Principal Nature Advocacy Officer
Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Salary: Starting in the region of £39,040 per annum
Salary band: Rank 2 (£39,040 - £44,689 per annum)
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full time
Location: Bickley Hall Farm, Malpas, SY14 8EF – Hybrid Working
Join Cheshire Wildlife Trust as our Principal Nature Advocacy Officer and use your ecological expertise to help create a wilder Cheshire.
About Us
Cheshire Wildlife Trust is the region’s leading independent wildlife charity working across Cheshire, Halton, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington and Wirral for over 60 years.
About You and the Role
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced ecologist or environmental professional to step beyond site-level impact and influence the plans, policies and decisions that will shape nature’s future across the county.
You will bring robust evidence, sound judgement and ecological credibility to some of the most important issues facing wildlife, from development and infrastructure to planning policy and nature recovery. If you want to apply your skills where they can deliver long-term, system-wide impact for nature, this role offers the chance to help turn ambition into lasting change.
In return we offer a generous benefits package, flexible working options and a friendly and supportive culture where you can thrive surrounded by colleagues who are passionate about fixing the nature crisis.
At Cheshire Wildlife Trust we embrace agile working with a focus on supporting you to achieve your objectives alongside a healthy work-life balance. We operate a hybrid working policy with most staff working at least part of the week from home and/or out on site.
Closing date: Sunday 12 July 2026
Apply now and play your part in creating a Wilder Cheshire.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
You may be required to carry out a DBS check for this role.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Sorry, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position
No agencies please.
About Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Together with our members and volunteers, we work to protect wildlife across Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Stockport, Warrington, Tameside, Trafford and Wirral.
We manage around 40 nature reserves with habitats ranging from grasslands and wet meadows to reedbeds, coastal dunes and woodland and also work with others to protect additional sites.
Together with our members and volunteers, we work to protect wildlife across Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Stockport, Warrington, Tameside, Trafford and Wirral. We manage around 40 nature reserves with habitats ranging from grasslands and wet meadows to reedbeds, coastal dunes and woodland and also work with others to protect additional sites.
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