Reserves Assistant - West Norfolk
Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Contract: 2-year fixed term appointment
Working Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Location: West Norfolk Reserves - Roydon Common, Marham Fen, Ringstead Downs, East Winch Common, Syderstone Common and Narborough Railway Line
About Us
Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the oldest Wildlife Trust in the country and Norfolk’s largest environmental charity, committed to the protection and enhancement of Norfolk’s wildlife and wild places.
About You and the Role
Join our West Norfolk Reserves team, working at some of the UK’s most important wildlife sites, including Roydon Common, Marham Fen, Ringstead Downs, East Winch Common, Syderstone Common and Narborough Railway Line. These reserves include an impressive range of habitats and you would be directly involved in restoration and management of heathlands, fens, woodlands and chalk grasslands.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and practical person to carry out all aspects of public engagement, practical habitat management, as well as visitor infrastructure works, livestock management, machinery maintenance and site wardening.
The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of habitat management techniques, as well as effective communication skills, both with colleagues and members of the public. An interest in species and habitat management is essential, as well as the ability to work outdoors. The post will work within a close-knit team and an ability to work well with colleagues is vital. The successful candidate should have experience of working on a nature reserve or similar. Experience and/or training in brush-cutter, tractor operation, livestock handling and first aid would be an advantage.
In return, we offer a competitive benefits package.
The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 31st March 2026
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the 'find out more & apply' button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We value respect, integrity, trust and responsibility. We want our people to be as diverse as nature itself and so we particularly encourage applications from those currently under-represented within our sector, including people from minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. We welcome people of all backgrounds and levels of experience with nature, and continually strive to improve our culture and practices. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. Please let us know if you require any adjustment processes to make our recruitment process more accessible.
No agencies please.
About Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the oldest Wildlife Trust in the country. The purchase of 400 acres of marsh at Cley on the north Norfolk coast in 1926 to be held ‘in perpetuity as a bird breeding sanctuary’ provided a blueprint for nature conservation which has now been replicated across the UK.
Our vision for Norfolk: where the future of wildlife is protected and enhanced through sympathetic management and people are connected with and inspired by Norfolk’s wildlife and wild spaces.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the oldest Wildlife Trust in the country. The purchase of 400 acres of marsh at Cley on the north Norfolk coast in 1926 to be held ‘in perpetuity as a bird breeding sanctuary’ provided a blueprint for nature conservation which has now been replicated across the UK. Our vision for Norfolk: where the future of wildlife is protected and enhanced through sympathetic management and people are connected with and inspired by Norfolk’s wildlife and wild spaces.
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