Wilder Trent Project Manager

Are you passionate about protecting wildlife and habitats along our rivers, working to
protect, restore and create priority flood plain habitats across the River Trent
catchment?

Our purpose is to create a Wilder Nottinghamshire where people and nature are thriving
together. It is through our thriving collective of people that we will achieve our ambitions.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to effectively lead the
“Thriving in a Wilder Trent” project, working with partners and landowners to undertake
landscape scale priority habitat creation and management for the benefit of a diverse range of
species.

This project will contribute towards the management of numerous key nature reserves across 90km
of the River Trent and also deliver towards our 30×30 habitat projects.

Are you the right person to:

• Manage the Project to meet the requirements of the external funders, including control of
  budgets, expenditure by partners and colleagues, and reporting
• Support and manage Wilder Trent Project Officer to deliver landowner grant scheme, engage
  with landowners, develop volunteering opportunities and deliver habitat improvements.
• Engage with Project Partners to ensure delivery of the project outcomes and maximise the
  outcomes of the project.

For full details of the role and its responsibilities, as well as details of the key
experiences, skills and qualifications required, please refer to the Job Description and Person
Specification available on our website.

Our Culture

We are strong believers that it is our culture that makes it a special place to work and drives
our huge successes. Our people are passionate and dedicated to making Nottinghamshire Wildlife
Trust the best that it can be.

We are the county’s leading conservation charity run by local people for the benefit of local
wildlife, with nature reserves across the county. We are a part of a UK network of 46 local
Wildlife Trusts working to protect wildlife.

Benefits

NWT offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• 8% employer pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Healthcare cash reimbursement scheme
• Cycle scheme
• 36 days holiday including bank holidays.

This position is Fixed Term to February 2026. We are planning to hold interviews on Monday 30th September 2024.

This post is subject to a Basic DBS Check.  

This project is funded by the Government’s Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by
Defra and its Arm’s-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency.

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunities employer that strives to
be a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone is valued. We welcome applications
from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender
identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We recognise that our workforce needs to represent the communities and people we
work with. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups within
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, the wider charity and conservation sectors, such as people from
Black and Ethnic Minority backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTQ+.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and
successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions