Organisation: Eden Rivers Trust

Salary Details: £30,000 (full-time), 4 or 5 days per week

Closing date for applications: 19 Aug 2026

Contract: Upper Caldew, 18-month contract with opportunity to extend, Fellside, 3 years initially

Based at our offices in Penrith

Passionate about farming, rivers and nature recovery? 

If you understand farming systems, enjoy working with people and want your work to make a visible difference for rivers, wildlife and rural communities, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for two practical, people-focused Agricultural Project Officers to work with farmers, landowners and rural communities in targeted areas across our catchment. One will be based on the North Pennines fellside, and the other will work across the Upper Caldew catchment.

 About the roles

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape farmer-led projects that work for both farm businesses and the environment – improving water quality, restoring freshwater habitats, supporting biodiversity and building resilience to flooding and climate change.

You’ll build trusted relationships with local farmers, communities and partners, coordinate a Farmer Group, develop Water & Environment Improvement Plans and help turn good ideas into practical, funded projects on farms and across the wider landscape.

For more information and details of how to apply, please read the Recruitment packs for each role.

Apply now if you want to:

• work at the heart of farm- and landscape-scale river and habitat improvement projects;
• support practical, farmer-led environmental improvements;
• be part of a collaborative charity committed to healthier rivers and a thriving farming environment; and
• gain valuable conservation experience and skills whilst in the early stages of your conservation career.

More info & apply

For more details, download the recruitment packs along with the application form. https://edenriverstrust.org.uk/vacancies/agricultural-projects-officer-x-2/

Applications close Wednesday 19 August at 12pm. 

We may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. To avoid disappointment, we encourage you to apply as early as possible.