Student work experience - Land Management Woodland Flood Defence

About the placement

What will you do

• Introduction to Finance and Grant management
• Site visit to a Wales Coastal Path in Carmarthenshire
• Learn the role of a Woodland Advisor: Assessing the suitability of sites for tree planting
• A flood defence site visit near Llandovery. Look at how using engineering, and natural assets to prevent flooding of homes and communities
• Site visit and Wellbeing Walk, Talley Woods
• A talk about how we manage our recreational resources
• Please feel free to ask questions throughout the week, so you can get the most out of your experience with us, gaining skills and knowledge along the way. There is no such thing as a silly question.

Who will you be working with

• You will be working with a NRW staff from 3 different teams throughout the course of the week. Each of these staff have different backgrounds and expertise in land management, woodland creation and assets/flood defence.

Where will you be working

• You will be split between office based and working outdoors including travel to agricultural holdings, forestry environments, coastal paths and more urban areas. The planned site visits will be undertaken in relatively close proximity to the office, within the counties of Carmarthenshire and Powys.

What other information is relevant to the placement

• You will be able to take refreshment and toilet breaks on a regular basis throughout the working day.
• Suitable clothing & PPE required (and sun cream/cap depending on weather forecast)
• Please bring a packed lunch
• Please feel free to get in contact with us prior to your placement if you have any questions.

Placement Advert Information

To assess your suitability for the placement, we may contact you or ask you to meet us for an informal interview.

If your application is successful, you will be required to complete a Placement Agreement which sets out the responsibilities and expectations for the placement.

Closing date for applications: 01/05/2024

To apply: send your completed Application Form and Equalities Monitoring Form to placements@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk  

For further details: please contact the Placement Manager

Natural Resources Wales embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunity. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition. We welcome and encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented including women, black and ethnic minority groups and people with a disability and we have a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We are an employer of choice because we put the principles of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respect at the heart of our values.

Submitting your application

Please send your completed application form and equalities monitoring form to Placements@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk by the closing date, using the placement number as a reference.

Application form

Equalities Monitoring Form

Successful applicants will be contacted by the placement manager to discuss what happens next. This could be an email, phone call or an invitation to an informal interview. If you are unsuccessful we will also let you know and explain why.