Lake District Wildlife Manager: Landscape-Scale Conservation

Countryside Classroom; Keswick; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

National Trust in the Lake District is seeking a Wildlife Manager to lead landscape-scale wildlife conservation actions. You will use evidence-based approaches to manage populations, assess ecological impacts and deliver practical conservation actions for wildlife and people.

Based at Bowe Barn in Keswick, you will be on-site at least two days per week and work with partners, tenants and landowners to achieve shared biodiversity recovery outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in wildlife conservation or countryside management.
• Experience delivering wildlife management programmes using data.
• Understanding balancing conservation on working landscapes.
• Strong relationship-building and collaborative skills.
• Experience leading staff, volunteers or contractors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including public speaking.
• Good organisational skills and ability to plan and prioritise.
• Full, clean UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate deer, grey squirrel and mink management programmes across the Lake District.
• Assess wildlife populations using ecological evidence and monitoring data.
• Collaborate with National Trust teams, tenants, landowners and partners to deliver landscape-scale conservation.
• Line manage and support an Assistant Wildlife Manager and coordinate staff, contractors and partners.
• Represent the National Trust in wildlife partnerships and biodiversity recovery initiatives.

Skills

Wildlife conservation

Programme management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Communication skills

Organisation

UK driving licence

Job description

National Trust in the Lake District is seeking a Wildlife Manager to lead landscape-scale wildlife conservation actions. You will use evidence-based approaches to manage populations, assess ecological impacts and deliver practical conservation actions for wildlife and people.

Based at Bowe Barn in Keswick, you will be on-site at least two days per week and work with partners, tenants and landowners to achieve shared biodiversity recovery outcomes.