Engagement Manager
Durham Wildlife Trust
Conservation & WildlifeEnvironmental EducationPolicy & Campaigning
We are looking for someone who can think strategically and deliver on the ground. A natural leader, the perfect candidate will have a track record of delivering engagement activities and use that experience to drive engagement with the Trust across a range of opportunities, from campaigning and advocacy to volunteering and education.
For more than 50 years, Durham Wildlife Trust has been working for and with local communities, inspiring grassroots action for nature where people live and work. Our Strategy 2030 aims for more people to take meaningful action for nature, and growing the number of people and organisations engaged in our work is central to achieving it.
The Engagement Manager will lead the Trust’s engagement team, increasing the number of individuals, organisations and groups who share our aims and deepening their involvement in our work – from campaigning and advocacy to volunteering and education. The role will develop opportunities across community organising, volunteering, formal and informal education and training, health and wellbeing, corporate partnerships, campaigning and public affairs.
Purpose of Post
- Lead the engagement team.
- Increase the number of individuals, organisations and groups who align with our aims.
- Increase the levels of meaningful engagement in the delivery of our work, from campaigning and advocacy to volunteering and education.
- To achieve this, you will develop opportunities in these areas:
- Community organising
- Volunteering
- Education and training – formal and informal
- Health and wellbeing
- Corporate partnerships
- Campaigning
- Public affairs
About the role:
- Full-time
- Fixed term: initial 2 year period, continuation will be subject to funding.
- Place of work: Rainton Meadows, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 6PU/Hybrid
- The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 2nd November 2026
About Durham Wildlife Trust
Durham Wildlife Trust is a charity that was established in 1971 and operates across the area of the old County Durham, which today includes Darlington, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland.
It owns and manages more than 50 nature reserves located between the Tees and the Tyne, providing special places for people, for wildlife and for future generations. From ancient woodland and heathland to meadows, wetlands and more, the Trust looks after some of the North East’s most special places.
Today Durham Wildlife Trust continues to acquire new reserves, helping nature to recover across the landscape and bringing wildlife into the heart of our towns and cities.
Durham Wildlife Trust is a charity that was established in 1971 and operates across the area of the old County Durham, which today includes Darlington, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland. It owns and manages more than 50 nature reserves located between the Tees and the Tyne, providing special places for people, for wildlife and for future generations. From ancient woodland and heathland to meadows, wetlands and more, the Trust looks after some of the North East’s most special places. Today Durham Wildlife Trust continues to acquire new reserves, helping nature to recover across the landscape and bringing wildlife into the heart of our towns and cities.
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