farm Cluster to identify works suitable to be delivered with the Trust’s Dearne environmental fund, and give the DVFC support for a continuing programme of events and training. For candidates with a good track record of farm and land management experience but no professional qualification in order to carry out farm visits and give advice, training may be available. Hours: Either 40 hours (full time), or 32 hours (4 days) Salary: £34,038.44 (full time hours, pro rata for 4 days) Please see the attached job description for more information about the role and visit Don Catchment Rivers Trust’s website to learn more about the work of the Trust. Apply To apply for this role, please complete the application form available to download below and return it to jobs@​dcrt.​org.​uk. Applications deadline: Noon on Thursday 26^th February 2026 Interviews will be held on Friday 13^th March 2026 Agricultural Officer Application Pack — Don Catchment Rivers Trust

Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust (ESRT) is an independent environmental charity dedicated to improving and protecting rivers and estuaries across Essex and Suffolk. Working with communities, landowners, farmers, statutory bodies and businesses, we bring people, data and expertise together to restore nature, protect water, and build resilience for future generations. We are proud members of the Rivers Trust Movement and host two Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) partnerships: the East Suffolk Catchment Partnership and the Essex Rivers Hub. About the role We are seeking a dynamic and motivated leader to provide strategic direction and leadership across our catchment partnerships and wider partnerships the ESRT is involved with. The Catchments Partnerships Manager role is central to shaping and delivering collaborative action to improve river health, biodiversity, water quality, flood resilience and climate adaptation across Essex and Suffolk. You will be known throughout our partners, volunteers and wider communities as someone who champions change for our rivers, wetlands and coasts. The role will be to lead the development of our partnerships, coordinate integrated catchment planning, and ensure priorities translate into meaningful on-the-ground outcomes. This includes producing a Catchment Plan for East Suffolk, supporting delivery of the existing Essex Rivers Hub Catchment Plan, and developing action plans across key focus areas such as climate resilience and community involvement. The role involves extensive partnership working, facilitating workshops and discussions, developing cross-catchment collaboration, and identifying funding and investment opportunities to build a strong pipeline of future projects. Full details of the role and responsibilities can be found in the applicant pack and please visit the Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust website to learn more about the work of the Trust. How to Apply If you’re ready to be part of a dynamic team making a lasting impact on our local environment, we invite you to submit your CV and a personal statement detailing your interest in and suitability for the position. The statement must be a maximum of two A4 pages, please send this with your CV to recruitment@​essexsuffolkriverstrust.​org Initial telephone interviews are likely to be held in the w/​c 9^th March 2026. Successful candidates will then be offered an in person interview the w/​c 16^th March 2026 at our office in Stowmarket. If you have any questions about the Catchment Partnerships Manager role, please contact recruitment@​essexsuffolkriverstrust.​org Find out more and download the Applicant Pack Closing Date: 11PM Sunday 8^th March 2026

A paid internship is available from April to October 2026 (26 weeks) to work with Galloway Fisheries Trust on the Solway Invasive Non-Native Species INNS Control and Knowledge programme Phase 2. INNS are a significant threat to native biodiversity, ecosystems and local economies by outcompeting and shading native species, increasing the risk of erosion to riverbanks as they die back in the winter thus increasing the risk of flooding. INNS such as Giant hogweed can also have direct negative impacts to our health due to phototoxic sap causing skin burns. Galloway Fisheries Trust is a conservation charity working on fish populations, their habitats and water quality across the freshwaters of Galloway. The successful applicant will be involved in delivering INNS control, work with schools and communities to increase knowledge of INNS. Key items of work that the intern will assist with delivering include: Assist the Project Officer in strategically controlling priority plant INNS through on-site surveys, control. This will involve travelling to site, walking/​wadding along watercourses and applying herbicide (spot treatment) to priority INNS.Deliver the INNS education project to increasing awareness and knowledge of INNS in schools (both primary & secondary).Help create links within local communities and recruiting volunteers.Foster and develop a close working relationship with key stakeholders and interested parties in your key responsibility areas.Assist in the overall dissemination of GFT work to a wider audience particularly using social media. The candidate must be fit, motivated, hardworking and willing to work outdoors during all weather conditions. There may be a requirement to undertake some lone working from time to time. A full valid driving licence is desirable. The position will be based at Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway. This full time, fixed term intern post is a wonderful opportunity for a recent graduate with a conservation degree or someone looking to enrol in such studies to gain a range of valuable work experience. It is a funding condition that the intern must be a young person aged up to and including 25 years old. Salary will be £470.75 a week. Closing date for applications is noon on 6^th March 2026. Face to face interviews plan to be held on the 17^th March 2026 in Newton Stewart. To apply please send a CV and covering letter addressed to Tracy Starks at tracy@​gallowayfisheriestrust.​org or Fisheries House, Station Industrial Estate, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 6ND