Location: Isle of Wight - RO, Longstone Farm House, Newport (IoW), PO30 4EA
Contract Type: Permanent / Full-time
Reference/IRC: IRC159825
Closing Date: 9th February 2025
Salary: £36,621 pa
We have a rare opportunity on the Isle of Wight for a
Countryside Manager
to lead our countryside team and help deliver our vision for the nature and the climate crisis. We have a plan in place that will drive us to continue delivering significant landscape conservation across almost 6,000 acres of National Trust land spread across the island, including a National Nature Reserve at Newtown and the iconic Needles headland. In addition, we’ll work in partnership with our tenants and graziers to shape farm businesses with nature at their heart and with other organisations, such as National Landscapes and the Wildlife Trust. Please apply by attaching CV AND a cover letter. What it's like to work here
Leading a team of highly experienced, world-class rangers, you'll be supported by property and consultancy colleagues including an Ecologist, Farming Advisor, Nature Conservation Advisor, Senior Estate Manager, General Manager and the wider portfolio leadership team. What you'll be doing
As the Countryside Manager you'll lead your team to help support our vision. It's an exciting challenge, as we're managing change to ensure the landscape is resilient to the impacts of climate change and able to help respond to the nature crisis. You’ll work at a strategic level to lead and deliver our plans to enhance the landscape, whilst balancing this with growing demand from our supporters to access and enjoy the outdoors. Your team will play a lead role in managing and improving access, delivering conservation projects and engaging with our visitors in the outdoors. Given the changes to how people use the outdoors, you'll review how your team operates to ensure we are best placed to engage. A key aspect of your role will be to work together with a range of organisations and our tenants – we cannot do everything ourselves and if we are to work at pace we must collaborate with others. We'd love to hear from you if you have:
Experience of leading a well-qualified and experienced team. Ability to effectively communicate at all levels, including public speaking. Experience in community and partnership management. Delivered change and results in a leadership role. A strong understanding of nature conservation and countryside management. Confidence in managing budgets, projects, finances, income generation, environmental land management schemes and contracts. Knowledge of health and safety requirements and other compliance issues relating to the countryside. Apply: IRC159825 - Countryside Manager
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Countryside Manager
to lead our countryside team and help deliver our vision for the nature and the climate crisis. We have a plan in place that will drive us to continue delivering significant landscape conservation across almost 6,000 acres of National Trust land spread across the island, including a National Nature Reserve at Newtown and the iconic Needles headland. In addition, we’ll work in partnership with our tenants and graziers to shape farm businesses with nature at their heart and with other organisations, such as National Landscapes and the Wildlife Trust. Please apply by attaching CV AND a cover letter. What it's like to work here
Leading a team of highly experienced, world-class rangers, you'll be supported by property and consultancy colleagues including an Ecologist, Farming Advisor, Nature Conservation Advisor, Senior Estate Manager, General Manager and the wider portfolio leadership team. What you'll be doing
As the Countryside Manager you'll lead your team to help support our vision. It's an exciting challenge, as we're managing change to ensure the landscape is resilient to the impacts of climate change and able to help respond to the nature crisis. You’ll work at a strategic level to lead and deliver our plans to enhance the landscape, whilst balancing this with growing demand from our supporters to access and enjoy the outdoors. Your team will play a lead role in managing and improving access, delivering conservation projects and engaging with our visitors in the outdoors. Given the changes to how people use the outdoors, you'll review how your team operates to ensure we are best placed to engage. A key aspect of your role will be to work together with a range of organisations and our tenants – we cannot do everything ourselves and if we are to work at pace we must collaborate with others. We'd love to hear from you if you have:
Experience of leading a well-qualified and experienced team. Ability to effectively communicate at all levels, including public speaking. Experience in community and partnership management. Delivered change and results in a leadership role. A strong understanding of nature conservation and countryside management. Confidence in managing budgets, projects, finances, income generation, environmental land management schemes and contracts. Knowledge of health and safety requirements and other compliance issues relating to the countryside. Apply: IRC159825 - Countryside Manager
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