At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive business growth and support organisations in integrating biodiversity into their strategies.
- Company: Join BirdLife International, a leader in conservation and sustainability.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous annual leave, and access to LinkedIn Learning.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with opportunities for career growth in a diverse environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the biodiversity crisis while working with cutting-edge data solutions.
- Qualifications: Passion for sustainability and experience in business development or customer success.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 35000 £ per year.
Rare role at the intersection of nature and business, helping banks, corporates, and consultancies act on biodiversity risk using the world's leading biodiversity data platform. The IBAT Biodiversity Engagement and Outreach Officer will contribute to addressing one of the most urgent global sustainability challenges, the biodiversity crisis, by supporting businesses and financial institutions to integrate biodiversity into their sustainability strategies and wider decision-making.
Working at the forefront of the business and biodiversity space, this role helps deliver practical, data-driven solutions through IBAT, the world’s leading biodiversity data platform. We are looking for a motivated individual to play a central role in driving IBAT’s growth and impact through a combination of business development and customer success, ensuring that IBAT is delivering value by enabling organisations to integrate biodiversity considerations into decision-making around sustainability and wider business objectives.
How you will do this:
- Business Development
- GIS knowledge would be an advantage.
The role is hosted by IBAT Alliance Partner BirdLife International but will be fully placed in the IBAT Secretariat.
Application deadline: Friday 19 June 2026 – 23:59 BST
Location: Cambridge, UK (hybrid working, maximum one week per month in Cambridge)
Salary: £35,000 per annum depending on skills/experience, plus competitive 12% pension benefit
Some of our benefits:
- Annual Leave: 25 days pro rata in year 1, increasing by 1 day p/a to 28 days
- A chance to work in the award-winning David Attenborough Building, which brings together much of the Cambridge-based conservation community on a ‘conservation campus.’
- A generous pension scheme, up to 12% company contribution.
- Holiday starting at 25 days excluding Bank Holidays and increasing for every year of service up to a maximum of 28 days.
- Full access to LinkedIn Learning with access to more than 13,000 high-quality, on-demand courses.
- Cycle to work scheme.
BirdLife values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.
We know that everyone’s needs are different. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, let us know, we’ll do our best to make it happen.
Please note: under the UK Government criteria this role will not be eligible for Visa Sponsorship. Applications are invited via the careers section of the BirdLife International website. Interviews will be held 18 - 24 June.
Sustainability Business Development & Customer Success Officer | Nature & Biodiversity Data employer: Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT)
At BirdLife International, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of biodiversity and business in the inspiring setting of Cambridge. Our hybrid working model, generous annual leave, and commitment to employee development through resources like LinkedIn Learning ensure that our team members thrive both personally and professionally. Join us in our mission to tackle the biodiversity crisis while enjoying a supportive and inclusive work culture that values diversity and fosters growth.
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Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) Recruitment Team
