Application deadline: Wednesday 18 March2026 – 23:59 GMT
Location: Cambridge, UK (hybrid working, minimum one day per week in Cambridge)
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Contract: Open-ended
Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 per annum depending on skills/experience, plus competitive 12% pension benefit
Annual Leave: 25 days pro rata in year 1, increasing by 1 day p/a to 28 days
We're BirdLife International, the only global Partnership conserving birds and all life on our planet. We exist to give one voice to nature, and to unite and strengthen conservation across borders.
We are looking for a Nature Markets Lead to build market readiness, secure investment and structure commitments for a portfolio of nature-based sustainable finance initiatives.
You will play a strategic role in investor and market engagement through building market demand and facilitating strategic partnerships.
How you will do this:
* Developing business strategies for BirdLife International's flagship Sustainable Finance Initiatives.
* Providing technical oversight, including supporting the development of business models, market analysis and marketing strategies.
* Leading on financial and cashflow modelling, advising on risk management.
* Providing technical input and quality assurance.
* Building corporate and investor demand for high-integrity, nature-based assets.
* Advising and coordinating partnership governance structuring and negotiating legal and financial agreements.
* Gathering insights and intelligence on the wider development of nature finance.
* Leading on the development of high-quality marketing and fundraising materials.
What we are looking for:
You'll need to be flexible, adaptable and culturally sensitive with excellent communication and influencing skills. You'll also need:
* A degree or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Natural Resources Management, Sustainability or other related area.
* Deep knowledge of the market and trends in sustainable, impact or conservation finance.
* Specific knowledge of market-based conservation such as nature-based carbon projects, green bonds, conservation enterprises etc.
* A background in a mixture of NGO, private sector/public sector is desirable, experience of impact or nature finance is highly desirable.
See the full job description here.
Some of our benefits:
* We are able to offer a hybrid model of working on-site and from home/remote for most roles, which helps to ensure a flexible work-life balance.
* A chance to work in the award-winning David Attenborough Building, which brings together much of the Cambridge-based conservation community on a 'conservation campus.'
* A generous pension scheme, up to 12% company contribution.
* Holiday starting at 25 days excluding Bank Holidays and increasing for every year of service up to a maximum of 28 days.
* Full access to LinkedIn Learning with access to more than 13,000 high-quality, on-demand courses.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme, including access to Health Assured online health portal (webinars, nutritional advice, 4-week programmes, financial wellbeing and more).
BirdLife values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Find out more about our Diversity statement.
We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.
We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.
Please note: under the UK Government criteria this role will not be eligible for Visa Sponsorship, unless you meet the exception criteria detailed here:
Interviews: Interviews will be held over the 25 and 26 March 2026.