Director of Conservation and Land Management

(Maternity Cover)

Reports to:        CEO

Salary:                 £55-60,000 per annum (FTE)

Contract:            Maternity cover (Secondments welcomed)

Hours:                 37.5 per week Monday to Friday with occasional evening and weekend work (30 hours will be considered)

Based at:            Elm Tree Court, Devizes with flexible and hybrid working

We are looking for an experienced conservation professional, land manager or land advisor with a strong commitment to nature recovery to take up the role of Director of Conservation and Land Management for a year’s maternity cover. We welcome secondment proposals to facilitate knowledge exchange between organisations.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has a stunning network of nature reserves spanning over 1200 hectares of species-rich meadows, chalk downland and ancient woodlands. We also have an outstanding track record in connecting people with nature. Partnership is our watchword, and we are proud to host the new Local Nature Partnership for Wiltshire and Swindon and to be a partner in regional collaborations like Western Forest and Big Chalk, collaborating to secure nature’s recovery at a truly landscape scale.

For this maternity cover role, we are keen to hear from candidates who can bring fresh skills and perspectives to further develop our approach to conservation and land management. Specialisms in conservation grazing, land advice and adaptive land management for climate resilience will all be welcomed. You will have the leadership skills and emotional intelligence to help your teams achieve great things, and a mind-set that seeks out solutions. You will have outstanding collaboration skills and the credibility to play a leading role in strategic partnerships.

If you have the passion to make a difference and the skills and experience we need, then we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, 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 talented people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side.  Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits include:

• Employer pension contribution up to 7.5% 
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 27 days annual leave increasing to 30 days in your fifth year of service plus public holidays (pro-rata)
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Head office in town centre with parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Two staff wellbeing days per annum

For further information about this role please read our Appointment Brief below.

How to apply

To apply for the role, please send your CV together with a supporting statement (of no more than 1000 words) to: recruitment@wiltshirewildlife.org. Please ensure you have included a telephone number as well as any dates when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the recruitment timetable.

Recruitment timetable

Deadline for applications: 22 April

First stage interviews: 1 May

Second stage interviews: 7 May