The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (also known as BBOWT) was formed in 1959 and has a vision of an environment rich in wildlife for everyone, valued by all. We aim to lead the way to nature’s recovery through innovative land management, and connect people with nature to improve their wellbeing. We work in partnership and through collaborative projects with local communities, businesses, land owners and local authorities. In the three counties BBOWT owns or manages over 80 nature reserves covering 2,500 hectares. We have more than 50,000 members, employ over 100 professional staff, and have active support from more than 1,350 volunteers. Each year around 12,000 schoolchildren visit our education centres. BBOWT has an annual turnover of over £6 million and receives income from membership subscriptions, grants and donations. BBOWT is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts working across the UK, each is a corporate member of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts.

Our mission – To create a Living Landscape across our towns, cities and countryside and inspire our communities to act for nature.

Our aim – To lead the way for nature’s recovery and connect people with nature, so that:

• Our soil and water resources are managed to create functioning ecosystems and wildlife rich places.

• Local communities, decision-makers, landowners and business work with and for nature.

• People recognise their dependence upon nature and its value to their mental and physical wellbeing.

We are looking for a dynamic and innovative new Director to lead our Land Management team to manage our exceptional a portfolio of Nature Reserves. You will have a progressive attitude to land management and seek to work beyond our boundaries to develop impactful schemes to enable nature’s recovery at scale.

This is a forward-looking role that provides strategic leadership and management planning, inspiration and passion to deliver the Trust’s strategic aims for its Estate comprising 2,600ha of land, buildings and other assets while contributing to the overall direction, development and management of BBOWT through the Director and Leadership Team forums.

You will be responsible for managing the Trust’s nature reserves and related physical assets to a high standard, with all aspects being compliant in their respective ways. You will ensure that sites are managed in a favourable or recovering condition and that the entire Estate is managed efficiently while considering options to diversify operations where appropriate. You will oversee a team of ecology experts in delivering vital ecological evidence to inform conservation management both on our nature reserves and in the wider countryside.

In this respect, you will ensure effective cross team working with the Conservation Strategy Directorate, especially to ensure representation of nature reserves within the Trust’s Nature Recovery Network, and priority areas such as our Living Landscapes. Working with the Conservation Strategy Director, you will play a pivotal role in developing impactful landscape scale projects.

Salary: £55,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week)

Based: BBOWT Offices and homeworking

The closing time and date for applications is 11.59pm on Sunday 18th April 2021.

Interviews will be held week commencing 26th April 2021 via video conferencing.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.