Project Manager - Catchment Partnerships

Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust (YDRT) is dedicated to the conservation and restoration of rivers and their catchments within the YDRT catchment area. We work collaboratively with local communities and action groups, national parks, and various environmental organisations to deliver impactful projects that restore our rivers, enhance biodiversity, improve water quality, and increase resilience to climate change.

As Catchment Partnership host in the SUNO (Swale, Ure, Nidd and Ouse) and WLO (Wharfe and Lower Ouse) catchments, we are seeking an energetic, experienced and committed person to join our Senior Catchment Partnership manager in managing and continuing to develop our Catchment Partnerships portfolio, across a diverse landscape of rural and urban river catchments.

This exciting opportunity will include responsibilities for the strategic development and implementation of our two catchment partnerships known collectively as the Dales to Vales Rivers Network (DVRN)

Our primary aim is to deliver the Catchment Based Approach and tangible on-the-ground improvements that achieve clean, healthy rivers which deliver social benefits for our communities.

The successful candidate will have operational experience at catchment level. The candidate will take a strategic overview of both catchment partnerships and guide our growing Catchment Partnerships team, enabling the enhanced delivery of the four priority themes: –

• Stakeholder and Community Engagement, including the development of stakeholder groups
• Project Development, leading to delivery
• Securing funding for project development and delivery
• Knowledge sharing, to bring people together in a way of working that is inclusive, collaborative, cross boundary and catchment wide.

The role will involve hybrid working, mainly from home, when not on site, as well as hot-desking at the Trust’s office in Pateley Bridge.

The post holder will be flexible, with the occasional evening and weekend working. The post-holder will work well both alone and as part of a team of paid staff and volunteers.

Salary: £33,104 - £37,404 (depending on experience) 
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Probationary period: Six months. During the probationary period, the contract may be terminated with one week’s notice.
Annual leave: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Pension: Contributory pension. The Trust contributes 9% salary.
Location: The Trust has an office in Pateley Bridge. The successful candidate will have a hot desk available in the office but is not expected to work from the office every day.

More Details:

Key Responsibilities & Competency Details can be found on our website.

Applications must be received no later than 5pm on Friday 6th June 2025

Successful applicants will be invited to interview in person, more information will be provided if shortlisted.