Corporate Partnerships Manager

At Avon Wildlife Trust, we believe nature is essential to everyone’s future and we’re working to secure a thriving, resilient natural environment across Avon. This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful, values-led collaborations that deliver impact for wildlife and people, while generating sustainable income to power nature recovery.

You’ll develop and manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships and a growing consultancy offer, connecting our ecological expertise with business ambitions. Through tailored partnerships, nature-based solutions, and innovative services, you’ll help organisations play an active role in nature’s recovery.

Full time, 37 hours per week (could be 30 hpw for the right person) Permanent. Closing date: 11:59pm Monday 31st August 2026.

Who are we? Avon Wildlife Trust is the longest established charity working towards nature’s recovery across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. We were established in 1980, and have a strong track record of creating, restoring, and protecting vital habitats for nature. Our region has an amazing array of different habitats, and we are working across them all. From our urban roots to the breathtaking Levels and Moors, through magical woodlands and precious grasslands.

As the first urban Wildlife Trust, we are leaders in engagement and community organising for nature within our cities, helping to sustain vital green corridors and connecting people with nature within urban areas. We’re supported by an active membership from across our region, and more than 350 volunteers, including our trustees, who share their expertise and time to help us achieve our goals. We are part of a wider network of 46 Wildlife Trusts across the UK and work with many partners to protect our natural environment and secure a flourishing future for wildlife and people together.

Avon Wildlife Trust values diversity. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures. We also have robust child safeguarding policies, and this role requires two work references and an enhanced DBS check.

Staff Benefits:

• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Hybrid working
• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts
• Wildlife Trusts Diversity networks
• Paid volunteering day
• Training and development
• One free AWT course day per year
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays) plus long service loyalty scheme (pro rata)
• The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to promoting equity of opportunity and aiming to achieve diversity in the range of people we involve, which includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010. Gathering this data helps us to know if we are succeeding in involving different groups of people and to change our approach if some groups are not represented.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a first interview on Friday 11th September 2026. Leading candidates may then be asked to attend a second interview. (Please let us know in your application if you are unable to make this date – we may be able to arrange a suitable alternative).

For equal opportunities purposes, we are unable to accept only CVs.