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Nature Recovery Manager

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust

West Midlands Combined Authority

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Full time

22 days ago

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An established industry player is seeking a passionate leader to guide a dedicated team in habitat enhancement and conservation efforts. This role involves managing ambitious nature recovery projects, liaising with partners, and developing relationships with stakeholders to optimize biodiversity outcomes. The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in land management and ecological survey to deliver impactful projects across Herefordshire. If you're enthusiastic about wildlife and ready to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Significant experience in land management and ecological survey.
Excellent communication skills and enthusiasm for wildlife.

Lead a team delivering habitat enhancement and conservation advice.
Develop and manage nature recovery projects with stakeholders.

Biodiversity Expertise

Communication Skills

Field Identification Skills

Project Management

Land Management

Ecological Survey

Land-Use Planning

Relevant Qualifications in Ecology or Environmental Science

You will lead a busy and dedicated team, providing habitat enhancement and conservation advice through our ambitious and successful Nature Recovery Project: Wyescapes and Wye Adapt to Climate Change project. You will manage the projects delivering agreed outcomes on time and within budget. You will liaise with project partners, develop relationships with stakeholders and support the project teams.

Building on our past successes you’ll be in prime position to find the opportunities and help guide the projects that deliver nature’s recovery in Herefordshire. You will help to develop and undertake new nature recovery projects and work with partners to optimise nature’s recovery. You'll work closely with partners and a wide range of stakeholders, using your biodiversity expertise to help deliver new and improved habitat across Herefordshire.

This is a varied and skilled role and will require you to work on a diverse range of projects from planning applications to landscape-scale restoration programmes. You’ll have relevant qualifications and/or significant experience in land management, ecological survey, and land-use planning, excellent communication skills, demonstrable enthusiasm for wildlife, good field identification skills, and a capacity to work to challenging deadlines. A full driving licence is required.

Please submit your CV and comprehensive covering letter.

Closing date: Sunday 20th April 2025

Interviews: 30th April and 1st May 2025.
Enquiries contact Claire Spicer, Head of Nature Recovery, 07341736183.

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