Head of Nature Economy and Business Development

Norfolk Wildlife Trust; England; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental charity in the UK seeks a Head of Nature Economy and Business Development to lead their consultancy services and drive business growth. The successful candidate will identify opportunities in ecological consultancy and strengthen the charity's capabilities in nature recovery. Competitive benefits and a supportive work environment are offered, along with a generous leave package.

Benefits

Generous leave allowance

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Life Assurance

Payment of professional membership fees

Free access to reserves

Staff discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in achieving financial targets in relevant sectors.
• Ability to lead and grow consultancy services.
• Strong networking skills with clients and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead consultancy business and manage ecological services.
• Identify growth opportunities for ecological consultancy.
• Act as primary contact for consultancy externally and internally.

Skills

Track record of delivering business growth

Financial target achievement

Experience in conservation or land management

Ecological consultancy expertise

Job description

Overview

Head of Nature Economy and Business Development
Salary: £43,440 - £48,749 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full time
Location: Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Bewick House 22 Thorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 1RY

About Us

Norfolk Wildlife Trust's Nature Recovery team are looking for a Head of Nature Economy and Business Development to develop and deliver an integrated advisory offer with a focus on nature economy markets and grow our ecological consultancy, so it continues to provide a vital income stream for Norfolk Wildlife Trust.

Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the county s largest environmental charity, committed to the protection and enhancement of Norfolk s wildlife and wild places.

Norfolk Wildlife Services (NWS) is a consultancy business offering a comprehensive range of professional ecological and arboricultural services. NWS is a Chartered Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management (CIEEM) Registered Practice, which is a certification demonstrating our commitment to high professional standards.

NWS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT) and a member of the Wildlife Trust Consultancies (WTC) network. All net profits earned by NWS are annually donated to NWT, to be invested in NWT s goal of making Norfolk s nature abundant, thriving and valued.

About the Role

This impactful and dynamic role will help scale up our nature recovery work and increase the area of land managed and restored for nature across Norfolk, therefore contributing to the national Wildlife Trusts aim of 30% of the UK s land and sea managed for nature by 2030.

The emergence of the nature economy offers the potential for significant private investment, and you will lead NWT s journey into the nature market sphere where diverse financing opportunities will give the Trust the ability to deliver nature recovery at scale.

The successful candidate will

• Have a demonstrable track record of delivering business growth and achieving financial targets, ideally in the conservation, land management, and/or ecology & planning sector
• Lead our Norfolk Wildlife Services consultancy business that offers a comprehensive range of professional ecological and arboricultural services with profits invested back into the Trust to enable its vital work to continue.
• Identify and deliver ways to strengthen and grow the provision of ecological and arboricultural consultancy business opportunities to increase revenue growth and profitability
• Act as a central point of contact for the consultancy, representing the business both externally to key clients, partners and industry forums and internally within the Trust

This is an exciting time to join Norfolk Wildlife Trust in this new role that will have significant impact in helping to tackle the nature and climate crisis we face today.

At Norfolk Wildlife Trust, we want to recognise and reward staff for the skills, knowledge and experience they contribute. In return, we offer a competitive benefits package including:

• Generous leave allowance starting at 25 days, rising by one day a year to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Pension scheme (8% employer contributions and a minimum of 2% employee contributions) for eligible staff
• Life Assurance and Group Income Protection Scheme (T&C s apply)
• Payment of HMRC approved professional membership fees
• Free access to reserves for staff, their immediate families and up to four friends
• Staff discounts at our visitor centres, access to charity worker discounts, benefit hub and other partner discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme with free 24/7 counselling, legal & information helpline
• Mental Health First Aiders and Wellbeing Champions to support well-being at work
• The satisfaction of working for an organisation dedicated to ensuring Norfolk s nature is abundant, thriving and valued and working across some of the most beautiful locations in the county.

Application

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 17 November 2025

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.