Head of Outreach in Stirling

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is leading the way in wild bee conservation. We know the benefits of connecting people to nature, and now couldn’t be more of an exciting time to join our growing, committed team. If you have a passion for nature and wildlife and would like a job in the environmental sector, you’re in the right place.

Whatever job you decide to apply for, whether it’s in conservation, public engagement or membership, we place the highest value on our employees. We believe that recruiting and retaining the right people is fundamental to our success.

Culture and values

The Trust recognises that our goals are met through the commitment and dedication of all our employees. The strength of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust lies in our ability to share a common set of values which both inspire and guide us.

• Passion: we are here to do our best for bumblebees and promote our pride, spirit and values through our work.
• Valuing and Developing people: we aim to create a safe, supportive, enjoyable but challenging working environment. We demonstrate respect for skills and expertise across all teams.
• Knowledge: we can demonstrate widespread expertise about the conservation and science of bumblebees.
• Integrity: we will be honest in our work with others, keeping our word and doing the right thing in a reliable way.
• Team Spirit: we care about all our team members, ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of our lives and talents, removing barriers, bias and discrimination.

These are the principles we value in our staff. The values provide a framework for working together effectively across offices and remote workers. In every constituent part of the Trust, we want our decisions and actions to demonstrate our values. Our values unite us in a common vision.

Our benefits package includes:

• Flexible working arrangements – We offer flexi-time to give you more control over your working hours.
• No excess hours culture – We want all staff to enjoy a good balance between work and personal life and don’t encourage working for long hours.
• 35 days’ paid annual leave (pro rata for part time) including bank/public holidays with holiday closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Transport support – We offer access to the tax efficient benefits of Cycle to Work scheme and the EV Car Purchase scheme.
• Well-being support via our internal Staff Well-being Group, Mental Health First Aiders and an Employee Assistance Programme which offers support 24/7 for all staff.
• Company sick pay – Once you have 2 years continuous service, if you are sick in any rolling 12 month period, you can qualify for up to 3 months full pay then 3 months half pay + SSP.
• Personal annual training allowance – to support your skill development.
• Feedback and career development – regular feedback sessions and a commitment to providing you with the opportunity for personal growth.
• Home working equipment – we provide the tools that you need to support working from home.
• Enhanced leave – maternity leave and paternity leave are enhanced above statutory to help you and your family.
• Family emergencies – 1-2 days full pay for those unexpected situations.
• Compassionate and bereavement leave – for those difficult times in life, we offer paid bereavement leave.
• Death in Service insurance – calculated as two times salary.
• Social connection is encouraged – enjoy lots of informal opportunities to take part in different activities and get to know your new colleagues.

We have a clear goal to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work. We pride ourselves on reaching for our vision – to reverse the decline in bumblebees, through the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees.

Current vacancies

Salary: £42,500 (£29,143 pro rata)

Hours: 24.5 hours/week

Location: Home-based or at the Trust’s office in Stirling, or hybrid between the Trust’s office in Stirling and home-working.

We’re looking for a strategic, impact driven leader to help shape the future of bumblebee conservation. Working closely with the CEO and Senior Management Team, this role will drive delivery of the Trust’s 2024–34 organisational strategy by leading our face to face Outreach Strategy, raising the profile of bumblebees nationwide, and securing the income needed to grow our outreach work sustainably. As Line Manager for the Outreach and Volunteering Manager and the Trust’s Designated Safeguarding Lead, you’ll oversee planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting.

Working across teams, you’ll help shape impactful resources, strengthen digital tools, and ensure the volunteer voice drives organisational change and development. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with proven experience in a leadership role to influence change and help more people and organisations become champions for bumblebees.

Closing date: 5pm on Monday 13 April 2026. Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer. This means that whilst seeking employment or during such employment with the Trust, we will seek to ensure equality of treatment for all persons regardless of sex, race, age, marital or civil partnership status, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity status.

We recognise that candidates with a disability or from ethnically diverse backgrounds are under-represented in our organisation, and that there are often additional barriers present for people from these groups when applying for roles in the charity sector and beyond. We are committed to taking positive action to expand the diversity of our staff team through the Trust EEDI Interview Scheme (EIS). Applicants who apply through the Trust EIS and who meet the minimum criteria for the role will be offered an interview.

It is important to note that this scheme guarantees an interview for candidates who meet or best meet the essential criteria and tell us that they’d like to be considered under the scheme. The selection decision at interview will be based on the most suitable candidate, regardless of any protected characteristic.

Access to the Trust EIS simply requires an applicant who identifies as being disabled or from an ethnically diverse background to answer ‘yes’ to the question on the application form ‘do you wish to be considered under the Trust EEDI Interview Scheme?’.

How we use your personal information: The information which we gather from you during the recruitment and selection process is retained and processed in accordance with the provisions set out by the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and further to the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). If you have any questions about how we use your data, please contact us.