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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p>Do you want to work with shorebirds and farmland birds, helping our wildlife from brown hare and avocet to adder and juniper? Do you want to work with a highly motivated team who put nature at the heart of their work? Are you looking to inspire people to help us tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis? If so ...... this could be the job for you and please do apply.</p>
<p>The whole of the Northumberland Coast, renowned for the quality of its beaches and dramatic stretches of unspoilt coastline, offers a sense of freedom and discovery.</p>
<p>This is an exciting time to join the team, with multiple projects benefitting both rangers and nature, and lots of opportunities to plan and deliver ambitious plans for wildlife and people on the coast.</p>
<p>The North Northumberland Coast is an increasingly popular wildlife haven, including the Farne Islands, Lindisfarne Castle and Garden, two inland sites of Ros Castle and St Cuthbert’s Cave, and 13 miles of stunning coast over a 40 mile stretch. You will manage our team of Area Rangers and Gardener across multiple sites with a wide range of designations, including remote teams. As part of the Property Leadership Team, you will work with teams across the portfolio, as well as external partners, to create a countryside and garden team ‘For Nature’.</p>
<p>If you have any questions about this role please contact: [email protected]</p>
<p><strong>What it's like to work here</strong></p>
<p>From little terns to razorbills, grey seals to brown hares and common adders to common frogs, we create the best possible habitats for our wildlife to thrive. From roses at Lindisfarne Garden to urnet rose in the dunes, our visitors have the opportunity to become immersed in these fantastic habitats. You will help the teams build on our plans for these places, and build on opportunities for innovative study, particularly in drone monitoring for wildlife and predator deterrence. You will also build on opportunities and challenges due to changes in the wider landscape, funding and adjacent land, such as coastal change and ELMs.</p>
<p><strong>What you'll be doing</strong></p>
<p>This is an exciting time to join the team as delivery of our Land, Outdoors & Nature strategy and Management Plans will help us to protect the very special wildlife here. Strong management and coaching skills are essential, with experience of managing staff and volunteers, embracing and adapting to change, and creating an environment where your team can thrive and feel empowered to resolve challenges. You will recruit a talented and enthusiastic team with the right attitude, develop and coach them, and drive strong performance through clear objectives and delegation. You will identify and manage risk, ensuring the actions of you and your team are safe, secure and compliant with legislation and Trust rules. You will assess the resources you require to deliver the countryside elements of property business plans and create a challenging but achievable budget, monitoring performance and taking any action necessary to keep on target. You will set the strategic direction of visitor engagement in the countryside, applying ‘Everyone Welcome’ principles to our work. You will seek out opportunities for both income and innovation, harnessing ideas from your team, colleagues and partners. You will help implement innovative scientific study, have a track record of inspiring others, ensuring our teams are able to grow and develop their career, making the most of opportunities and being willing to take informed and calculated risks.</p>
<p>You'll enable everyone to feel welcome and to have varied, inspirational experiences of our conservation work. Using your experience of complex stakeholder relationships, you will nurture strong partnerships and work alongside a wide range of people in the local community. You’ll lead our ranger, garden and volunteer teams, making them feel valued. You'll minimise risk and ensure teams are working safely, with a good knowledge of both compliance and nature conservation legislation and designations. You will need to travel to training and meetings when required in relation to your role.</p>
<p><strong>Who we're looking for</strong></p>
<p>• Have evidence of strong people / leadership / management skills </p>
<p>• Have significant practical experience in land, nature, conservation, and access management</p>
<p>• Have a proven track record of managing health and safety and compliance issues relating to the countryside and visitor activities </p>
<p>• Have excellent communication skills with good practical experience of delivering in partnership with other organisations / strong stakeholder management skills </p>
<p>• Have strong organisational skills and project management experience </p>
<p>• Have a full UK driving licence.</p>