Category: Education & Research

  • Management level opportunities with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

    Management level opportunities with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

    <p>Full time, permanent</p>
    <p>We are recruiting for a Technical & Advice Manager and a Landscape Recovery Programme Manager. Time is running out to address the joint nature and climate crises and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has a hugely important role to play in our county, and as part of the wider Wildlife Trust movement, to help reverse local nature loss and mobilise action for nature recovery and we’d love you to join us.</p>  

  • Research Assistant – Uplands Research with Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust

    Research Assistant – Uplands Research with Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust

    <p>Full time</p>
    <p>2 years fixed term contract <br></p>
    <p>The GWCT is seeking a Research Assistant to join our upland research team to support ongoing field research projects in the north of England, based out of the Trust’s office in Eggleston, near Barnard Castle. The post will support research projects on red grouse, black grouse and upland vegetation management through field data and sample collection, data entry, and sample processing. </p>  

  • Ecologist with EMEC (a subsidiary of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)

    Ecologist with EMEC (a subsidiary of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)

    <p>Full time, permanent</p><p>EMEC is a growing business, with project delivery across the East Midlands and beyond. Projects range in scale from large national delivery to small scale surveys. There’ll be opportunities to work with clients that really want to make a positive impact, and you can deliver everything from PEA’s, protect species surveys to inputting on large scale strategic plans and developments. </p>  

  • Assistant Species Recovery Officer – Beaver with Forestry England

    Assistant Species Recovery Officer – Beaver with Forestry England

    <p>Salary: £30,105</p>
    <p>Contract type: 3 year fixed term with the possibility of extension permanency </p>
    <p>Hours: 37 hours per week</p>
    <p>Location: Bank House, Coleford </p>
    <p>What could be better than working outdoors and making a tangible difference to the restoration of beavers in our landscape? Beavers are a national priority species for Forestry England, engineering complex wetland ecosystems that are hubs of biodiversity and that store water in the landscape, mitigating the impacts of flooding and drought. Our Assistant Species Recovery Officer – Beaver will use their broad range of skills and ongoing training to directly support wild beavers in Gloucestershire through the Severn Vale Beaver Project with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and other partners.</p>  

  • Assistant Species Recovery Officer – White Tailed Eagle with Forestry England

    Assistant Species Recovery Officer – White Tailed Eagle with Forestry England

    <p>Salary: £30,105</p>
    <p>Contract type: 3 year fixed term with the possibility of extension or permanency</p>
    <p>Hours: 37 hours per week</p>
    <p>Location: Cockercombe Office, Over Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset TA5 1HJ</p>
    <p>The Assistant Species Recovery Officer role will be based in Somerset from our Cockercombe office, working both within Forestry England land and in the wider countryside. The post holder will work across southern England, and their primary task will be monitoring the birds that have already released from the Isle of Wight as well as those that have fledged from nests now established across southern England. The Assistant Species Recovery Officer will be assisting the Project Officer in all areas of their work, from engagement with groups and stakeholders about the project, to potentially being involved in releases in the future (subject to appropriate licencing).</p>  

  • Nature Based Solutions Assistant with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

    Nature Based Solutions Assistant with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

    <p>Fixed term contract for one year with potential to extend. </p>
    <p>Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is one of the UK’s fastest growing nature conservation organisations and seeks to appoint a Nature Based Solutions (NBS) Assistant.</p>
    <p>The NBS Assistant will support the NBS & Planning Team to strategically identify, develop and deliver exemplar NBS activities to drive nature’s recovery across Yorkshire, drawing upon emerging best practices and markets, novel approaches and data / evidence.</p>  

  • Land of the Curlew Project Officer with Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Wales

    Land of the Curlew Project Officer with Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Wales

    <p>Location: Working remotely – Mid Wales/travel</p>
    <p>Hours: 5 days/week (37.5 hours) </p>
    <p>Type: April 2026-March 31st 2029 (fixed term)</p>
    <p>Salary: £27,000-£29,000 (depending on experience)</p>
    <p>We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Project Officer to join the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Cymru/Wales team. The role will help to deliver practical conservation actions designed to improve Welsh Curlew breeding success and chick productivity.</p>  

  • Land of the Curlew Project Manager with Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Wales

    Land of the Curlew Project Manager with Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Wales

    <p>Location: Working remotely, Mid-Wales/travel to.</p>
    <p>Hours of work: 37.5 hours/week<br></p>
    <p>Type of appointment: April 2026-March 31st 2029 (fixed term)</p>
    <p>Salary: £29,000-£33,000 (depending on experience)</p>
    <p>We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the Gwlad y Gylfinir project over three years. As an ambassador for Welsh Curlew, you will drive the project forward by engaging with farmers and rural communities, fostering community stewardship, and linking wider initiatives.</p>  

  • Landscapes Recovery Manager with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust

    Landscapes Recovery Manager with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust

    <p>Work base: The Trust’s activities cover Hertfordshire and the London Boroughs of Barnet, Enfield, Harrow and Hillingdon. The Trust’s offices are at Grebe House, St Albans, AL3 4SN</p>
    <p>Hours: 37.5 hours per week, full time / Employment Term: Permanent</p>
    <p>Salary: £38,977 (SCP 32) plus contribution to pension auto-enrolment</p>
    <p>This role will lead and manage the Trust’s Landscapes Recovery team, working alongside the Rivers Recovery Manager, and a range of external partners to develop new funding mechanisms and facilitate delivery of nature recovery schemes at scale across Hertfordshire & Middlesex.</p>