This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of agri-environment support in England. We are looking for an experienced social scientist with project management skills and experience of working in nature conservation, to lead and deliver a 14-month Defra funded project. About the project This project forms part of a wider programme of 'test and trials' being run by Defra to engage with stakeholders and inform the design of the post Brexit environmental land management system in England. The purpose of this trial is to determine whether the data generated through self-assessment is of sufficient quality to complement the scientific monitoring of a plan based environmental land management scheme and support the verification of results-based payments. In addition, the trial