Country Director in Wales

6 days ago

Wales, United Kingdom Woodland Trust Full time

About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.

THE ROLE

This is a key leadership role, responsible for leading the Trust’s strategic delivery in in Wales, managing, inspiring and coaching a multidisciplinary team focussed on prioritising activities of greatest impact to take advantage of unique opportunities in Wales whilst ensuring alignment with our UK plans.

The role reports to the Director Operations and People and is part of the Senior Leadership Team, responsible for deploying its resources and activities in line with Trust priorities. The role will work collaboratively alongside other Country and Regional Directors fostering effective working relationships with colleagues located across the UK. 

The role will represent the Trust professionally, promoting our work externally to high level partners, funders and stakeholders with a particular focus on development and delivery of complex land-use projects, multi-organisation partnerships and political advocacy. We’re at an exciting time in our development and looking for someone who can really drive forward our ambitions in Wales.

Role model Woodland Trust values know as ‘Our Nature’, with both external and internal stakeholders, leading the Wales team to embed and maintain these values ensuring the region is a consistently great place to work.  

This is a Hybrid working role, where you’ll work part of your time at home and part of the time from our Regional Office based in Cardiff, Wales, with travel in the UK as required.

THE CANDIDATE

Strong background of leading and managing teams at a senior level, preferably in the conservation or environmental sector, you’ll be an inspirational leader. 

Experience of developing effective relationships internally and externally, you’ll be a strong communicator with the ability to influence at a senior level, motivate, inspire and shape strategy. 

Responsible for the creation and delivery of our strategic plan for Wales you’ll be able to promote the work of the Woodland Trust with energy flair and imagination to high level partners, funders and stakeholders.

Experience in shaping and implementing organisational strategy as well as setting and managing multi-million £ budgets, having the responsibility to report to executive levels.

Experience in delivering operational leadership, change management and high performance across the Operations function including multiple complex projects. 

Welsh language will be beneficial or have the willingness to learn.

he role is based in in Wales and will require the successful candidate to undertake travel across a wide area. A full driving licence is required.

Our Organisational Nature enables us to better understand what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Explore’ and ‘Make it Count’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.

Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities.

We also offer:

Enhanced Employer Pension

Life Assurance

Flexible & Hybrid Working Options

Generous Annual Leave

Enhanced Parental Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

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