Nature Recovery Adviser

3 weeks ago

Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

We’re looking for Nature Recovery Advisor to join our team and work with landowners and partners across the county to facilitate nature’s recovery and achieve Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s goal of 30% of Derbyshire managed for nature by 2030.

As a Nature Recovery Advisor, you will work with various landowners, partner organisations, stakeholders and corporate clients on a range of opportunities and plans which include the creation and expansion of nature recovery networks, local biodiversity strategies, habitat restoration, climate resilient catchments and nature-based finance.

To be successful you will be an ecologist who is passionate about developing nature-based solutions to the climate and ecological crises and recognise the potential of natural regeneration and rewilding.

**Responsibilities**

In this role, you'll be responsible for:

- **Delivering and designing nature-based solutions that deliver for nature and other natural capitals **- we want to see landscape scale changes to address the issues that society faces, including biodiversity loss, carbon sequestration and storage, and reducing the risk and impact of flooding
- **Working with colleagues, landowners, and partners **to identify opportunities for developing, linking, and enhancing sites to create nature recovery networks
- **Undertaking ecological surveys and monitoring of sites**, including Local Wildlife Sites, DWT reserves and privately owned land and identify ways of delivering positive management.

**About you**

This role might be right for you if:

- You care deeply for nature and are driven to deliver landscape scale change
- You are organised and can manage a varied workload
- You have a good understanding of British ecology and ecosystem services
- You have experience of working with clients, contractors and developers and can foster great relationships.

**We are happy to talk flexible working**

This role will be based at our office in Middleton although a balance of home and office working will be allowed. We are a local charity so applicants should be easily able to access our office and other locations around the county.

**Interviews are planned for Thursday 1st June**

**Derbyshire Wildlife Trust**:
We’re a small charity, with big ideas We believe that everyone has their part to play in Nature’s recovery. We are the only organisation in Derbyshire working to protect and enhance wildlife and wild places throughout the county but through our work with businesses, other conservation charities, and the public we are mobilising others across the county and the rest of the UK to act for wildlife. As are a registered Charity, we are supported by 16,000 members and are part of a movement of 46 Trusts with a collective membership of over 800,000.

Our purpose is to achieve our vision of a Wilder Derbyshire by creating Nature Recovery Networks and reintroducing lost species. We aim to deliver our vision by leading Nature’s Recovery, inspiring people and communities to care and mobilising people to act. All our work is underpinned by our values.

Our Charity is growing, we currently employ 80 people and, crucially, we are supported by over 500 volunteers. We have three delivery teams; Wilder Landscapes, Wilder Communities and Income Generation, supported by the Finance and Resources team. Each team has a Department Lead who reports to the Chief Executive who is responsible for the operations of the Trust and who, in turn, reports to the Board of Trustees which governs the organisation.

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and believe that everyone should have access to nature. We expect people to work harmoniously with each other and with volunteers, and to provide help and guidance to others when needed. As a small charity, our employees need to be willing to be flexible about working arrangements and willing to provide occasional cover for absent staff. We want people to develop professionally and personally while working with us and employees are encouraged to participate in the range of opportunities available to enable this.

  • Nature Recovery Trainee

    1 week ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    We’re looking for an_ enthusiastic individual with a passion for wildlife to join us as our Nature Recovery Trainee, supporting us to achieve the _Trust’s strategic goal of ensuring 30% of Derbyshire is managed for nature by 2030. This traineeship is ideal for graduates and individuals looking to start their career in conservation._ The role of Nature...

  • Nature Recovery Assistant

    1 week ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    We’re looking for an Ecologist at the early stages of their career with the determination and ambition to grow their skills and knowledge to support us in achieving our strategic goal of ensuring 30% of Derbyshire is managed for nature by 2030, facilitating the active delivery of the creation and restoration of wild spaces in the county. _ The role of...

  • Nature Recovery Advisor

    1 week ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    We’re looking for an Ecologist with the skills, determination, and knowledge to support us in achieving our strategic goal of ensuring 30% of Derbyshire is managed for nature by 2030, facilitating the active delivery of the creation and restoration of wild spaces in the county. _ The role of Nature Recovery Advisor sits within Derbyshire Wildlife...

  • Nature Based Solutions Officer

    1 month ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    We’re looking for a Nature Based Solutions Officer to lead our work on implementing nature-based solutions for natural flood management and climate change impact resilience. In this role, you’ll lead the development of natural flood management schemes. From concept to detailed design, you’ll provide technical expertise to bring forward schemes for...

  • Species Recovery Officer

    4 weeks ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    **Do you want to be part of an exciting opportunity to turn around the fortunes of one of the UKs most iconic species? We’re looking for two project officers**_ _**for our water vole recovery initiative in the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Dove Catchment. You will work in our Landscape Recovery team across two Wildlife Trusts to lead on our work to secure...

  • Learning Through Nature Project Officer

    4 weeks ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    About the role We’re looking for a Project Officer to deliver an exciting new programme of work within the Wilder Communities team at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. In this role, you'll design and deliver our new Learning through Nature programme to enable more people to access training and development in nature-based activities. You'll lead an ambitious...

  • Living Landscapes Officer

    4 weeks ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    **We’re looking for a Living Landscapes Officer to manage our Trent Valley Living Landscape.** In this role, you’ll lead on developing our Trent Valley Living Landscapes, engaging with neighbouring landowners to develop landscape scale nature recovery plans and community-led action groups to help us in managing our nature reserves, supporting volunteers...

  • Head of Business Support

    7 days ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    We are excited to be recruiting a Head of Business Support to lead transformational change in the way we work; enabling our teams to have more capacity to deliver our vision of a Wilder Derbyshire. **Responsibilities** In this role, you will lead our business support and programme office functions, coaching and leading individuals and teams across the...

  • Finance Assistant

    4 weeks ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    **_We’re looking for an enthusiastic and driven Finance Assistant to join our team at an exciting time of growth._** **_If you enjoy solving problems and would thrive in a diverse working environment striving to create a wilder Derbyshire where people and nature thrive together, this role could be what you're looking for._** You will use your financial...

  • Project Manager

    4 weeks ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    We’re looking for a Project Manager who is keen to engage with a wide range of partners and stakeholders to help ensure we achieve our vision of a Wilder Derbyshire. In this role, you’ll lead the coordination, delivery and successful completion of a variety of transformational projects. You’ll work in an agile way across multiple workstreams, helping...

  • Wilder Grazing Officer

    4 weeks ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    **We’re looking for a**_ Wilder Grazing Officer _**to join our team delivering natural process led management across a range of our own nature reserves and land owned by others to support our goal of 33% of Derbyshire managed for nature by 2030.** In this role, you’ll be part of a small team co-ordinating the delivery of high nature, low carbon,...

  • Wilder Grazing Officer

    4 weeks ago

    Middleton, United Kingdom Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Full time

    **We’re looking for a**_ _**Wilder Grazing Officer**_ _**to join our team delivering natural process led management across a range of our own nature reserves and land owned by others to support our goal of 33% of Derbyshire managed for nature by 2030.** In this role, you’ll be part of a small team co-ordinating the delivery of high nature, low carbon,...