Conservation Officer - Pollinator B-Lines

🌱 About the Role- Make a Real Difference for Scotland’s Pollinators 

Are you passionate about wildlife and nature restoration? Join Buglife as a Conservation Officer to help Scotland’s bees and other insect pollinators thrive. Lead the SPEN: Pollinator B-Lines Project, transforming utility land into vital pollinator habitats across the Central Belt. 

This one-year, Scottish Power Energy Network (SPEN)-funded project involves restoring at least five sites in Fife, West Lothian, West Dunbartonshire, and North Lanarkshire. You’ll plan and deliver habitat improvements to include species-rich grasslands and insect banks, tailored to each location. 

Your role covers project management from overseeing works and contractors, coordinating volunteers, managing budgets, to engaging local communities through outreach. You’ll maintain strong partnerships with SPEN and others, create site specific management plans, and identify future collaboration opportunities. 

This varied position combines hands on restoration, community engagement, partnership building, financial management, and teamwork to create real impact for pollinators. 

🧠 What We’re Looking For 

We’re seeking a motivated and proactive individual with a strong interest in invertebrate conservation. You may bring experience in areas such as habitat restoration, ecological surveying, or community involvement but you’ll also be comfortable applying your knowledge across a wide range of tasks. 

Ideally, you’ll have your own area of specialism, while also demonstrating a broad understanding of invertebrate ecology and a willingness to grow into new areas. You’ll be confident managing your own workload, balancing fieldwork with planning, budgeting, and reporting. You should feel comfortable working with a diverse group of people, including land managers, contractors, and volunteers, and bring excellent communication and problem-solving skills. A creative, organised, and hands on approach will help you succeed in this exciting role. 

🐞 About Buglife 

Buglife is the only organisation in Europe solely dedicated to the conservation of all invertebrates. From bees and beetles to spiders and snails, we work to halt invertebrate extinctions and secure thriving, sustainable populations of these essential creatures, which play critical roles in pollination, soil health, and entire ecosystems. Our mission is to halt the extinction of invertebrate species and secure sustainable populations of these essential creatures. We work across the UK and internationally through practical conservation, public engagement, scientific research, and policy advocacy.

Our projects restore habitats, reconnect landscapes, and raise awareness about the crucial role these small but mighty creatures play in keeping ecosystems healthy. Whether influencing national policy or planting wildflowers in local communities, we’re committed to saving the small things that run the planet. 

💡 What We Offer 

• A supportive and flexible working environment.
• 23 days annual leave (rising to 28 after 3 years service), plus office closure over between Christmas and New Year.
• Enhanced pension contributions.
• Opportunities for training, development, and career progression.
• The chance to make a tangible difference to the conservation of threatened invertebrate species. 

A job description is attached below. 

🗓️Application deadline: 25 August 2025 
🗓️ Interviews: week commencing 1st September 2025 (held via Microsoft Teams) 

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we may close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for this role. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.