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Practical Land Management: practical and manual outdoor work, includes estate work, some agricultural vacancies, country and field sports.
Policy and Advice roles e.g. countryside officer
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Petersfield Ranger - Petersfield Town Council
A Unique Opportunity to Work in the Heart of the South Downs
Salary: £31,537 to £34,434 per annum (NJC SCP 18 – 23) depending on experience, plus Local Government Pension Scheme
Hours: 37 hours per week / Post: Permanent
Petersfield Town Council is excited to offer a new opportunity for an experienced Ranger to join our team and make a meaningful impact on the natural landscape in and around the historic market town of Petersfield, Hampshire.
Land Management Adviser - Somerset Wildlife Trust
Salary: Banding Level 3 £18,600 for 3 days (£31,000 FTE)
Contract type: Fixed term for 1 year
Working hours: Part time, 22.5 hours per week
Location: Callow Rock, Shipham Gorge, Cheddar – Hybrid with opportunities for home working and site visits as required
In this role you will initially spend your time acting as the key point of contact for the Mendip Hills farm cluster and lead the promotion of nature based actions on their landscape; administering the project and reporting to the funding authority.
Ranger Team Leader - Bracknell Forest Council
Salary: £37,092 - £41,506 FTE (inclusive of London Weighting)
37 hours per week, full-time, permanent contract
We have an exciting opportunity for a lead Ranger to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. This is a superb opportunity for an individual with enthusiasm, practical skills and experience in conservation and green space management to join the team responsible for co-ordinating and implementing the management and maintenance of countryside sites, rights of way and nature reserves. We are looking for an experienced Ranger to lead one of our dedicated Ranger teams. You will provide leadership in practical site and habitat management and provide a quality experience to our visitors.
Assistant Ranger - Hampshire County Council
Contract Type: Permanent (1 x permanent / 1 x fixed term (12 months))
Work Location: Central Sites Team. Location negotiable - Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Horndean; Crab Wood Depot, Winchester; Normandy Farm, Lymington.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Assistant Rangers to join the Countryside Service Central Sites Team at Hampshire County Council. Develop your skills through carrying out a range of practical conservation and maintenance tasks on a wide variety of habitats including tasks such as scrub control, tree felling and mowing. Additional tasks include wildlife survey monitoring, site patrols, livestock management, maintenance of site infrastructure as well as hand and power tools, and contributing to social media content.
Catchment Restoration Assistant - Findhorn Nairn & Lossie Rivers Trust
£24,000-£26,000 pro rata (£19,200-£20,800) p.a. dependent on experience.
Hours: 0.8 FTE / 28 hours per week.
Term: Fixed term until March 31st 2026, with the possibility to extend subject to funding.
Place of work: The role will be based at the Findhorn, Nairn & Lossie Rivers Trust office, Logie Steading, Dunphail, Moray, IV36 2QN, although we offer a hybrid, flexible working approach.
The FNLRT are looking for a motivated and knowledgeable individual with an ambition to contribute towards the better functioning of our home rivers and watersheds. Through a close working relationship with the wider team, the Catchment Restoration Assistant will contribute towards a variety of work streams, helping to increase capacity for a range of the Trust’ activities. There will be a particular focus on developing restoration opportunities in the lower Findhorn catchment area.
Area Land Agent - Forestry and Land Scotland
Salary: £49978 - £54412 per annum + plus 28.97% employer pension contributions
Type: Permanent
Location: Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
As Area Land Agent, you’ll take the lead on managing and developing a wide-ranging rural estate portfolio in South Region, delivering professional land agency services and identifying opportunities to improve income, manage liabilities, and enhance value from agreements, wayleaves, sales, and land use. You’ll also play a key role in regional leadership, supporting business planning and delivering effective integrated working across teams.
Salary: £27,123.00 - £28,956.00 Per Annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Otmoor Reserve, Oxford
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Otmoor team as Assistant Warden. The reserve is a complex mix of habitats and is a perfect development reserve for people wanting to take that next career step in conservation. This opportunity allows the successful candidate to develop practical skills, lead volunteers through practical work and surveys and become a key member of a passionate and committed team.
Countryside Ranger - BCP Council
£28,598 - £31,022 per annum pro rata
30 hours per week (4 days)
Location: Hengistbury Head or Steamer Point
BCP Council are looking to appoint a Countryside Ranger to be part of our Countryside Team, supporting all areas of countryside management, including practical work, engaging with stakeholders about our local environment and delivering sustainable habitat management and improving the biodiversity of our Countryside sites.
Reserves Officer (Hook) - Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Salary: £26,780 to £31,600 gross per annum depending on skills and experience
Full Time - 35 Hours per Week
Permanent Contract
Location: College Copse Farm, Hook, RG27 9AU
Reporting to the Senior Nature Recovery Manager (North Hampshire) and functioning as a key member of the North Hampshire Area Team, this post is responsible for the habitat management of Hook Commons, Bassetts Mead and North Warnborough Greens. This portfolio of sites includes a diverse mixture of heathland, acid grassland, woodland, woodpasture and wet meadow habitats; all of which are being managed or restored to favourable condition with support from the team and in partnership with organisations such as Natural England, our inhouse grazing team, local landowners and Hook Parish Council.
Ranger - Hampshire County Council
Salary Range: £26,918 – £29,616 per annum
Hours per week: 37
Hampshire County Council is recruiting a Ranger to the Countryside Service. Joining an Area Access Team, you will undertake practical maintenance and improvements on public rights of way so that they comply with statutory requirements, are easy to use and are accessible to the wider public. To assist with developing other countryside access opportunities as they arise and to promote the use of access routes to the general public.
Woodland Creation Officer - North Devon UNESCO Biosphere
Salary: £32,500 PAYE (subcontractor considered)
Hours: 37.5 per week (flexible)
Location: Main office in Barnstaple but hybrid/home working possible. Site visits across Devon.
Position Term: Until end of March 2027 – (subject to funding review in March 2026)
A Woodland Creation Officer role has become available with the Biosphere’s Devon Woods team – a rewarding opportunity for someone who aspires to put their skills to the test delivering diverse woodland creation projects. The team provides woodland creation advice and facilitates grant applications and capital works on behalf of farmers and other land managers across Devon.
Development Manager - North Pennines National Landscape
Salary: Grade 12 £42,708 to £46,731 p.a. (Pay Award Pending)
Working pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Employment Location: North Pennines National Landscape Office, Stanhope, County Durham (hybrid working options available)
The role of the Development Manager will be to lead on the development of a Stage 2 NLHF Connected Landscapes programme submission on behalf of the North Pennines National Landscape and its partners (including RSPB, Wear, Tyne and Eden Rivers Trusts and the Farmer Network). If successful it is envisaged that the Manager will stay on in this role as the Programme Manager for the 8-year programme.
On Farm Engagement Officer - North Pennines National Landscape
Salary: Grade 10 £37,035 to £40,476 p.a. (Pay Award Pending)
Working pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week. Fixed term until December 2026
Employment Location: North Pennines National Landscape Office, Stanhope, County Durham (hybrid working options available)
North Pennines Landscape Connections is a programme of work aimed at helping farmers and land managers work together to make the most of the new funding schemes which will help Nature Recovery and business resilience. At the same time the programme aims to support farmer hosts to develop relationships with groups and individuals who have previously struggled to access the countryside, and to build an active network of participants to support this process.
Farming and Nature Officer - North Pennines National Landscape
Salary: Grade 10 £37,035 to £40,476 p.a. (Pay Award Pending)
Working pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week. Temporary post (currently funded to end of December 2026)
Employment Location: North Pennines National Landscape Office, Stanhope, County Durham (hybrid working options available)
The North Pennines National Landscape is recruiting a Farming and Nature Officer to provide advice, guidance and support to farmers and other land managers to undertake nature friendly farming. You will provide a first point of contact between the National Landscape and potential applicants to the FiPL programme, providing advice and support leading to applications which support nature, climate and people friendly farming. The officer will also support the wider FiPL team and the assessment panel through the processes of assessment, monitoring and review.
Seabird Monitoring Programme Organiser - British Trust for Ornithology
Thetford, Norfolk
Full time, Permanent
£34,296 per annum + 11% employer pension contribution
The Seabird Monitoring Programme Organiser will be responsible for the successful running of the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP) and will deliver key outputs of this survey, including summaries of results, the annual report, an annual newsletter and updating web pages.
Community Engagement Officer - RSPB
Salary: £27,123.00 - £28,956.00 Per Annum
Terms: Full-time, Fixed-Term until April
Location: Dundee Outreach (Homebased with frequent local travel)
This is an exciting role for someone passionate about people and nature. You'll play a central part in connecting communities through creative and practical conservation action, supporting improved greenspaces and celebrating shared stories of migration.
Project Officer - Natural Heritage - Scottish Wildlife Trust
Salary: £25,750 - £27,295
Location: Cumbernauld
Full time (35 hours)
Fixed term contract initially until 31st March 2033, potential for extension
We are looking for a passionate and driven person to habitat restoration, creation and enhancement activities on Trust owned greenspaces within the Nurturing Natural Connections (NNC) project, working closely with the Cumbernauld Reserves Manager, and project partners, and with the help of volunteers.
Ranger - Forest of Marston Vale Trust
Starting salary £25,000-£27,000 depending on experience;
Permanent, Full-time position (37.5 hrs/wk)
Location: Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, MK43 0PR
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, driven and passionate individual to join our Ranger team. They’ll need to carry out effective site management and enhancement of the Trust’s estate of woodlands, wetlands and grasslands, and actively engage and enthuse visitors, improving the quality of these sites for both people and wildlife. They’ll help to manage the award-winning Millennium Country Park (225ha), our flagship site which receives around 450,000 visits per annum, and the Trust’s wider estate of community woodlands (400ha) within the Forest of Marston Vale area.
Land Management Supervisor - EMEC (a subsidiary of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Salary: £29,885 - £33,411 pa
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Location: The Old Ragged School, Brook Street, Nottingham, NG1 1EA (You will be mainly site based, with minimal requirement to come into the office)
EMEC is a growing business, with project delivery across the East Midlands and beyond. We have an exciting opportunity for a Land Management Supervisor to join our experienced and friendly Land Management team. You will oversee and supervise the delivery of habitat and site contracts in Nottinghamshire and the wider area. This will include grassland, woodland, scrub and wetland management, survey and monitoring activity and event delivery.
Conservation Officer - Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Circa £26,000 pa, pension contribution, flexible working arrangements
Permanent
Based in Horncastle, Lincolnshire
We are seeking to recruit a Conservation Officer to work with our delivery and strategic partners on some truly exciting projects from rewilding in the Wolds, to reconnecting our rivers to the neighbouring land, to securing our coastal habitats. The individual needs to have a ‘can do, positive’ attitude working with people to secure opportunities for large scale nature recovery across our land and seascapes.
Farming Officer - West Cumbria Rivers Trust
Salary: Grade 4, starting salary £32,082p.a. plus 9% pension
Hours: 35 hours per week (1 FTE) (flexible working hours)
Contract Length: Permanent (subject to funding)
Location: Keswick, Cumbria
We’re looking for a Farming Officer to join the passionate and growing team delivering the ‘Resilient Glenderamackin’ Landscape Recovery project - an ambitious, large-scale, 20-year catchment restoration project located upstream of Keswick. This pioneering blended finance project aims to support nature-friendly farming, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, restore rivers and watercourses, and enhance biodiversity across the wider catchment for long-term environmental and community benefit. Working closely with the Resilient Glenderamackin project team, you will be the key contact for farmers and land managers involved in the project.
Regional Officer (Central) - BASC
Salary: £30k
Location: Home-based
Day-to-day management and delivery of a programme of projects and activities within the region with a focus on membership development and recruitment. This is to include regional conservation objectives and the general promotion of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) in the region, ensuring BASC is represented to the highest standards at all times.
Land Management Operative - EMEC (a subsidiary of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Salary: £24,390 - £27,681 pa
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Location: The Old Ragged School, Brook Street, Nottingham, NG1 1EA
EMEC is a growing business, with project delivery across the East Midlands and beyond. We have an exciting opportunity for a Land Management Operative to join our experienced and friendly Land Management team. You will be working on the delivery of habitat and site contracts in Nottinghamshire and the wider area. This will include grassland, woodland, scrub and wetland management, survey and monitoring activity and event delivery.
Estates and Conservation Officer - Creswell Heritage Trust
Salary: £26,793
Full-time
Location: Based at Creswell Crags, S80 3LH
Are you a hands-on leader passionate about the natural environment, conservation, and heritage? This is a unique opportunity to lead practical maintenance and ecological work, support grant-funded capital projects, and deliver biodiversity and habitat improvements. You’ll manage day-to-day site operations - from woodland paths to historic cave entrances - while helping us meet our strategic goals in sustainability, safety and accessibility.
Head Dog Trainer - Griffith Island Club
The Head Dog Trainer will lead on all aspects of training, animal husbandry, & kennel management to ensure that operational upland bird hunting objectives are met. They will lead a small team, expected to comprise of 2 kennel assistants and an assistant trainer.
Working from a brand new (2025) multi dog kennel facility, they will assume full responsibility for the training and development of up to 30 hunting dogs, comprised of Labrador Retrievers and Pointing breeds which are handled by the team of professional hunting guides.
The role is a full time, permanent, year-round position that requires relocation to Ontario, Canada. Considered to be a remote workplace, the successful candidate will be required to live on island during their scheduled shift.
Assistant Conservation Officer - Barn Owl Trust
Starting Salary: £24,557.72.
Initial 12-month contract (renewable).
Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7HU
Would you like to join our team and help conserve Britain’s favourite farmland bird? The Barn Owl Trust is a small, national, Devon-based charity engaged in practical and advisory work, research, education, and owl care. We respond to 4,000 enquires a year from across the UK. We’re looking for someone who’s highly motivated, with a keen interest in owls, and a good working knowledge of UK farmland birds and habitats.
Seasonal Assistant Ranger x 2 Posts - Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Salary: £25,183 per annum (Pay award pending)
Full time, 37 hours per week, including weekends and bank holidays
Temporary fixed term until 31st March 2026
Location: Thrybergh Country Park, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Rotherham Council is seeking Seasonal Assistant Rangers to join the team based at Thrybergh Country Park. These hands-on roles are vital to supporting the safe, clean and welcoming operation of the park and surrounding green spaces during our busiest season.
Machinery and Habitat Maintenance Teacher - Activate Learning
Full-time, permanent
Location: Merrist Wood College, Holly Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 3PE
Do you want to transform your career and pass on your industry experience to the next generation of students who are looking to follow a career within Countryside Management, Arboriculture, Horticulture or Agriculture? Activate Learning are now looking for a Machinery and Habitat Maintenance Teacher to join our Land-based teaching team at Merrist Wood College. With your excellent subject knowledge and practical skills you will work collaboratively with our existing team of talented and passionate teachers to ensure we plan and deliver purposeful practical and theory lessons on our Level 2 and Level 3 programmes, and participate in the curriculum development to meet the needs of changing industry demands.
Field Staff - Malvern Hills Trust
Starting Salary: NJC Scale Point 5-6 £24,790 - £25,183
Full-time post, 37 hours per week
Place of Work: Based at Wyche Road Depot, Malvern
The Malvern Hills is a much loved and nationally important landscape. Over 1,000,000 visits are made each year and the view from the top of the Hills has been voted one of the best in Britain. Much of the land cared for by the Trust lies within a National Landscape, as well as containing Sites of Special Scientific Interest and a number of Scheduled Monuments. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our dedicated team of outdoor staff. This full-time post involves a wide range of practical land management and conservation tasks across the Malvern Hills and Commons.
Beaver Habitat Restoration Officer - Devon Wildlife Trust
Salary: £25,672 per annum (£32,090 FTE) plus 7% pension
This is a part-time (30 hours per week), fixed term role until 31 March 2027.
The role is based at Cricklepit Mill in Exeter and will require frequent field visits to the River Otter catchment in East Devon.
Are you passionate about restoring natural processes and supporting the recovery of healthy functioning wetlands and thriving nature-rich river corridors? Are you excited about the prospect of working alongside wild living beavers to increase flood resilience, improve water quality and enhance biodiversity? We are looking for a motivated and skilled person who can lead on wetland habitat restoration in the River Otter, to deliver benefits for beavers and local communities.
Salary: £27,123.00 - £28,956.00 Per Annum
Terms: Permanent, Full-time (Some weekend and out of hours working required)
Location: Sherwood Forest and Budby South Forest, NG21
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Assistant Warden to help deliver our land management and ecology objectives. Our work focuses on balancing the needs of vulnerable wildlife and ecology while providing a high-quality visitor experience to a world-famous destination. The notable trees and threatened habitats, along with the rare and vulnerable insect assemblages and other species that rely on them make Sherwood and Budby hugely special places for nature, and are legally protected by NNR, SSSI and SAC designations.
Countryside Estates Officer - Elmbridge Borough Council
Salary: £42,059 – £44,063
Location: Elmbridge Borough Council, Civic Centre, High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9SD
Contract: Permanent, fulltime, 36 hours per week
We are looking for an enthusiastic Countryside Estates Officer for an immediate start. Leading the Countryside Rangers you will work with the Countryside Officer to manage Elmbridge’s diverse and extensive countryside estate, which covers 625 hectares. You will help with all aspects of countryside management including heathland, woodlands and wetland.
Weald Seasonal Field Officer - Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Salary £23,810.00 per annum pro rata.
Hours of work are Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm.
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) is looking to recruit two Seasonal Field Officers for our winter reserves management team based in west Surrey. This fixed term contract, until the end of March 2026, involves conservation management work on our nature reserves throughout Surrey, Hampshire, West Sussex and possibly occasionally further afield. Chainsaw qualification is essential as is a willingness to work hard outdoors in all weathers.
Water Vole Recovery Officer - Northumberland Wildlife Trust
This salary starts at £26,195 per annum.
This job is full time. The contract is for 12 months.
We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic Water Vole Recovery Officer to work join our Nature Recovery Team.
The role involves producing a North East Water Vole Recovery Strategy and a Northumberland Water Vole Recovery Action Plan. The Officer will work with the Nature Recovery Manager, Conservation Officer and Data Assistant to undertake the research and the engagement required.
Country Manager - Scotland - Nature Friendly Farming Network
Salary: Pro rata of £36,565 FTE (£29,252–£36,565 depending on days worked)
Hours: 4 or 5 days per week (negotiable)
Contract: Fixed-term until July 2027 (extension subject to funding)
Location: Home based in Scotland with travel for meetings, events and farm visits
The Scotland Country Manager is a leadership role within Scotland at the NFFN, responsible for advancing nature-friendly farming across Scotland. You will play a key part in influencing agricultural policy, supporting farmers to champion sustainable practices, and ensuring the NFFN’s Scottish work remains farmer-led, solutions-focused, and collaborative.
Life on the Edge Trainees - South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council
Salary details: £23,656 per annum (Level SCP02 - £12.26/hr)
Hours: 18.5 hours per week
Job Term: Fixed-term – 6 months
Location: Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, TQ9 5NE
We are looking for 2 trainees as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund supported, Life on the Edge Project (LotE). One Trainee will specialise in assisting with our engaging program of community activities as our Communities Trainee, the other position will specialise in assisting with our conservation work as our Conservation Trainee. LotE is aiming to create, restore and conserve important habitats on the South Devon coast, working towards securing a future for 30 rare and threatened invertebrates. Species include Mediterranean oil beetle, Long-horned bee and the rarest bee in Britain, the Six-banded nomad bee. Our trainees will help us deliver this important work, shadowing our Conservation and Communities officers.
Park Operations Officer - Whitlingham Charitable Trust
Salary £28,000 to £31,000 based on experience
Part time, 30 hrs per week
Temporary – 1 year maternity cover
Whitlingham Country Park, Norwich
To lead and support staff and volunteers in conservation and management tasks, ensuring sustainable benefits for both people and nature. By demonstrating integrity and a strong work ethic, you will contribute to the continued success and positive impact of Whitlingham Country Park.
Water Contracts Manager - Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
Full time
Permanent
Location: Sheffield
The Water Contracts Manager will be responsible for the performance of this business unit and will work to develop opportunities and grow this area of the organisation. To lead and manage the delivery of the Natural England (NE) Great Crested Newt (GCN) District Level Licensing (DLL) framework, including any similar contracts where required, ensuring work is delivered to an excellent standard for both the client and the consultancy.
Estate Officer - South - Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Salary: £28,000 – £30,500 (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week with a requirement for occasional weekend and evening work (Mon – Sun)
Based at: Langford Lakes South Nature Reserve Wiltshire, with daily travel to sites within central and southern Wiltshire, occasional travel to sites in north Wiltshire
As an Estate Officer you will lead in the management and maintenance of our outstanding nature reserves. This role will be based in south Wiltshire and you will work over a diverse range of very special sites, from SSSI ancient woodlands and floodplain meadows to urban nature parks. This role will work closely with other members of the Farm and Estate and Conservation Team to deliver an active and diverse work programme, using your own practical skills, in addition to engaging, recruiting and supervising contractors and volunteers.
Assistant Forest Ranger - Heart of England Forest
£26,650 a year
2 posts - 1 x permanent, 1 x 12 month fixed term
You’ll be part of something unique, helping to grow and shape one of England’s largest new native woodlands and a diverse range of habitats. You’ll join our friendly and dedicated forestry team who are responsible for the management of our new woodland, and our mature and ancient woodland. You’ll be mainly focused in one large area of the Forest but could also work elsewhere across the estate as required. The winter months will be predominantly focused on tree planting where you will create new woodland within the Heart of England Forest.
Ranger - Exmoor National Park Authority
Salary of £31,586 to £35,235 per annum
37 hours per week
Permanent
Exmoor House, Dulverton, Somerset (field based, working across Exmoor)
As a Ranger, you will provide a visible, uniformed, ambassadorial presence across Exmoor, helping residents and visitors enjoy, understand and protect its special qualities. Specifically, you’ll develop and maintain strong working relationships with local communities, ensure excellent visitor experiences, and lead on maintaining and improving public rights of way and access networks. In this varied and rewarding role, you will also support conservation and land management projects, run guided walks and activities, and work closely with volunteers, schools and under-represented groups.
Access and Development Manager - City of London
Salary: £44,930- £50,540 per annum inclusive of all allowances
Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week
Basis: Full-Time
Workplace category: Hybrid
Are you passionate about public access to the countryside? Have excellent project management experience, with proven success of leading a small team in delivering countryside services? Do you have extensive knowledge and experience of managing a protected landscape for visitors to enjoy? Are you passionate about the protection of natural habitats and historic landscapes? We seek a dedicated individual to help us conserve and protect Epping Forest alongside a growing number of visitors.
2 posts
£26,151 to £32,191 per annum dependant on experience
37 hours, 3-5-7 days per week; including seasonal variation
Permanent
Location: North & South areas
As one of the largest landowners in Yorkshire and the UK, Yorkshire Water has a total holding of 30,518 hectares. Across this estate we provide car parks, footpaths, bridleways, and many recreational opportunities for visitors to enjoy our land and what it has to offer. Working within the Portfolio & Partnerships Team, you’ll work with a small but enthusiastic and dedicated team of countryside professionals delivering a fantastic, safe, and dependable countryside and recreation service to Yorkshire Water’s customers and visitors.
Reserves Officer x 2 – Central and West Surrey - Surrey Wildlife Trust
Salary £22,500 to £28,000 pa (dependent on experience)
Do you enjoy the challenge of enthusing others about nature and have experience in leading volunteer groups and managing contractors? The work of a Reserves Officer is diverse and varied. Predominantly working outdoors, no two days will be the same. This includes leading volunteers and contractors to ensure required works across our land are undertaken in line with approved management plans and to meet our statutory and contractual obligations. Our Reserves Officers work together across three geographical areas to manage projects and create links with local communities - an ability to adapt and manage a diverse portfolio of work is essential.
Location: Blacktoft Sands
Contract: Permanent / Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £24,571.00 - £26,231.00 Per Annum
We are looking for an Estate Worker to help us manage our 11 sites along the Humber estuary, ensuring high quality habitat management and estate maintenance is delivered. The Humber reserves include England’s’ largest tidal reedbed, wet grassland, hay meadows and brackish lagoons, as well as 870ha of saltmarsh and a dune system on the wider reserve suite and is home to nationally important populations of bittern, redshank, marsh harrier and bearded tit.
Countryside Management Contractor - M & G Countryside Developments Ltd
£34,000-£40,000 per annum + benefits depending on experience
Full time
Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire
M&G Countryside Developments are undergoing a period of business growth and as such we would like to recruit another team member with countryside, land management skills and qualifications. This is to help M&G deliver immediate contract commitments and to support a full 2025 forward order book. The ideal candidate will come with supervisors/foreman experience and have either Forestry/Countryside/land management experience. Ideally the candidate will also have further vocational and technical training or qualifications around vegetation management, tractors and machines, fencing, brush cutting, spraying, forestry operations, chippers and woodland establishment and maintenance.
Assistant Hedgerow Project Officer (6 months) - CPRE Hampshire
The renumeration for this post will be £25,594 (pro rata), 37.5 hour week for a fixed 6 month period which is equivalent to £12,792 for the 6 months or £13.12/hr.
Hampshire
To plan and deliver elements of the Hampshire Hedge project - to plan and organise project by communicating with members of the public, partners, landowners. The key project the Assistant Project Officer will be working on is our Hampshire Hedge project. The role will also include some other projects of CPRE Hampshire such as our Countryside Awards scheme and rooftop renewable project.