Plantlife

Rainforest Advisor - North West England

Do you have a passion for nature conservation and protecting and improving habitats and species? Do you have woodland management knowledge and would relish an opportunity to work in our Temperate Rainforests and Oceanic Woodlands to secure the future of the lichens, bryophytes and other wildlife within them? Are you an excellent communicator with the ability to influence and support landowners, managers and others? If you can answer ‘yes’ to these questions, we want to hear from you.

Plantlife are seeking an advisor to oversee the delivery of practical habitat management and species recovery management within temperate rainforest sites in Northwest England, and enthuse a network of site managers on the action required for threatened plants and fungi.

What will you be doing?

The Rainforest Advisor will design and deliver a programme of advice and training to support Plantlife’s partners and their site managers. The programme will drive species recovery for lichens and bryophytes within temperate rainforest and showcase the sites as demonstrable examples of excellent habitat and species management.

The postholder will support delivery of Plantlife’s element of the #Species – Northwest and Southwest Rainforest Restoration project, liaising with project partners to develop, deliver and evaluate project activity. This project is funded by the Government’s Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm’s-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency.

The postholder will help develop and deliver specific funded projects relating to temperate rainforest and oceanic woodland management. This may include arranging practical works, species monitoring and surveys and ensuring our partners are delivering agreed outputs and outcomes.

It is expected that the post will be home-based within or close to Cumbria. The role will require frequent travel throughout Cumbria and occasionally elsewhere in England and Wales.

Who are we looking for?

You will be an experienced conservation site manager and advisor, ambitious to learn more about the ecology and requirements of rainforest plants and fungi. You will be an influential and persuasive individual with previous project management experience, comfortable engaging with various stakeholders across all aspects of conservation management.

Salary £32,277 - £34,937.70

To apply for the role or view the full recruitment pack, please visit our website  

We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing Date: 14/04/2024  Location: Home-based near or in Cumbria