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Nature Recovery Manager
Salary: £40,045 to £42,885 p.a.
Permanent
Full Time 37.5hrs p/w (hybrid working available)
Office base: Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway
Covering 9,700 sq km of land and sea, the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere was the first UNESCO Biosphere in Scotland and offers an opportunity to lead on landscape scale nature recovery that will be good for nature, good for people and good for the local economy. 69% of the Biosphere area lies within Scotland’s first Natural Capital Innovation Zone an area which is also focussed on delivery of Scotland’s first Regional Land Use Framework. Together these make the UNESCO Biosphere an exciting and dynamic place to work as multiple partners come together to explore new approaches to addressing the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change at scale in the region.
We’re looking for somebody who can lead our Nature Recovery team, with a good knowledge of landscape scale project development and management, you’ll be the catalyst in engaging partners in initiating and driving innovative nature-based solutions to help combat the joint crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, exploring opportunities for new private finance and contributing to the roll out of the Regional Land Use Framework and Natural Capital Innovation Zone.
You will be responsible for growing and developing the team whilst overseeing delivery of our portfolio of key strategic projects including the Nith Catchment Summit to Sea, Borderlands Natural Capital On-farm Plans Integrated with Nature (OPIN) and Ayrshire Tree Planting programme.
You’ll be part of the senior management team for our UNESCO Biosphere working alongside the Biosphere Communities and Business Manager in supporting the Biosphere Director in delivery of the Biosphere’s 2022-32 Strategic Plan.
The Nature Recovery Manager is supported with funding from South of Scotland Enterprise.
For more information and to apply, please click the link in this advert. To arrange a time to discuss the role informally, please email Ed Forrest (Director) via ed@gsabiosphere.org.uk.
