Nature Investment & Partnerships Manager

hireful; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading conservation charity is seeking a Nature Investment & Partnerships Manager in Maidstone, England. This hybrid role focuses on leading the East Kent Nature Investment Zone's development, aiming to enhance landscape-scale nature recovery. Candidates should possess project management experience within environmental sectors, able to develop partnerships and secure funding. The position offers exceptional benefits and a collaborative work environment that values inclusion and diversity.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Wellbeing initiatives

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in environment, natural capital, or nature-based finance sector.
• Proven track record in developing project portfolios and securing funding.
• Ability to work across sectors with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development work for the East Kent Nature Investment Zone.
• Accelerate landscape-scale nature recovery through innovative financing.
• Communicate projects across multiple stakeholders and sectors.

Skills

Project development management

Environmental knowledge

Partnership building

Job description

About the role

Nature Investment & Partnerships Manager - East Kent (East Kent Nature Investment Zone Development Manager) is a fixed term contract of two years offering hybrid working.

About the client

The client is the county’s leading conservation charity managing over 9,000 acres of land across more than 90 sites and nature reserves.

What you will be doing

The East Kent Nature Investment Zone Development Manager will lead development work essential to delivery of the East Kent Nature Investment Zone, accelerating landscape-scale nature recovery through innovative finance mechanisms, strategic partnerships, and targeted ecological restoration.

What we are looking for

We need a skilled project development manager with experience in the environment, natural capital, or nature-based finance sector. You will develop, shape and communicate multi-stakeholder projects, working across sectors with Local Authorities, statutory agencies, private sector investors, businesses and landowners as well as eNGOs.

You will have experience developing project portfolios, identifying and securing funding and creating long-term partnerships for delivery.

Benefits

Exceptional enhanced benefits including flexible work options, wellbeing initiatives, and professional development opportunities.

Next steps

Apply via our website, including your personal statement and CV. They reserve the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

They are unable to recruit anyone who does not have a legal right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, they cannot provide visa sponsorship.

Our client believes that everyone has a responsibility to safeguard children, young people, and adults at risk; they are committed to ensuring their safety and wellbeing is at the heart of our engagement with people. The successful candidate will be subject to references, Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks as appropriate to the role.

Our client is Wild About Inclusion. To them, this means inspiring, empowering and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities to change the natural world for the better. It also means cultivating inclusive workspaces that are free from discrimination, where differences are celebrated, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature.

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