Reference: JUN20253142
Location: Home based, South Wales
Salary: £39,205.00 - £41,856.00 Per Annum
Terms: Permanent, Full Time 37.5 hours per week
Are you passionate about providing a future for Wales’s wildlife? Do you have a clear understanding of the challenges facing our coastal, upland, woodland and wetland wildlife? Are you a team player who wants to have wider impact? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to conserve species and habitats across South Wales Area by joining the RSPB Cymru South Wales Area team.
About the Role
In your role you will be responsible for developing, delivering and overseeing RSPB’s wider countryside conservation work and managing associated staff to ensure conservation of the many species and habitats of international importance and so ensure delivery of relevant outcomes of RSPB’s Saving Nature Strategy across Wales. The role will lead, manage and develop the conservation and project teams in the area, helping to deliver a work programme focused on some of Wales’s rarest and most iconic species and habitats.
There is a strong culture of partnership and co-production working, with the innovative Tir Canol programme on the Dyfi/Rheidol, the peatland partnership and woodland groups in the Elenydd-Mallaen.
You will
* build and maintain positive relationships with key external partners, stakeholders and communities to help further RSPB’s policies and priorities.
* be an excellent communicator, you will advocate the RSPB’s position on a variety of issues such as woodland, forestry, peatland restoration, and coastal adaptation.
* be a key member of the Area Leadership team and Conservation Team network in Wales.
Essential:
* Degree level qualification in a relevant subject or ability to show equivalent work experience.
* Sufficient knowledge and understanding of the species and habitats of South Wales, to advise staff on appropriate responses and interventions.
* Confident advocating a position to landowners and managers, local politicians, members and volunteers
* Quickly analyse significant quantities of information
* Prioritise and balance a diverse workload often to tight deadlines.
* Experience of working to survey, protect and/or manage important sites, species or habitats.
* Staff or volunteer management experience
* Building partnerships
* Negotiating / influencing the public or private sector
* Deliver biodiversity benefits, through both regulatory and voluntary means
Desirable:
* Ability to converse in Welsh
Make no mistake, this is a role with immense professional opportunity and will make a difference for people and nature.
Closing: Sunday 3rd August
To complete your application online, please CLICK HERE
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