Salary: £26,550 pa, 4-day week+ company benefits.
Duration: Full time (32hrs, 4-day week)
Location: Flexible within the UK, home-based.
The role
This is an exciting opportunity for an administrator to work on a ground-breaking project,working to deliver a step-change in the conservation of great crested newts. This role wouldsuit a new graduate or a junior administrator looking to join a growing, friendly company thatis working with planning authorities and NGOs to deliver better conservation outcomes for greatcrested newts. The postholder will be responsible for supporting the NatureSpace team withadministrative tasks as well as following defined processes and protocols, working within theBusiness Support Team. Attention to detail and a meticulous approach to recording information,customer service, as well as the ability to work confidently, are paramount for this post.Training and guidance will be provided and day-to-day support will be available for all aspectsof the role from a senior line manager.
Key responsibilities:
* To help provide on-going general and company administrative support across the company.
* To support event organisation, including in-person and virtual team building days, trainingdays, meetings and conferences.
* The role will include support and management of administration and operations to agreeddeadlines, including but not limited to:
o Support the Business Support Team in duties as required
o Support the company with recruitment of new staff including the collation and sorting ofCVs, interview paperwork, email correspondence and induction
o Support and assist other teams within the company as required
o Calendar and schedule management and recording
o Assisting with HR-related administration, including company contracts, polices, handbooksand employee records
o Assisting with Health and Safety related administration
* Support with the management of company benefits, including the electrical vehicle salarysacrifice scheme, health and life insurance policies and company insurance policies
* Support with financial duties as required
* Be responsible for managing own workload and working independently, as part of a nationalteam. There will be high levels of personal flexibility and responsibility given, but equallyhigh standards of self-management (time recording etc) will be required. A need to be anorganised, motivated and a mature ‘self-starter’, able to manage multiple ongoing tasks. Fulltraining and guidance will be provided for all functions and full support will be available forall aspects of the work.
* Any other duties and functions as are deemed necessary
Essential skills, knowledge, and experience:
* An excellent communicator with good inter-personal skills - able to liaise proactively andconfidently with the NatureSpace team, planning and other regulatory authorities, NGO partners,local media and other interested parties (clients/ecologists)
* High level of literacy and numeracy – able to analyse and present data, prepare documentsquickly and diligently to a high standard, following defined processes, protocols and guidance,including fluency in the use of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook)
* Organised, methodical and conscientious – able to juggle and prioritise multiple tasks andwork efficiently to meet tight deadlines
* Excellent time management skills
* Excellent I.T. skills
* Excellent customer service skills
* Self-motivated and independent – able to work flexibly and without supervision as part of adispersed team
* Willingness and ability to travel as necessary (nationwide)
* Ability to cope with remote working with limited opportunities for in-person meetings andevents throughout the year
Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience:
* Experience in administrative operations and duties
* Experience working with Wordpress websites, social media platforms and CRM software
* An enthusiasm for ecology and conservation in the UK
* Full driving licence and access to a car for business travel
Company background
Great crested newts have declined dramatically in the UK over the last 50 years and althoughstill widespread across lowland England they are no longer common. Despite protection under UKand European wildlife law, numbers are still declining, and habitat loss is their biggestthreat.
In 2018, the NatureSpace District Licensing Scheme was launched – set up in partnership withnational freshwater and amphibian Non-Governmental Organisations as well as seven localplanning authorities across the South Midlands. Since then, the scheme has expanded nationallyand now covers over 60 local planning authorities across Bedfordshire, Berkshire,Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire,Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Surrey and West Sussex.
The scheme allows planning authorities to authorise (under strictly defined terms) activitieswhich affect great crested newts at the same time as they grant planning permission. TheDistrict Licensing Scheme has significant advantages for newt conservation and widerbiodiversity benefits through a fully funded region-wide conservation strategy that createshigh-quality habitat at a landscape scale and delivers long-term management and monitoring fornewts, which is delivered via our partners at the Newt Conservation Partnership. The schemebenefits developers because the licensing process for great crested newts is simplified andstreamlined.
NatureSpace also work with national infrastructure providers, such as Network Rail, to helpthem secure and deliver 'Organisational Licences' for protected species with the sameconservation deliverables. The schemes are administered by NatureSpace, are regulated, andapproved by Natural England and are supported by the country’s leading amphibian and freshwaterNGOs – the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust and Freshwater Habitats Trust.
Company culture, employment benefits and location
NatureSpacePartnership is a small (c.60 staff) but busy and rapidly growing company. Being asmall organisation, everyone has a big say in what we do and how we do it. Our agility and sizemean that your voice will be heard and you will have the opportunity to directly see theresults of your work.
Work/life balance is important to us. We actively support a flexible working arrangement sothat our work fits in with our lives and we are open to exploring how this role could best workfor you.
The successful candidate/s will be joining afriendly, close-working team of home-workers andwill have responsibility for managing their workload and working independently as part of adispersed national team. The post requires high levels of motivation and high standards ofself-management. Location is entirely flexible within the UK - this post will be mainlydesk-based but some travelling to meetings in England may be required.
NatureSpace embraces equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applicationsfrom all suitable qualified and experienced individuals. To build a team of the most talentedemployees, NatureSpace is committed to being a flexible employer and we place considerableemphasis on wellbeing and job satisfaction.
We offer a significant benefits package for all staff including flexible working, a 4-dayworking week plus occasional mandatory Friday meetings, time off-in-lieu (TOIL) or overtime pay(in agreement with your line manager), 20 annual leave days (which equates to 5-weeks off peryear in light of the 4-day working week, plus bank holidays, weekday birthdays and additionalholiday over the Christmas period), an annual performance bonus of up to 20% of your pay,company pension contributions, company private health and life insurance, plus the option tojoin our electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK.
Interview dates: You will be notified by Monday 8th September 2025 if you havebeen selected for interview; with interviews being held virtually (via Microsoft Teams) onMonday 15th September 2025.
Expected start date: As soon as possible
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