Senior Nature Recovery Manager

The Role

This nature recovery role is an exciting opportunity to lead on management of the Trust’s 15 nature reserves including a number of SSSIs and  ancient woodlands including the award-winning Centenary Riverside Local Nature Reserve: 

Centenary Riverside

and the stunning Wyming Brook (SSSI): 

Wyming Brook  

You will need to be passionate about nature recovery with a good practical understanding of species and habitat conservation and how to deliver it.  Qualified to post graduate levels with over 5-years relevant experience you will lead, manage and develop the nature reserves team.  This will include day-to-day responsibility for seven of the Trust’s reserves, including liaison with our land management and evidence teams and community wildlife rangers.

The Senior Nature Recovery Manager is responsible for directly managing a suite of seven Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust (SRWT) nature reserves across the local nature recovery network and the management of the wider nature reserves team.  There is a wide range of technical nature recovery work to manage, with a substantial degree of autonomy.  The wider team includes land management team officers, community wildlife rangers, an ecological monitoring officer and a large number of volunteers.

The successful candidate will have:

• At least 5+ years substantial and relevant experience of ecology and environmental conservation.
• Substantial experience of project development and land management.
• Experience of raising funds from government, local authority and other sources. 
• Substantial experience of working with local people including volunteers and trainees, as well as public and private sector partners.
• Experience of staff and budget management.
• Experience of staff recruitment and employment.
• Experience of developing policies and procedures.

Applications close on Friday 14th March at 5:00 PM

This role will require a basic disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Roy Mosley, Head of Nature Recovery on 07341 560 288.

How to apply

To apply please submit an application form telling us how you meet the key criteria listed on the person specification below, to: recruitment@wildsheffield.com.

Application Pack

If you have any questions about the post or our recruitment process please contact us by email recruitment@wildsheffield.com or by calling 0114 263 4335.

About Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust

Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust is a registered charity and works with the local community towards a better future for wildlife, people and the green spaces we all love. We are also part of a national network of 46 Wildlife Trusts, working together for a better deal for nature and people locally and in the wider world.

Find out more about who we are and what we do.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust believes that equality, diversity and inclusion is an essential part of what we do and how we achieve our vision for wildlife and nature.  Our staff, volunteers, and the communities we work with deserve equality of opportunity, benefit from embracing diversity and thrive in an inclusive environment.  

We welcome applications from everyone and value diversity in our workplace. 

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