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Head of Nature Recovery
Durham Wildlife Trust
We are looking for an experienced environmental practitioner to lead the Trust’s nature recovery strategy, delivering the best possible outcomes for our existing portfolio of land and developing innovative ideas to deliver nature’s recovery from Tees to Tyne.
Now is a crucial time in Durham Wildlife Trust’s development. Our vision is to see nature restored from Tees to Tyne and the Head of Nature Recovery will play a leading part, not just within the Trust, but across the sector.
This is a multi-faceted role that will use both traditional and innovative new approaches to deliver nature’s recovery. Traditional includes overseeing the management of the charity’s existing nature reserves, which include sites of national significance; innovative might be developing new approaches to significantly increase the area of land managed for wildlife across the Durham Wildlife Trust area, whether by the Trust or others.
The key purposes of this post are:
- To provide leadership across the Trust’s nature recovery activity.
- To oversee and steer existing nature recovery activity, including land management, influencing management by others and project work.
- To develop new projects and initiatives that deliver nature’s recovery.
- To encourage active public participation in the Trust’s work.
Full details about the role and how to apply can be found on our website.
This is a permanent, full-time role. The usual place of work will be Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve. Durham Wildlife Trust currently operates hybrid working arrangements, with a mix of office based working and working from home.
The closing date for applications is 5pm on 30th April 2025.
About Durham Wildlife Trust
Durham Wildlife Trust is a charity and was established in 1971, originally as the Durham County Conservation Trust, becoming Durham Wildlife Trust in 1988. The Trust operates across the area of the old County Durham, which today includes Darlington, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland.
It owns and manages 37 nature reserves throughout our region covering an area of almost 800 hectares, providing special places for people, for wildlife and for future generations.
Durham Wildlife Trust is a charity and was established in 1971, originally as the Durham County Conservation Trust, becoming Durham Wildlife Trust in 1988. The Trust operates across the area of the old County Durham, which today includes Darlington, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland. It owns and manages 37 nature reserves throughout our region covering an area of almost 800 hectares, providing special places for people, for wildlife and for future generations.
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