Director of Nature Recovery

Salary: £57,717.00 per annum

Location: Preston (PR5 6BY) - Hybrid working

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Duration of post: Permanent

Closing Date for Receipt of Applications: 13th April 2025

Interviews: Date to be confirmed

We have an exciting opportunity for an inspirational leader to join our Senior Management Team as the new Director of Nature Recovery. The Director of Nature Recovery is a key role for the Trust, in which you will use your expertise and knowledge to drive impactful change and guide our efforts to develop a more wildlife-rich area that everyone can enjoy, both on our own land and in collaboration with others, from innovative coastal projects, urban nature restoration, species reintroductions and our award-winning peatland restoration programme.

This crucial role requires someone with motivation and expertise to lead and empower the nature recovery teams and contribute to creating an informed organisational culture that empowers all employees, regardless of position in influencing nature recovery. You’ll ensure the impact of work is accurately measured and tracked, whilst having a broad perspective when considering opportunities to expand our physical presence and influence through partnerships, leases, management agreements, contracts and acquisitions. In addition, you’ll collaborate with other Directors and teams within LWT to secure vital funding providing strategic input into income-generating bids, projects, appeals, and pitches.

Who we’re looking for:

• Proven track record of strategic leadership in land management, nature/species recovery, planning or policy.
• Extensive experience of leading and developing high performing teams.
• Demonstrable experience in engaging, building and maintaining strategic partnerships, both internally and externally across a range of organisations.
• Advocacy and influencing at a high level and of strong negotiation and relationship building skills.
• Good knowledge of nature conservation sector.
• Knowledge of project management, monitoring and evaluation.
• Strong IT and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate and promote activities, technical information and key messages to a wide range of audiences.

Please note a full clean driving licence and access to a car with business use insurance is essential, as travel around the region will be required.

Lancashire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Who we are:

The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside was founded in 1962 by people like you who knew they needed to take action. Since then we have grown to be the largest nature conservation body in the area. We are uniquely positioned to lead change in our region, working at a grassroots, local level whilst also being part of a strong cohesive movement. We have saved many special places, acquiring and managing many of them as nature reserves—we look after over 1,288 hectares of havens for rare and threatened species and habitats. We have the powerful voices of over 30,000 members, whose invaluable support we simply could not do without. We have over 1,200 dedicated volunteers supporting us on a regular basis whether this is ‘digging in’ on the land or helping with education, fundraising, governing the charity. We own or manage 42 nature reserves in the region, covering more than 1,300 hectares.