Conservation Outcomes Manager - The Woodland Trust

The Company:

The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.

The Role:

• Lead on building organisational expertise in evidence-based practical conservation, providing specialist guidance and advice.
• Embed conservation principles and a culture of evidence-led conservation, including use of Conservation Standards.
• Develop, review, and maintain evidence-based practical conservation guidance.
• Build capability through staff training, networks, and sharing good practice.
• Ensure delivery activities (acquisitions, treescapes) have clear conservation outcome objectives focused on nature recovery.
• Lead and line-manage the Conservation Outcomes team, setting priorities and supporting effective delivery.
• Build and maintain external conservation networks to extend organisational influence.
• Represent the Woodland Trust in national conservation partnerships and support collaborative delivery across Countries and Regions.
• Work closely with Heads of Estate, Landscape Delivery, and Outreach and Landowners to support regional teams.
• Manage relevant budgets effectively.
• This is a hybrid role including a mix of working from home and at any of our Woodland Trust offices. 

The Candidate:

• You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values - Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
• Developing and embedding evidence-based technical guidance.
• Strong leadership skills and a strategic thinker with a creative approach to solving conservation problems to achieve quality outcomes.
• Excellent facilitation skills.
• Effective networker with experience building partnerships across diverse stakeholders.
• Line management of a small team, supporting performance and professional development.
• Strong understanding and experience of UK conservation issues and commitment to nature-rich woods, trees and wildlife.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, translating complex science for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Degree-level education in forestry, ecology, land management or a related field.
• Chartered status (or working towards) or equivalent continuous professional development.
• Ability to travel around the UK to meetings, site visits and events across the UK, with overnight stays.

The Package:

• Enhanced Employer Pension.
• Life Assurance.
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options.
• Generous Annual Leave - 25 days + bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
• Buy and Sell Annual Leave.
• Enhanced Parental Pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme.