Biodiversity & Sustainability Manager - Hampton Court Palace / HM Tower of London

Historic Royal Palaces; London; Hybrid; GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Historic Royal Palaces is seeking a Biodiversity & Sustainability Manager to lead projects aimed at enhancing eco-friendly initiatives across its sites, including iconic palaces. The ideal candidate will drive the Sustainability Action Plan, promote biodiversity, and manage ecological monitoring. A background in ecology or environmental science with strong project management skills is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sustainability, ecology or land-based conservation required.
• Passion for sustainability and heritage conservation necessary.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage projects supporting the Sustainability Action Plan.
• Lead a programme of ecological monitoring and surveys.
• Support managers to optimise outdoor spaces for sustainability.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Teamwork

IT Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in ecology, environmental science or a related field

Tools

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

Job description

Biodiversity & Sustainability Manager - Hampton Court Palace / HM Tower of London

Biodiversity & Sustainability Manager - Hampton Court Palace / HM Tower of London

We are the independent charity that loves and looks after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world. The palaces are the setting for the stories that shape us all, and we're bringing them to people in ways that mean more to them. We want everyone to find themselves in the spaces and stories we share.

Departments

Gardens & Estates

Home Palace

Hampton Court Palace, HM Tower of London

Status

Established/Permanent

Salary

£46,981 per annum pro rata

Salary Rate

Per Annum

Days/Hours of work

Established full-time 36 hours per week Monday to Friday

About the role and about you

We are the independent charity that loves and looks after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world. The palaces are the setting for the stories that shape us all, and we're bringing them to people in ways that mean more to them. We want everyone to find themselves in the spaces and stories we share. We currently have a new exciting opportunity to join our Gardens & Estates Team.

About the Role

This role is responsible for developing and managing a range of projects and initiatives to support the delivery of the Sustainability Action Plan within our outside spaces and managing them to benefit biodiversity, nature and public access in line with our strategy. Working with a wide range of teams you will bring enthusiasm, knowledge and flair in championing sustainable and nature positive management seeking out best practice and partnership opportunities.

Your role will be to develop an action plan to support the strategy, to support managers to optimise their outdoor spaces for sustainability and biodiversity and leading a programme of ecological monitoring and surveys, as well as management proposals.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in ecology, environmental science, sustainability or a related field, or significant equivalent relevant experience. Proven experience in sustainability, ecology, or land based conservation is essential.

You should also have excellent communication skills in written and spoken English, strong project management skills and teamwork abilities. Your passion for sustainability and heritage conservation should be evident and you should possess good general IT skills and use of MS tools such as PowerPoint and Word.

We have adopted a hybrid model of part working from home and part working from site, we are open to discussing what best works for individuals and their work life balance whilst also delivering the business requirements.

Location: Working across all palaces including Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland, but based at Hampton Court Palace or Tower of London

Salary: £46,981 per annum pro rata

Closing date: 13th July

Interviews: 18th July

Historic Royal Palaces is an equal opportunities employer and truly values a diverse workforce. Applications are welcome from candidates regardless of their background.

Additional Information

Historic Royal Palaces is an equal opportunities employer and truly values a diverse workforce. Applications are welcome from candidates regardless of their background.

We are also committed to high quality Safeguarding practices and to ensure everyone is kept safe in our palaces. We have procedures in place to ensure this commitment is delivered and will deal firmly and swiftly with anyone representing our charity who does not meet our required standards

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