Overview
Director of Nature Recovery Jobs in Preston, England, UK at The Wildlife Trust
Director of Nature Recovery
Salary£57,717.00 per annum
Location: Preston (PR5 6BY) – Hybrid working
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
Duration of post: Permanent
Closing Date for Receipt of Applications Is: Monday 31st March 2025
Interviews: First stage week commencing 14th April 2025.
Second stage interviews-Date to be confirmed
We have an
exciting
opportunity for an inspirational leader to join our
Senior Management
Team as the new Director of Nature Recovery. The Director of Nature Recovery is a key role for the Trust, in which you will use your expertise and knowledge to drive
impactful
change and guide our efforts to develop a more wildlife-rich area that everyone can enjoy, both on our own land and in
collaboration
with others, from
innovative
coastal projects, urban nature restoration, species reintroductions and our award winning peatland restoration programme. This crucial role requires someone with motivation and expertise to lead and empower the nature recovery teams and contribute to creating an informed organisational culture that empowers all employees, regardless of position in influencing nature recovery. Youll ensure the impact of work is accurately measured and tracked, whilst having a broad perspective when considering opportunities to expand our physical presence and influence through partnerships, leases, management agreements, contracts and acquisitions. In addition, youll collaborate with other Directors and teams within LWT to secure vital funding providing strategic input into income-generating bids, projects, appeals, and pitches.
Who were looking for:
Proven track record
of
strategic leadership
in land management, nature/species recovery, planning or policy. Extensive experience of leading and developing high performing teams. Demonstrable experience in engaging, building and maintaining strategic partnerships, both internally and externally across a range of organisations.
Advocacy
and influencing at a high level and of strong negotiation and relationship building skills. Good knowledge of nature conservation sector. Knowledge of
project management
, monitoring and evaluation. Strong IT and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate and promote activities, technical information and key messages to a wide range of audiences. Please note a full clean driving licence and access to a car with business use insurance is essential, as travel around the region will be required. For any questions on the recruitment process please contact us.
Lancashire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Who we are
The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and NorthMerseyside was founded in 1962 by people like you who knew they needed to take action.Since then we have grown to be the largest nature conservation body in the area.We are uniquely positioned to lead change our region, working at a grass roots, local level whilst also being part of a strong cohesive movement.We havesaved many special places, acquiring and managing many of them as nature reserves we look after over 1,288 hectares of havens for rare and threatened species and habitatsWe have the powerful voices of over30,000members,whose invaluable support we simply could not do without. Wehave over 1,200 dedicated volunteers supporting us on a regular basis whether this is digging in on the land or helping with
education
,fundraising, governing the charity.We own or manage
42
nature reserves in the region, covering more than 1,300 hectares.
Title: Director of Nature Recovery
Company: The Wildlife Trust
Location: Preston, England, UK
Category: Management (Program / Project Manager, Environmental Manager), Non-Profit & Social Impact
