Job Details

The Assistant Outreach Adviser will assist with delivering conservation impact through creation, restoration and sustainable management of native wooded habitats on land outside the Trust’s own estate, contributing to the Trust’s objective of landscape scale ecological restoration.

This is a homebased role, requiring regular travel across the South East region, sometimes to remote locations. Occasional overnight stays may also be required.

• Working as part of a team, enable delivery of woodland conservation activity outside the Trust’s own estate, including: creation of new native woodland, increasing tree cover outside woods, including through agroforestry, restoration and sustainable management of ancient and native woodland. This will be through partnerships, direct advice and other means.
• Contribute to the development and management of key regional projects, building your project management expertise, and taking responsibility for specific tasks, such as coordination and tracking of enquiries, collating data for reporting and monitoring purposes.
• Liaise with and manage relationships with key contractors, consultants and partners as required, and with other teams across the Woodland Trust.
• Keep up to date with developments in the external environment including regulation, grants, policy and conservation thinking.
• As part of the wider team, contribute to development of innovative and creative approaches to engage landowners and others in the Woodland Trust’s vision and cause.
• Look for opportunities to demonstrate best practice or innovation in creation and management of wooded habitats, and to communicate this more widely.

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People of colour and disabled people are currently under represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply. Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.

• Experience working in the land management sector with a good understanding of land management issues and a passion for conservation.
• Be results driven and able to collaborate and work well in a team.
• Have some good knowledge of land management practices, and an ability to understand and engage with landowners and land managers from a variety of different practices and backgrounds.
• Must have a proactive ‘can do’ attitude, excellent communication skills, and able to build effective partnerships internally and externally.
• A full driving licence is required.

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Disclaimer: We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.