Estates Officer (maternity cover)

Northumberland Wildlife Trust; North East; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading conservation organization as an Estates Officer for maternity cover. You will manage land across nature reserves, lead volunteer tasks, and collaborate with teams to develop management plans. This full-time position is based at our Gosforth HQ, offering a salary of £26,195 per annum for a 12-month contract.

Responsibilities

• Deliver land management across nature reserves.
• Lead volunteer tasks for site management.
• Develop monitoring programs for nature reserves.

Job description

We are looking to appoint an outgoing and enthusiastic person to join our Estates Team based at our Gosforth HQ as Estates Officer for maternity cover.

Duties involve delivering land management across NWT’s range of nature reserves, on land the Trust manages and other land where directed by the Estates Manager. This includes leading volunteer tasks undertaking management of sites.

You will work with the Estates Manager and other colleagues and the Conservation Team to develop a program of monitoring/survey for our nature reserves and as appropriate, draw on a wide range of internal expertise to develop reserve management plans and assist with funding applications.

The post is offered as a full-time 12 month contract.

The role is for 35 hours a week. The salary is £26,195 per annum

The deadline for applications is 10.00 am, 27 May 2025. Please note CV’s cannot be accepted.

An application form and full job pack can be found on our website www.nwt.org.uk. Please complete the form in full and return to Paula Turner (HR and Payroll Manager) by email to [e-mail].