Marine Recovery Project Development Manager (Britain’s South Coast)

We’re looking for a collaborative, strategic thinker, with a deep commitment to Britain’s seas to manage the development phase of a new marine recovery project. In this role, the successful candidate will lead the creation of the project’s subsequent ambitious, community-driven delivery phase for seascape-scale marine restoration. You’ll need a strategic mindset, project development skills, relationship and stakeholder management expertise, the ability to collate and analyse data, and importantly, a passion for our oceans.

Thank you for your interest in the role of Marine Recovery Project Development Manager (Britain’s South Coast) — a key position within a bold new initiative to catalyse marine recovery from Cornwall to Sussex (with applications welcome from candidates across the project location).

The 15-month development phase of the project is being led by a partnership of Wildlife Trusts committed to restoring the extraordinary marine habitats and species found across Britain’s south coast. Working across counties and seascapes, we are building a collective vision for marine recovery at scale.

As Marine Recovery Project Development Manager, you will lead the development phase of this hugely ambitious and exciting project: bringing together regional partners and stakeholders to identify opportunities and need for marine recovery in the region; managing Coastal Community Engagement Officers; identifying and assessing relevant supporting data and evidence; and forming a robust, costed plan for the project’s delivery phase that is not only visionary, but viable and actionable.

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to work with dedicated Wildlife Trust teams and other stakeholders across south coast to shape a transformational marine programme, driving change across one of Europe’s most ecologically and culturally important coastlines.

Benefits:

• Cornwall Wildlife Trust operates excellent toil and flexible working policies
• Enhanced company holiday entitlement – starting at 25 days plus bank holidays and rising to a maximum 30 days over a period of time (1 day extra for each year worked after 4 complete years served)
• 3 days Christmas Business Closure for 2025
• All employees have access to the Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 counselling service) and Employee health and wellbeing portal
• Free onsite parking at Five Acres
• Stakeholder pension scheme (subject to eligibility)

Interviews will be held on Monday 20 October 2025.