Application deadline: 09:00, Monday 1 September 2025
Interview date: 10 September 2025
£30,000-£32,000 37.5 hours. Permanent Position
Benefits
• 28 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays each year
• Enhanced arrangements for sick pay after six months of service
• A flexible working policy
• Subscription to an employee assistance programme
We are looking for an experienced, capable environmental professional to lead our conservation work, head up our conservation team, and communicate our work.
Your role will be to manage our practical conservation team, organise and lead a programme of practical volunteer workdays including staffing and leader coordination, risk assessments, volunteer recruitment, practical arrangements, publicity of opportunities and work carried out, recording of volunteer activity and reporting on work completed.
Working with the Programme Manager and Director, you will develop practical long-term programmes of work; identify and prioritise practical work opportunities with partners, ensure good communications, gather feedback and apply continual improvement.You will be the Society’s key link with our partner organisations regarding this work.
You will manage, support and develop our conservation team ensuring that they can deliver to their job roles and duties effectively.
You will represent the Society at events and to groups, in partnerships and in the media to build support for our work.
You will lead on Health and Safety and safeguarding for our volunteering programme. You will keep up to date with relevant guidance, legislation and best practice; co-ordinate H&S protocols, records and risk assessments and also ensure Safeguarding protocols are followed.
The person
You will be an experienced environmental professional with a good range of practical skills. You will be a good communicator, with a passion for wildlife and conservation. You will have experience of managing a small team, ensuring our health and safety and safeguarding policies are followed and undertaking effective reporting. You will have good computer skills and the ability to confidently use excel, word and other software programmes. This role involves some working at weekends.
As the Welsh language and culture has been recognised as one of the special qualities of the Eryri National Park and as we aim to deliver our publicly facing events in both Welsh and English, as appropriate, we are looking for someone able to communicate in both Welsh (level 3) and English. Committed Welsh learners and second language speakers are particularly encouraged to apply. We want to help you develop your Welsh language skills!
A current driving license, and use of a vehicle with business insurance, is essential. Work takes place across Snowdonia and hand tools will need to be transported to worksites.
This role may involve working with young people under 18 and adults who may be classed as vulnerable or at risk. The successful candidate will require a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Additional Responsibilities:
The Welsh language is one of the nine special qualities of Eryri. All staff should advocate for and promote the use of the Welsh language. In line with their own Welsh language ability, staff members should support Welsh learners to develop skills and encourage non-Welsh speakers to learn about and appreciate the Welsh language.
To effectively manage time, liaising with other staff to agree priorities for the focus of work.
Work to recruit members to the Society.
Maintain an up-to-date, accurate and clear record of hours worked and make expenses claims in good time ensuring both are complete and up to date by any deadlines e.g. grant claims.
To work collaboratively and communicate effectively.
Please note we can only accept applications completed using our Application Form. Please visit our website for the full job description and to apply.
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