Keeping it Wild Trainee
London Wildlife Trust
Do you love nature and working outdoors? Are you practically minded and want to learn new skills? Have you thought about a career in nature recovery and conservation?
As part of the Keeping it Wild programme, we offer a unique opportunity to undertake a full-time, four month paid Traineeship based at London Wildlife Trust nature reserves, where you’ll spend time learning key skills from the London Wildlife Trust team, including valuable practical skills in urban nature conservation, community engagement, environmental conservation and communications.
Salary: £25,496 per annum (pro rata)
Tenure: Fixed-term contract for 16 weeks (4 months)
Cohort one start date: 1st September 2025
Cohort two start date: 12th January 2026
Trainees will develop a broad range of skills required in the conservation sector:
- Practical conservation & nature reserve management in an urban context
- Health and safety knowledge (including Outdoor First Aid qualification)
- Surveying and monitoring (seasonally dependent)
- Community engagement and environmental education (including supporting delivery of sessions)
- Work readiness, CV and job application support
Our ideal trainee will have the following key attributes:
- You are self-motivated with the ability to use your initiative and work independently
- You have a passion for nature and urban wildlife, and ambition to pursue a career in the environmental sector
- You have an interest and enthusiasm for practical work outdoors (in all weathers!)
- You are a team player with good people and communication skills (both written and verbal)
- You are able to commit to the full programme, including travelling to locations across London as outlined in the recruitment pack
Note: The traineeships are specially designed for people with very limited
experience in the sector, and with a passion for nature and urban wildlife. To
ensure your application truly reflects your experience and passion, we strongly encourage you
to write your answers yourself. Please note that responses generated entirely by AI may be
withdrawn from the selection process.
Please read through the recruitment pack and job description for the full person
specification and detailed responsibilities.
Closing Date: Wednesday 18th June
Interviews: Are scheduled to take place during week commencing 7th July, and reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates.
Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!
Our vision is a London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife.
In order to achieve our goal of engaging everyone in protecting London’s wildlife for the
future, we know that our staff team needs to better reflect and represent all of London’s
communities.
Read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here. We are also committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk is at the heart of our engagement with people, read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Safeguarding here.
About London Wildlife Trust
London Wildlife Trust is a driving force for nature conservation across the capital. With our dedicated supporters and volunteers, we work tirelessly to protect wildlife across London.
We take action every day to help wildlife flourish through practical conservation work; we engage, inspire and enable people to connect with nature; and through campaigns and consultancy, we give wildlife a voice.
London Wildlife Trust is a driving force for nature conservation across the capital. With our dedicated supporters and volunteers, we work tirelessly to protect wildlife across London. We take action every day to help wildlife flourish through practical conservation work; we engage, inspire and enable people to connect with nature; and through campaigns and consultancy, we give wildlife a voice.
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