Working Wetlands Project Manager

Devon Wildlife Trust is seeking a Working Wetlands Project Manager to lead a farm advisory project across 7 Devon water catchments, focusing on nature-based solutions for improving water quality and biodiversity. The role requires experience in agricultural policy and team management, overseeing a team of around 12 staff. This is a full-time, permanent position based in Brandis Corner, UK, with a salary range of £40,001–£50,000.
First rate people and project manager? Experience of agricultural policy, nature conservation or nature based solutions in the rural landscape? Excited by the opportunity to restore nature at scale? We’d like to meet you.

With support from South West Water and alongside Westcountry Rivers Trust, DWT is driving agricultural change through the Upstream Thinking programme, a national pioneer in natural catchment management, just completing a third phase and beginning a fourth.

You’ll be leading a complex farm advisory project across 7 Devon water catchments using nature based solutions to deliver improvements in water quality, biodiversity and resource sustainability. Creating a healthy, working landscape of rivers, wetlands and wet grasslands. Alongside this, you’ll develop our growing paid-for conservation and advisory service for landowners. You’ll need budget and people management experience as well as a good working knowledge of agri environment schemes and awareness of relevant agricultural and environmental policies to lead a team of around 12 staff. The team you will lead includes experts in river restoration, habitat creation, agri-environment funding support and water quality.

This is a full-time, permanent post based at Cookworthy, near Halwill Junction. Previous applicants need not apply.

There will be a two stage interview process for this post, with first interviews being held on Thursday 6 March and second interviews on Tuesday 11 March.

We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and abilities who meet the essential criteria for this role. We are an inclusive organisation that is seeking to involve more diverse audiences in our work.

For further information please download the Job Description, Recruitment Process and Terms & Conditions documents below. If you have any other questions please email jobapps@devonwildlifetrust.org or telephone 01392 279244.

DWT is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment.

About us

Nature is in trouble and Devon Wildlife Trust’s mission stems from the need for urgent change and our belief that, if enough people care and act, we can bring nature back and do it on a grand scale.

For 60 years, we have been at the forefront of protecting wildlife and the wild places that make Devon so special and believe, passionately, that a better world is one where nature and people thrive together. We are the only Devon focused charity that exists to protect all wildlife in Devon, on land and at sea.

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