Location
Flexible within the UK, home-based with occasional travel to meetings in England.

Hours
Full Time - 32 hours per week, 4-day week

Salary
£26,550 per annum

About the Role
The Trainee Data Officer will join a growing team responsible for managing and optimising the organisation’s data, supporting daily operations, ensuring compliance, and improving performance through innovation. The role focuses on maintaining and improving current databases and CRM systems, removing data silos, and integrating data across the company. As part of a small organisation, this role offers broad experience including developing the CRM user interface and experience, designing new data models and architecture, and supporting data governance and quality initiatives.
The role includes ongoing mentor guidance and on-the-job learning with support from Officers, Senior Officers, and the Team Manager. Trainees are expected to progress to Officer grade after successfully completing probation, typically within one year, with a corresponding salary increase. The Officer grade pay band starts at £31,850 at the time of posting.
Key responsibilities include working closely with Senior Data Officers and the Data Team Manager to develop and deliver operational databases, digitising and quality assuring data, supporting data management improvements, writing policies and documentation, collating and presenting data for various audiences, responding to data requests, and maintaining strong cross-team relationships. The role requires managing one’s own workload independently within a dispersed national team, with high standards of self-management and flexibility.

Company Background
NatureSpace Partnership administers the NatureSpace District Licensing Scheme, which supports the conservation of great crested newts across multiple UK counties. The scheme simplifies licensing for developers while delivering region-wide conservation benefits through habitat creation and long-term management. NatureSpace works with national infrastructure providers and is supported by leading amphibian and freshwater NGOs and regulated by Natural England.

Company Culture and Benefits
NatureSpace is a small, rapidly growing company with approximately 60 staff. The organisation values flexibility, work/life balance, and employee wellbeing. The 4-day working week allows for intense workdays followed by longer weekends. The role is home-based with a friendly, close-knit team and requires high motivation and self-management.
Benefits include flexible working, 20 annual leave days (equivalent to 5 weeks off considering the 4-day week), bank holidays, weekday birthdays off, additional Christmas holiday, an annual performance bonus up to 20%, company pension contributions, private health and life insurance, and an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
NatureSpace is committed to equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

Application Process
Closing date for applications: Midnight on Sunday 5th October 2025 (may close early if high volume of interest).
Interview notification by Thursday 16th October 2025.
Interviews held virtually via Microsoft Teams during the week commencing Monday 27th October 2025.
Expected start date: As soon as possible.

Experience
- A relevant degree or at least 1 year of relevant work experience in data management, analytics, or data science.
- Familiarity with coding languages such as R, Python, SQL, or similar.
- Experience using databases or understanding of relational database principles.
- Demonstrable experience managing data or datasets.
- Experience working in deadline-driven environments is desirable.
- Experience or familiarity with home working in a cloud-based environment is advantageous.

About You
- Highly numerate with excellent attention to detail.
- Organised, methodical, and conscientious with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks.
- Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, able to liaise proactively and confidently.
- Self-motivated and independent, able to work flexibly with minimal supervision.
- Willing and able to travel occasionally for team events.
- Enthusiasm for and knowledge of wildlife conservation issues is desirable.

Qualifications
- A relevant degree or equivalent experience as described above.
- Knowledge or familiarity with Zoho One, particularly Zoho CRM, is an advantage but not essential.
- Basic knowledge of good data management practices and experience in data management at project, programme, or organisational level is desirable.