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Full time (35 hours)

Fixed term contract initially until 31st March 2033, potential for extension

Interview Date: Wednesday 10th September 2025

Nurturing Natural Connections

About Us

For 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotlands land and seas. The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. It also manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.

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Project Officer- Natural Heritage

Cumbernauld

£25,750 - £27,295

Full time (35 hours)

Fixed term contract initially until 31st March 2033, potential for extension

Closing date: 5pm, Friday 22nd August 2025

Interview Date: Wednesday 10th September 2025

Nurturing Natural Connections

About Us

For 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotlands land and seas. The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. It also manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.

Nurturing Natural Connections is a partnership project led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, with North Lanarkshire Council, The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) and Sanctuary Scotland, made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players.

The Role

We are looking for a passionate and driven person to habitat restoration, creation and enhancement activities on Trust owned greenspaces within the Nurturing Natural Connections (NNC) project, working closely with the Cumbernauld Reserves Manager, and project partners, and with the help of volunteers.

Building on the success of previous projects, this project continues to realise the Cumbernauld Living Landscape long-term vision to improve Cumbernaulds green spaces for both people and wildlife, helping everyone in the community connect with the nature on their doorstep.

The Candidate

The successful candidate will have a Higher Education qualification in environmental land management (Wildlife conservation/agriculture) and at least two years experience of wildlife reserve management and demonstrable track record in the environmental land management sector.

Main Objectives

The Main Objectives Of The Role Are

Habitat management

• Support delivery of habitat works, including woodland restocking towards native semi-natural woodland, creation and enhancement of species-rich grasslands and enhancing riparian corridors.
• Monitor and evaluate (M&E) the delivery of these works including details of their successes and challenges.
• Undertake and manage the maintenance of tools and equipment for relevant sites, including machinery, to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Respond to severe weather events with reactive remedial works as required e.g. clearing fallen trees and reinstating ground damaged by flooding.
  
  

• Ensure compliance with health and safety, including safe working practices, volunteer safety, premises safety, and site safety.
• Ensure all work by project staff, and volunteers is carried out in a safe manner, and in accordance with Health & Safety legislation, policies, activity risk assessments and best practice guidance.
  
  

• Support the recruitment of volunteers and identify and promote volunteer opportunities within Cumbernauld Living Landscape.
• Work with individual volunteers and volunteer groups (including corporate groups) so that their contributions and experiences are maximised and, where required, organise and mentor volunteers ensuring that they receive support and appropriate training.
  
  

• Support the teams wider communications plan with blogs and social media content.
• Support project team with events and other project-wide opportunities, with occasional working of evenings and weekends for activities including bat walks, moth trapping and dawn chorus walks.
• Contribute to project reporting, including M&E across the life of the project (2025-2030), including the identification of highlights and challenges.
  
  

• Relevant degree or N/SVQ Level 3 / 4 or equivalent demonstrable experience relating to countryside management.
• Certification to NPTC/Lantra standards and experience in chainsaw maintenance, cross cutting and felling small trees. CS 30 and 31 or willingness to undergo qualification.
• Certification to NPTC/Lantra standards and experience in strimmer and brushcutter operations or willingness to undergo qualification.
• Certificate for trailer, all-terrain vehicles or willingness to undergo qualification.
• Current first aid qualification or willingness to gain
• 2 years of planning and delivering practical conservation work.
• 2 years of volunteer supervision & management.
• Demonstrable experience in the safe use and maintenance of hand and power tools.
• Good understanding of land management for wildlife conservation, notably native flora & fauna.
  
  

• One Wellness Hour per week
• Enhanced Pension rate upon completion of probation
• Sick Pay Allowance
• Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity Leave
• Training and Development
  
  

• Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
  
  

• Finance & Accounting
  
  

• English

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