Nature Recovery Project Officer

Reports to:   Ecology Lead

Salary:           £26,000 - £29,705 (dependent on experience)

Contract:      Permanent Full Time

Hours:           37.5 hours per week    

Based at:      Elm Tree Court, Devizes with travel across Wiltshire and some home working

Are you passionate about wildlife and looking to build a career in nature recovery?

We're looking for a Nature Recovery Project Officer to join our ambitious Nature Recovery Directorate. This is an exciting opportunity to work across a diverse range of projects, supporting ecological surveys, species monitoring, farm clusters, conservation events and project delivery that are helping restore nature at scale.

No two days are the same. One day you could be surveying farmland birds, supporting ecological monitoring at Great Chalfield or working alongside volunteers in the field; the next you might be organising a farmer workshop, managing ecological data or helping deliver one of our landscape recovery projects.

We'll provide training, mentoring and opportunities to develop your ecological, project management and engagement skills, making this an ideal role for someone looking to take the next step in a conservation career.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side.  Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits include: 

• Company pension & Salary exchange scheme
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 27 days annual leave increasing to 30 days in your fifth year of service plus public holidays
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Free tea and coffee
• Head office in town centre with parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Two staff wellbeing days per annum

A full job description and application pack is available to download below.

Closing Date: 9am on 25^th August 2026

PLEASE NOTE: if interest is significant, we reserve the option to close the vacancy early and conduct interviews on an as required basis. Should the vacancy remain open until the stated deadline then interviews will be held on Tuesday 8^th September 2026.

Please submit your application to recruitment@wiltshirewildlife.org

Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This information will be used in our short-listing process.

As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs.  Therefore, if you have not received an invitation to attend an interview within one week of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.