Nature Services Manager

The Parks Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Parks Trust in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced environmental professional to lead our Nature Services Team and drive biodiversity, nature recovery and ecosystem resilience across the Trust.

You will shape strategy, develop policies and projects, and ensure decisions are informed by robust ecological evidence, monitoring and reporting, while working with partners to maximise impact for people and nature.

Job description

Location: The Pavilion, Campbell Park, Milton Keynes

We're looking for an experienced and passionate environmental professional to lead our Nature Services Team and play a pivotal role in delivering our ambitions for biodiversity, nature recovery and ecosystem resilience.

This is a unique opportunity to influence how nature is protected, enhanced and monitored across a diverse and nationally significant portfolio of green spaces. Working closely with senior leaders and a wide range of partners, you will help shape strategy, drive innovation and ensure nature recovery remains at the heart of everything we do.

As Nature Services Manager, you will provide leadership to a specialist team responsible for delivering biodiversity and nature recovery objectives across the Trust.

You will combine strategic thinking with practical delivery, leading the development of policies, plans and projects that achieve measurable environmental outcomes. You will also ensure decisions are informed by high-quality ecological evidence, monitoring and reporting.

The role involves working collaboratively across the organisation and with external partners to identify opportunities, manage priorities and maximise the impact of our work for both people and nature.