Land Use & Nature Delivery Partner

Summary

Help shape the future of nature recovery across the North of England.

As our Land Use and Nature Delivery Partner, you'll play a leading role in restoring habitats, supporting nature-friendly farming and helping deliver lasting change across our landscapes.

What it's like to work here

You'll be joining a supportive team of specialists who work closely together to share knowledge, solve problems and provide expert advice across the North. Working with colleagues from a range of disciplines, you'll have the opportunity to learn from others, influence decisions and help shape the way we care for some of our most important places.

This is a visible role, combining site visits with flexible working.

Your contractual place of work will either be our Newcastle or York office and we offer a hybrid working policy, meaning you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places.

We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for around 60% of your working week – and what beautiful places to call your work!

What you'll be doing

You'll use your ecological expertise and knowledge of nature-friendly farming to help restore nature across the North of England. Working across some of our most important habitats and landscapes, you'll provide ecological leadership to drive nature recovery and deliver lasting impact.

You'll lead ecological assessments, manage specialist contracts and develop monitoring plans to measure the impact of our work. You’ll help teams to protect priority species and habitats, and support the development of Environmental Land Management Schemes. You'll also support and shape tenancy and grazing plans that enable nature recovery at scale.

Collaboration will be a key part of your role. You'll build strong partnerships with colleagues, farmers and external organisations, sharing knowledge and bringing people together to achieve ambitious outcomes. As a representative of the National Trust in regional nature recovery partnerships, you'll champion programmes that create meaningful, long-term benefits for nature.

Who we're looking for

• Strong ecological expertise, and practical experience of delivering nature recovery, habitat restoration or species conservation across a range of habitats
• Good knowledge of nature-friendly farming, land management systems and how these can support nature, climate and wider public benefit
• Able to build trusted relationships with farmers, land managers, colleagues and partner organisations, using your knowledge and credibility to influence positive change
• Deep understanding of the UK conservation landscape, including relevant policy, legislation, funding and environmental compliance
• Confident using evidence, research and ecological data to shape practical advice, plans and decisions
• Experience in motivating and developing others through line management, mentoring, and training.
• A clear communicator, able to explain complex ecological or land management information in a way that is practical, engaging and easy to understand

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places

Closing Date: 26 July 2026
Proposed Interview Date: 7th August 2026