Conservation Projects Manager (Species Recovery) Maternity Cover

Bumblebee Conservation Trust; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 19,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is seeking a part-time Conservation Projects Manager (Species Recovery) for maternity cover, focusing on the recovery of threatened bumblebees in the UK. This role involves project management, advocacy, and strategic coordination, crucial for aiding the conservation of the Shrill carder bee across Southern England and South Wales. The position offers a flexible working arrangement and the opportunity to contribute to impactful conservation work.

Qualifications

• Experienced conservation professional with knowledge of landscape scale species conservation.
• Experience in project development and funding bids.
• Understanding of ecology and conservation of threatened bumblebees desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and fund specific bumblebee projects like SOS:Somerset.
• Raise the profile of threatened bumblebee species.
• Coordination of project strategy and partnership management.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Project Management

Budget Management

Policy Advocacy

Education

Relevant conservation qualification

Job description

A unique opportunity to join a successful and growing conservation charity!

Conservation Projects Manager (Species Recovery) Maternity Cover

Salary £28,700 FTE (19,680 pro rata) per annum

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust (the Trust) is looking for an experienced and self-motivated part-time (24 hours per week) Conservation Projects Manager (Species Recovery) to aid in the delivery of our species recovery work, working towards our Strategic aim that “Our threatened bumblebees are on the road to recovery and no other bumblebees become threatened”. This position is a job-share with one other existing staff member and is a fixed term contract covering maternity leave.

Your primary role will be to:-

• Develop and fund a Shrill carder bee focused project (SOS:Somerset) based in South Somerset.
• Raise the profile of threatened bumblebee species, working with colleagues internally and externally on policy and advocacy, people engagement, and communications.
• Coordination and implementation of the Shrill carder bee strategy including organising the steering group and working with partners across England and Wales (primarily South Somerset & S.Wales).

You will be an experienced conservation professional with a sound understanding of landscape scale species conservation. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, experience of project, people and budget management, project development, writing funding bids and managing a partnership. An understanding of the ecology and conservation of threatened bumblebees is highly desirable.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for more details of the role.

This is a part-time post for 24 hours per week. Some overtime work may be required and a flexitime system is in place.

This post will be for the purposes of maternity cover and is expected to be for 12 months on a fixed term contract until 31 July 2026. It is home based in Southern/South West England with frequent travel to Shrill carder bee sites in Somerset and potentially to South Wales.

The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer. This means that whilst seeking employment or during such employment with the Trust, we will seek to ensure equality of treatment for all persons regardless of sex, race, age, marital or civil partnership status, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity status.

At the Trust, we have a clear goal: to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work. We pride ourselves on reaching for our vision, through the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees.

Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Beta Centre
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling FK9 4NF

Tel: [phone]

Charity numbers: 1115634; SC042830

To discuss the post informally, or to discuss additional adjustment needs to the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail]

The closing date is 12 noon 30th June 25. Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

The interview date is likely to be w/c 7th July. Interviews will be held online.

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