Wildlife jobs

About The Sherwood Forest Trust

Join a passionate team at the Sherwood Forest Trust – a charity dedicated to protecting, restoring, and celebrating the unique landscape, wildlife, and heritage of Sherwood Forest. Our mission is to build a wilder, more connected environment where local communities are empowered to steward this legendary landscape for future generations.

The Opportunity

Are you an organised, proactive professional who enjoys supporting a dedicated team and making a difference? As our Office Manager, you’ll oversee smooth office operations, including:

• Bookkeeping and financial record management

• HR administration (including NEST pensions and payroll preparation)

• Admin, procurement, and document management (using Office 365/SharePoint)

• Office contracts, H&S, and day-to-day landlord liaison

• Supporting the CEO and trustees with reports and charity compliance

Ideal Candidate

We’re seeking someone who is:

• Experienced in office management, administration, or a similar role

• Financially savvy with strong bookkeeping skills

• Organised, flexible, and able to handle changing priorities

• Proficient in Office 365 and accounting software (Quickbooks experience a plus)

• A confident communicator, collaborative and reliable

• Passionate about making an impact in the charity/not-for-profit sector

What We Offer

• Flexible hours 

• Generous annual leave 

• Employer-contributory pension

• Personal training and development

• Welcoming office and meeting space in Edwinstowe

The Organisation

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats, and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park, and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces, including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK, with tens of millions of visits every year.

We are now looking for a Treescape Curator to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 36 hours per week.

The Benefits

• Salary of £33,666 - £38,500, depending on experience
• 26 days' annual leave, plus public holidays
• Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offices in a beautiful location

This is a rewarding opportunity for a knowledgeable and experienced arboriculture professional to join our expert horticultural team at the heart of London’s most iconic parks.

You’ll have the chance to influence London’s green heritage and contribute to visible, long-lasting change whilst supporting environmental efforts and cleaner air.

With access to unique planting projects and a network of leading industry experts, you’ll enjoy the rare chance to innovate and take on a varied array of activities and projects.

So, if you want to make a lasting impact on the landscapes of London’s Royal Parks, read on and apply today!

The Role

As a Treescape Curator, you will help conserve and enhance all of the Royal Parks through resilient, biodiverse and beautifully curated tree landscapes.

Specifically, you will focus on opportunities for new planting, strategic pruning and thinning, and long-term tree management, playing a key role in the selection and introduction of suitable species and cultivars for future generations. This role differs from existing tree officer roles at The Royal Parks in that it does not have a focus on risk, or health and safety.

You’ll manage tree planting programmes with an emphasis on curated and climate resilient selections, help manage design-led planting schemes, identify areas for aesthetic and formative pruning, and guide teams on high planting standards.

Additionally, you will:

• Build strong relationships across internal teams and external experts
• Lead collaboration on major planting projects
• Contribute to park management plans aligned with the overall tree strategy
• Manage work to enhance views, vistas, and support landscape improvements
• Oversee sourcing of new plant material and the management of the new tree nursery
• Provide leadership and ongoing support for the setup of a new tree growing facility, planned to be located in Bushy Park

About You

To be considered as a Treescape Curator, you will need:

• Experience working at management level in curated landscape settings with an emphasis on the aesthetic integration of trees
• Demonstrable experience working in public-facing spaces, with sensitivity around tree removal, pruning, and relocation
• Experience leading change and achieving outcomes across multi-site teams or functions
• Broad knowledge of native and non-native tree species and cultivars
• A strong understanding of best practice tree care balanced with landscape and visitor experience needs
• Engagement with the wider arboricultural and horticultural industry to keep pace with resilient species understanding and pest/disease insights
• A Level 4 Diploma in Arboriculture or equivalent

Other organisations may call this role Arboriculturist, Tree and Landscape Manager, Arboriculture Curator, Tree Strategy Lead, Tree Management Specialist, or Urban Tree Landscape Planner.

We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed and use Recite-me accessibility software. At the top of the application page, there is an “Accessibility Tools” button which you can use to complete the application form in a way that works for you. If you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch.

The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please visit our website to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Communications Officer
Location: WWT Slimbridge, GL2 -Hybrid
Salary: £31,680 per annum
Contract: Permanent

About The Role

Are you passionate about building public understanding and speaking up for nature?

Do you have the skills and creativity to help us increase people’s understanding of the superpowers of wetlands and bring to life stories about the amazing wildlife they support?

From restoring nature and providing homes for wildlife to protecting communities from the devastating impact of flooding, wetlands are a powerful weapon in the fight against the climate crisis. And we’re looking for an experienced Communications Officer to deliver creative communications that help inspire 1 million people to take action to protect, restore and create bigger, better, more connected wetlands.

This role will work across communications disciplines, flexing to support the team’s priorities. There will be a particular focus on dealing with reactive media enquiries through the WWT press office and identifying proactive and opportunistic PR coverage for WWT and wetlands. This will include producing press releases and pitches to secure coverage in a range of on- and offline media, and working closely with journalists and producers to create opportunities to promote WWT and its work. This is a really exciting opportunity to make a real difference for nature, to speak up for wetlands and wildlife and inspire new and existing audiences with our messages.

We’re an organisation of action, running multiple conservation projects and networks in the UK and around the world, as well as our own 10 wetland visitor sites in the UK. This hands-on role demands flexibility, imagination and a willingness to lead on delivering impactful and dynamic communications. You’ll help us tell the story of wetlands and WWT, inspire our staff and volunteers and support our campaigning capacity at WWT.

About You

We are seeking an individual:

• Experienced in delivering successful communications plans aimed at a diverse range of audiences, including the public, supporters, policy makers and stakeholders.
• With a track record of delivering creative communications activity across a range of internal and external channels, including social, events, media, PR and digital content.
• A creative thinker and engaging writer, you’ll be able to seek out and tell stories about who WWT are and the work that we do, aimed at increasing the brand profile and the reputation of WWT.
• With experience pitching stories proactively into the media, and a good working understanding of the media landscape.
• Comfortable building relationships externally and internally, with a range of levels and stakeholders from journalists and partners to senior leaders and volunteers.
• Experienced in working in complex organisations and turning technical data and evidence into engaging communications and campaigns to inspire and drive support with key target audiences.
• Organised and able to manage competing priorities while remaining calm in a busy working environment.
• Looking for an opportunity to work across communications disciplines and willing to flex according to priorities.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme

We are based at Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire, but support hybrid working with an expectation for team members to be in Slimbridge at least once a week, for key meetings as well as media opportunities.

If you want to make a direct contribution to the conservation of wetlands and wetland wildlife at a critical moment for the natural world, then we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 14th September 2025

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

No agencies please.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to help us increase our income from mid-level and major donors, trusts and foundations, and legacies.

This is an exciting time to join our charity, Cambridge is changing rapidly, and we are working hard to tackle issues such as the loss of nature, climate change and access to green space. We have inspiring new projects to expand habitats and green spaces on the Gog Magog Hills, to create a new wetland at our Coton Reserve, to plant trees and woodlands and to save one of Cambridge’s oldest buildings. Right now, the work of our charity is needed more than ever before, and we need the financial resources to be able to step up and make even more of a difference.

Committed to our causes, you will use your donor cultivation skills to strengthen existing relationships and use your research and networking skills to identify and cultivate new opportunities. Your excellent written and development skills will enable you to work with colleagues to turn their visions into compelling proposals for funders and our wider support base. Your knowledge of fundraising best practice will ensure that we deliver an excellent donor experience.
You will be an effective worker with an eye for detail who can use your experience to fulfil the administrative and reporting requirements of the funds you are helping to raise.
You will work alongside our Membership & Communications Manager and have some support from our Administrative Assistant. You will also be supported in your work by the CEO, trustees, volunteers, and external contractors.
You will be part of a friendly and committed management team where you can make a difference, and your work will have an impact.
Our office is in an 18th century building overlooking the beautiful Wandlebury estate. Wandlebury is located on top of the Gog Magog Hills just south of Cambridge.

Senior Trust and Statutory Fundraising Officer
Hybrid – Islington, London (2 days in-office)
£35,000 - £38,000

Are you driven by a passion to protect our planet? Are you looking for a new Trust and Statutory Fundraising role? Bamboo Fundraising is delighted to be partnering with the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).

EIA investigates and campaigns against environmental crimes, including illegal wildlife trade, deforestation, climate-damaging refrigerants, and ocean pollution. Using undercover investigations and evidence-based advocacy, they work to expose wrongdoing and push for stronger environmental laws and enforcement globally.

In this pivotal role, you will partner with the Trust and Statutory Funding Manager and campaign teams to craft and implement a ground-breaking institutional fundraising strategy. You will have solid experience as a Trusts and Statutory fundraiser.

Your talent for identifying new funding opportunities and managing applications to statutory funders will be key as they secure essential support from UK, European, and US grant-making entities.

Your responsibilities will include: Exploring innovative funding prospects and presenting compelling opportunities. - Crafting application timelines and collaborating with internal teams to develop persuasive proposals that stand out. - Maintaining an organized grants database and reporting calendar to ensure seamless communication with our funders.

Your stellar written and verbal communication skills, along with your ability to build strong relationships, will empower you to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.

We’re looking for a proactive, detail-oriented individual who excels at managing multiple projects while consistently delivering high-quality reports. Ideally, you will bring a proven history in fundraising—particularly with statutory funders and a knack for distilling complex information into impactful narratives.

Join us in making a meaningful difference. Your contributions will play a critical role in our fight for the environment, helping us champion vital issues and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come.

Application process: Send your CV to Katharine to book in an initial conversation. You will need a cover letter to make a full application.

As this role has already been advertised, we are reviewing CVs on a rolling basis.

Programme Coordinator

Fixed Term contract for 10 months

£37,581 per annum

Hours: 35

Location: Woking GU21 4LL/Hybrid Working

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. We unfortunately do not have any opportunities available for sponsorship. Any offer of employment, if applicable, will be subject to receiving evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

At WWF-UK we’re committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via our website.

About the role

We’re excited to be recruiting a Programme Coordinator to join our Climate Solutions team at WWF-UK.

In this role, you’ll coordinate key outputs of the Environmental Crime Financial Toolkit project, manage external communications, and support the development of new funding opportunities. You’ll work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of this innovative initiative.

You’ll bring the following skills and experience, helping us drive forward our mission to restore nature and tackle climate change.

Minimum criteria

• Experience of bringing together a wide range of stakeholders and creating a culture of collaborative working.

• Experience in supporting the development of communications with all appropriate stakeholders on technical/non-technical matters, issues and ideas.

• Experience in the conservation, development or research fields.

• Experience or understanding of the NGO or environmental sector.

• Experience of fundraising, or the ability to quickly learn the key aspects of the role

Benefits, rewards & location

The salary for this role is £37,581 per annum. We also offer a full benefits and rewards package including:

· Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to a maximum of 31 days plus bank holidays

· Flexible working options

· 7.5% employer contribution to pension, increased to 10% with employee contribution.

· Training and development opportunities

· Regular wellbeing initiatives.

This role is hybrid with a minimum 20% of your contracted hours spent at our beautiful UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey, where you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

We’re a global conservation charity with hundreds of projects around the world and millions of supporters. 

At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left is not enough – we’re now in a race to restore the natural world and prevent catastrophic climate change before it’s too late. And it’s a race we can still win. 

We’re courageous and passionate about fighting for the future we want to see – a world where people and nature can thrive. 

We were born out of passion and science, and for more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We operate with integrity, collaboratively and with respect for those we work alongside.

How to apply and the recruitment process

Please click on the link and apply via our website by completing the application form and submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.

Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.

Rivers Project Officer 
Reference: RPO25 
Location: Colne Valley Park Visitor Centre, Denham, Nr. Uxbridge 
Contract: Permanent 
Salary: £28,000, rising to £29,500 upon successful completion of probation period 
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an enthusiastic Rivers Project Officer to deliver a variety of river enhancement, monitoring and citizen science-based community engagement across the Colne Catchment.

Summary of role: This is an exciting opportunity for someone who’s passionate about healthy rivers, skilled in ecological monitoring, and keen to bring people together to care for their local environment. The Rivers Project Officer will deliver river enhancement monitoring, and community engagement initiatives across the Colne Catchment — a landscape that stretches from internationally rare chalk rivers to the gravel pits and reservoirs of the Colne Valley Regional Park. This unique catchment supports remarkable wildlife, offers diverse recreational opportunities, and plays a vital role in public water supply.

Key responsibilities include:

• Gathering and analysing environmental data to inform action and solve catchment challenges.
• Monitoring water quality, riverfly populations, and physical habitats.
• Organising citizen science and hands-on conservation activities with local communities.
• Inspiring awareness, stewardship, and practical enhancement of local watercourses.

Our office in the middle of a country park right next to a chalk stream is a special place to work!

Groundwork South

Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working.

We are passionate about creating a future where every neighborhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that we do. Each year we deliver over 100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real and lasting, positive change.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 2nd October 
Interview dates: 
1st Stage – Wednesday 8th October
2nd Stage – Tuesday 14th October

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

Groundwork South is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

No agencies please.

We are seeking a dedicated Philanthropy Officer who will help sustain and grow the organisation’s income. This involves managing timelines for applications and reports, writing high-quality proposals and impact reports (often in collaboration with colleagues in policy, science, communications, and finance), and researching new funding opportunities. 

The role also includes maintaining strong relationships with existing funders by providing timely updates outside of formal reporting, and leading on the drafting of the organisation’s annual report to clearly communicate achievements and impact.

CHEM Trust’s overarching aim is to prevent synthetic chemicals from causing long-term damage to wildlife and people by ensuring that chemicals which cause such harm are substituted with safer alternatives.

Currently, we are primarily funded by trusts and foundations and are very successful, raising significant funds to facilitate the sustained growth of the organisation and our reserves.  We have an ethical funding policy, and it is imperative that we maintain our independence and science-based approach.

Key Duties

• Fundraising activity – preparing compelling and bespoke proposals tailored to donor requirements, ensuring effective stewardship of charitable trust and foundation major gifts within CHEM Trust’s portfolio by building relationships and providing on-time reports and updates.
• Working cross-organisationally, to ensure relevant information is obtained from CHEM Trust’ team members in a timely fashion to report to funders in advance of deadlines.
• Timeline management – keeping an accurate track of the necessary reporting and application deadlines and ensuring these are communicated in good time to relevant team members.
• Developing relationships and networking – including excellent donor stewardship to existing funders and using events, meetings, talks and inspirational writing to help charitable trusts learn about CHEM Trust’s work and understand the difference we are making.
• Recording and maintaining accurate funding data, ensuring records are kept and effectively managed and that CHEM Trust’s fundraising team operates within GDPR.
• Good team working - daily interaction with the fundraising team, wider CHEM Trust team, funding partners and others, plus possible interaction with trustees.
• Leading on the writing of the annual report, tailoring it to be a key document that prospective funders can use to get a succinct overview of CHEM Trust’s vision, goals, and achievements. 

To apply, please send us: 

Your CV and supporting statement (2 sides maximum) explaining (with examples) how you meet each of the essential (and desirable if possible) skills as outlined in this job description.

Your CV or supporting statement should include the names and contact details of two references with knowledge of your work.

The deadline for applications is 11pm on Sunday 14 September 2025. We plan to interview shortlisted candidates on Wednesday 24 September 2025.

Unfortunately, we only have the capacity to contact shortlisted candidates.

About us and our ecological work

We are a small but growing UK-registered charity which undertakes projects that protect and restore wild landscapes, helping to provide a future for all life on earth. We use the skills and expertise of our multi-disciplinary team (spanning science, law, economics, technology and culture) to develop projects that protect and restore wild, natural landscapes. 

Our ecological work spans two exciting fronts: restoring missing species through projects like The Missing Lynx, Pine Marten and White-Tailed Eagle reintroductions in Northern England; and securing the protection of ecological restoration sites as a Responsible Body for conservation covenants through which we aim to set the gold standard, supporting ambitious, mission-aligned projects such as Nattergal’s High Fen site.

About the role

We are seeking to hire a dynamic and passionate Senior Ecologist to join The Lifescape Project, to play an integral role in the restoration of charismatic species to the UK and in landscape scale habitat restoration.

As a Senior Ecologist, your work will cover two distinct areas which are broadly: BNG-associated site assessments; and practical planning and feasibility aspects of species reintroductions.

Salary: £40,000 - £42,000 per annum, depending on experience + benefits.

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week.

Contract: Fixed-term contract for 12 months initially.

Location: Remote working with site survey work and some UK and international travel.

Please refer to the job description for further information about the role.

To apply, please email a CV and covering letter (each no longer than 2 pages of text) outlining how you meet the person specification and why you should be considered for this role.

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 20 October 2025.

The role will commence as soon as possible.

Project Manager

Fixed Term Contract, ending on 31/12/2027

£43,851 per annum

Hours: 35

Woking GU21 4LL/Hybrid Working

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. We unfortunately do not have any opportunities available for sponsorship. Any offer of employment, if applicable, will be subject to receiving evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

At WWF-UK we’re committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via our website.

About the role

We’re looking to recruit a Project Manager to join our Drivers Initiative team.

As Project Manager you will lead the successful delivery of the Environmental Crimes Financial Toolkit project, ensuring it meets timelines, budget, and quality standards. You’ll coordinate resources and risks, build strong relationships across WWF and external stakeholders, and support the development of new funding opportunities.

We’re looking for someone with:

· Proven experience of managing large scale and complex programmes of work, ideally across the full lifecycle.

· Budget and resource management experience.

· Experience in risk management and issue resolution.

· Experience of bringing together a wide range of stakeholders and creating a culture of collaborative working.

· Experience in the conservation, development, or research fields.

· Experience or understanding of the NGO or environmental sector.

· Experience of fundraising, or the ability to quickly learn the key aspects of the role.

· Experience of defining and managing processes, including project management.

· Conservation focused degree or masters or equivalent.

· Knowledge of IWT and Environmental Crime topics.

· Knowledge of financial crimes.

Benefits, rewards & location

The salary for this role is £43,851 per annum. We believe in rewarding our team with more than just a salary. Here’s what you can expect:

· Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to a maximum of 31 days plus bank holidays

· Flexible working options, to support your work life balance

· 7.5% employer contribution to pension, increased to 10% with employee contribution.

· Training and development opportunities to help you grow

· Regular wellbeing initiatives to support your health and happiness.

This role is hybrid and you’ll be required to be in the office 20% of your contracted hours. The job is based at our UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey. The Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK, and you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

We’re a global conservation charity with millions of supporters and hundreds of projects around the world.

At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left isn’t enough. We’re racing to restore nature and prevent catastrophic climate change. And it’s a race we can win with everyone’s help.

We’re courageous, passionate, and driven by science. For more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We work with integrity, collaboration and deep respect for those we partner with.

How to apply

Click the link to apply via our website. You’ll be asked to complete an application form and upload your CV and a supporting statement that tells us why you’ll be a great addition to WWF-UK.

Our Diversity Promise to You

At the heart of our mission is a simple truth: the planet needs everyone. That means you - in all your uniqueness, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or how you choose to express yourself.

We don’t do stereotypes. We work together with purpose, driven by passion and enhanced by respect, courage, and integrity. We pull together from all walks of life to fight for a better future, and we want you to feel supported every step of the way.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.

So, if there’s anything we can do to make your application or interview experience more comfortable or accessible, just give our Talent Acquisition Team a shout via our website.

Safeguarding Commitment

Just as we celebrate diversity in all its forms, we are equally dedicated to creating a safe environment for every person we work with or encounter. Our commitment extends to children, adults at risk, and individuals experiencing any form of vulnerability, whether temporary or permanent

We proudly stand behind CAPSEAH (Common Approach to Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment) and put this commitment into action through clear policies, thorough training, and recruitment checks tailored to each role, which may include external vetting.

If you ever have a concern, however big or small, know that there are confidential channels ready to support you at WWF-UK. We promise to respond promptly and with care, because protecting every individual is at the heart of everything we do.

Peatland Restoration Project Manager
Reference: SEP20250392
Location: RSPB Forsinard Flows, KW13
Contract: Fixed-term until 31st March 2028
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £33,027.00 - £35,261.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Holidays, Pension and Life Assurance

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly competent individual to oversee the planning and delivery of our ambitious peatland restoration programme at RSPB Forsinard Flows Nature Reserve. Our work programme consists of delivering both future open hill and forest-to-bog peatland restoration projects, as well as assuring that we meet our monitoring and maintenance commitments of previous Peatland Action and Peatland Code projects.

Based at the RSPB Forsinard Flows Field Centre, you will be responsible for leading, managing and motivating our Peatland restoration team, comprising of two Peatland Restoration Project Officers and a pool of committed volunteers. You will work closely with RSPB’s wider Scottish Peatland Programme, and be supported by RSPB’s Project Management Framework to help you successfully delivering the outputs and objectives of the RSPB’s national Scotland Peatland Programme.

The successful candidate will be someone with a proven track record of team leadership and project management to manage this complex work programme, and deliver truly landscape scale habitat restoration.

Essentials skills, knowledge & experience:

• Qualification in a relevant subject or ability to show equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of peatland habitat, function and wildlife, to enable oversight of peatland restoration projects.
• Proven leadership and line management experience, with track record of managing people and delivering a high performing team.
• Proven experience of project management, including development, delivery, reporting and budget management.
• Ability to deliver deadline-driven projects, and manage both your own and team’s workloads to changing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to persuade and influence a wide range of people, both internally and externally.
• High level of IT skills for project and data management.
• Experience of contract management, including tendering and selection.
• A full, manual driving licence that is valid in the UK is required due to the remote nature of the sites (4x4 training will be provided).

Desirable skills, knowledge & experience:

• Experience of delivering peatland restoration projects.
• Experience of funding mechanisms for peatland restoration.
• Specialist conservation knowledge and experience in upland conservation.
• Specialist mapping software experience e.g., ArcGIS
• Experience of working with external stakeholders such as statutory agencies and private landowner.
• A drive to live and work in a remote and challenging environment.

Closing date: 23:59, Wednesday 1st October 2025
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position in person on Friday 24th October 2025 at the Forsinard Flows Field Centre.
Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy, and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.

In order to apply you will be required to upload a CV and complete an application form. In the cover letter section of the application form please explain how you meet the criteria set above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

No agencies please.

Heard is a multi-award-winning charity working at the intersection of storytelling and social justice. For over 15 years, we’ve inspired content and communication that shift public perspectives and drive real-world change on issues such as climate change, trans rights, children's palliative care, and more. Our work supports people to create compelling narratives that move hearts, change minds, and spark action.

We’re looking for acreative and strategic senior communications manager to amplify Heard’s voice, grow our influence, and share learning that drives narrative change.

As senior communications manager, you’ll set direction for our communications, creating content, build relationships, and bring our impact stories to life as well as being responsible for managing all our communications day-to-day. You’ll work closely with programme teams, funders, and partners to ensure Heard’s work is visible and accessible.

Whilst you will work with all of our five programme teams, a majority of your time will focus on our climate programme. You don’t need to be a climate expert but have an awareness of TV and and foster partnerships with media to transform how climate is seen and felt on screen by helping the team develop impactful climate and health story case studies to fulfill our mission of changing hearts and minds.

As a senior communications manager at Heard, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking, creative, and supportive team. If this sounds like a fit for you, apply now!

OVERVIEW

• Job type: 18-month fixed-term contract (potential to extend, subject to funding)
• Days: 0.8 full-time equivalent (FTE) – totalling 25.6 hours per week* not including breaks (Mon – Thurs).
• We will consider 0.6 or 0.7 FTE to allow more flexibility for the right candidate.
• Pay: £42,510 (per annum pro rata – so for 0.8 FTE this works out as £34,010)
• Staff Benefits: 7.5% pension contribution, generous holiday leave, birthday leave, Christmas leave plus bank holidays, annual training budget, mentoring, and hybrid working.
• Reporting to: co-ceos (Sophie Hobson and Nathalie McDermott)
• Based at: London-based / hybrid.
  • Working at least 2 days a week in the office, one of which is a Tuesday. 
  • Our office is on Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9DA.

*Heard is trialling the Four-Day Week as part of our commitment to well-being, sustainability and effectiveness. This means our full-time equivalent has reduced from 35 to 32 hours, spread Mon – Thurs. Our trustees will review whether to permanently adopt Four-Day Week in early 2026, at which point we will work carefully with all our team to ensure all work patterns are sustainable for them, regardless of the decision. Learn more about the trial.

Finance Business Partner - UKC
Reference: AUG20259219
Location: Flexible in UK
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £47,313.00 - £50,309.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave

Please note: The role is a hybrid position that will require travel in the UK including to the UKHQ Finance Department in Sandy Bedfordshire, and to attend meetings in the support of your team, department and directorate.

The RSPB is one of the UK’s most respected conservation charities for the conservation of birds and nature. As an RSPB employee, you will be helping to save nature every time you come to work. There’s never been a more important time toprotect our wildlife and wild places.

We are seeking an excellent qualified accountant to join our Financial Planning and Reporting team, as a Finance Business Partner, supporting colleagues in the UK Countries Directorate more specifically for England. This is a key role working directly with our conservation delivery and our reserves network areas, all with individual characteristics and skills requirements.

What's the role about?

As a Finance Business Partner you will work proactively with senior colleagues to provide an added-value service of financial support to our UKC Directorate. In addition to a strong management accounting background, you will understand the difference that can be made through strong business partnering relationships and be confident in building those relationships. You will gain the respect and confidence of the colleagues you support through strong communication skills (written and oral) and your ability to constructively challenge ideas and plans. You will add value through gaining an intimate understanding of the Directorate that you partner, together with contributing to business performance and the requirements of the finance function with the charity's need.

You will be a fully qualified accountant with up-to-date technical knowledge and a desire to progress in your profession. We will want the successful candidate to influence change and use their skill set to further drive the organisation's objectives forward. You will also be comfortable working under pressure, to tight deadlines, and interacting with people at all levels within the RSPB.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• CIMA or equivalent financial qualification
• Sound knowledge of technical accounting legislation
• Ability to act as a critical-friend to senior management balancing challenge and support. Develop effective working relationships that influence and challenge senior management teams, so that the role of the Finance Business Partner is an integral and valued part of the organisation
• Ability to influence decision makers through sound logic, diplomacy and assertiveness, with the ability to convey appropriate financial messages to various audiences
• Ability to evaluate incomplete and complex financial information, to develop and consider a range of possible options and make a judgement as to the recommended course of action
• Excellent communication (written and oral), coaching, mentoring, presentation and training skills
• Ability to ascertain financial trends and calculate the impact of them on the organisation under various scenarios
• Working in cross-functional teams to provide transformational advice on new initiatives, investment appraisals/organisational restructures/matters of risk and control design effective mitigation strategies, in order to support effective decision making
• Build capability and knowledge in managers so that they can effectively manage their budgets through effective financial information, support and advice
• Working with the all finance teams, to implement new Finance initiatives, ensuring the highest level of customer service and procedures are continuously reviewed so that the service is business focused in the delivery of objectives with an expert knowledge of your client area.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience of forecasting and planning in a dynamic environment
• Experience of delivering transformation change
• Delivery of coaching and training of financial matters to non financial colleagues
• Experience of annual accounts preparation
• Knowledge of charity finance matters

Closing date: 23:59, Fri, 19th Sep 2025

We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from week commencing 29th September.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. 

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

As part of this application you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete a short form with cover letter. Please use the cover letter section to explain how you meet the criteria set above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

No agencies please.

Our Client is a leading environmental and health charity working to prevent synthetic chemicals from causing long-term harm to people and wildlife. The charity influences UK and EU chemical policy, pushes for safer alternatives, and campaigns to remove harmful substances from everyday products. Our Client now seeks a Philanthropy Officer, and Prospectus is leading the search.

Philanthropy Officer

Permanent

Hybrid (1-2 days per week in London)

£32,760 FTE

The charity is seeking a dedicated Philanthropy Officer to join its ambitious Fundraising Team and play a key role in sustaining and growing income from trusts and foundations. This role will lead on writing compelling funding proposals and reports, ensuring that deadlines are met and donor stewardship remains exemplary. Working closely with the CEO, Philanthropy Manager and colleagues across policy, science, communications, and finance, the postholder will ensure funders receive timely and impactful updates on the charity's work.

The ideal candidate will bring excellent writing skills, strong research abilities, and confidence in managing donor relationships. With a flair for turning complex scientific issues into clear and persuasive communications, they will be highly organised, proactive, and motivated by the opportunity to protect people and nature from harmful chemicals. Experience in trust and foundation fundraising, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to thrive in a busy, small team are essential.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Femke Vorstman at Prospectus. 

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. 

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.