NightWatch Survey Assistant
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £28,860 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 March 2026 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Bat Conservation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
The Bat Conservation Trust is proud to be the leading UK charity devoted solely to the conservation of bats and their habitats. Our vision is a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together. BCT is a partner in the Nature in Sacred Places (NISP) National Lottery Heritage Fund project. This is a £5.2m project with an 18-month development phase followed by a four-year delivery phase (subject to securing further funding), in partnership with Natural England, the Church of England, Churches Conservation Trust and Caring for God’s Acre. NISP will build on principles established by the Bats in Churches Project, a previous project supported by the Heritage Fund which worked with faith groups, community volunteers, young people and professionals.
NightWatch is a community science project enabling people in cities to discover the hidden world of night-time nature living in their neighbourhoods. The NightWatch element of the NISP project will empower participants to collect data about the night-time wildlife in their local sacred places. It is free, tech-enabled, and open to all regardless of background, experience, knowledge, or physical ability. In 2025, NightWatchers carried out over 150 surveys across the UK’s cities, finding at least 11 bat species. Volunteer Local Coordinators ran events and surveys directly engaging over 100 more volunteers.
We are looking for a part time NightWatch Assistant (15 hours per week on a fixed term contract for 6 months) who will help us bring NightWatch to a diverse range of audiences and sacred spaces in Birmingham. During the development phase of this exciting project, you will be helping to develop and co-design an engagement strategy, testing methodologies and trialing activities that will help us secure additional funding for the delivery phase of the project. You will play a vital role helping us reach new NightWatch volunteers and administrating survey kit. We believe the lived experience that candidates with disabilities and from minority ethnic backgrounds can bring to this role will greatly benefit the project.
This role is an ideal development opportunity for someone who is early career or going through a career change. You don’t need to be an expert in bats, as you will receive training and support, but an interest in wildlife and the passion to help us promote the benefits of connecting with nature is a must.
NightWatch is a community science project enabling people in cities to discover the hidden world of night-time nature living in their neighbourhoods. The NightWatch element of the NISP project will empower participants to collect data about the night-time wildlife in their local sacred places. It is free, tech-enabled, and open to all regardless of background, experience, knowledge, or physical ability. In 2025, NightWatchers carried out over 150 surveys across the UK’s cities, finding at least 11 bat species. Volunteer Local Coordinators ran events and surveys directly engaging over 100 more volunteers.
We are looking for a part time NightWatch Assistant (15 hours per week on a fixed term contract for 6 months) who will help us bring NightWatch to a diverse range of audiences and sacred spaces in Birmingham. During the development phase of this exciting project, you will be helping to develop and co-design an engagement strategy, testing methodologies and trialing activities that will help us secure additional funding for the delivery phase of the project. You will play a vital role helping us reach new NightWatch volunteers and administrating survey kit. We believe the lived experience that candidates with disabilities and from minority ethnic backgrounds can bring to this role will greatly benefit the project.
This role is an ideal development opportunity for someone who is early career or going through a career change. You don’t need to be an expert in bats, as you will receive training and support, but an interest in wildlife and the passion to help us promote the benefits of connecting with nature is a must.