Countryside and Conservation Jobs in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland vacancies: the whole of Northern Ireland.

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Voluntary roles in Northern Ireland can be found here.

Site Manager - WWT

Salary: £50,064 per annum

Status: Full time, permanent

Location: Castle Espie

As Site Manager, you will have overall responsibility for Castle Espie, leading its team of staff and volunteers and delivering against our conservation, financial and visitor objectives. You will take an active and practical lead in maximising the wildlife and habitat potential of both the reserve and the areas of Strangford Lough in WWT’s care.

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Closing Date: 16/10/2026
Location: Castle Espie
Level: Management
Posted: 30/09/2026

PeacePlus Nature Conservation Scientist (Wader Surveys) - RSPB

Salary: £40,381.00 - £43,113.00 Per Annum

Terms: 33 months Fixed Term, Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Location: Northern Ireland – Site travel + Desk Work

A rare opportunity to advance wader conservation science. PeacePlus Nature is an ambitious €20.8 million programme that brings together nine partners to tackle the decline in priority species and habitats in Northern Ireland, and the border counties of Ireland. They will be undertaking two national scale breeding wader surveys over 2027 and 2028 with a significant proportion of volunteer engagement and citizen science.

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Closing Date: 13/10/2026
Location: Northern Ireland – Site travel + Desk Work
Level: Main
Posted: 15/09/2026

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