Conservation Project Manager (Assurance)

WWT is the charity for wetlands and wildlife. We're on a mission to restore wetlands and unlock their power.

Wetlands are one of the most biodiverse habitats on Earth, helping nature burst back to life and offering a lifeline to multiple declining and threatened species. Wetlands can help tackle the climate crisis by storing carbon and buffering us from floods. They can reduce the impacts of drought and provide a welcome relief during a heatwave, vital for our health and wellbeing too.

The time for taking action is now and we need wetlands more than ever. On global scale, wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests, and in the UK, our landscapes are drying out with 75% of wetlands having disappeared with much of what is left in poor condition. To respond to the magnitude of today’s challenges, we need to speed up wetland restoration and reverse the loss of this vital habitat. After all, a world where healthy wetland nature thrives, is a world where people and life thrives.

WWT’s new strategy builds on a history of doing incredible, positive, conservation work on the ground with plans for the future, firmly rooted in science and backed by evidence. In the Conservation Directorate our aim is to deliver meaningful change that unlocks the super-powers of wetlands. One of the keys ways we do this is through developing wetland projects that allow this positive change to happen.   As Conservation Project Manager (Assurance) you will be responsible for working positively with Project Managers across WWT’s Conservation Directorate to facilitate and coordinate the efficient running of the Project Pipeline & Assurance process. This activity is essential to ensure the efficient tracking of project ideas as they transition through delivery to closure, with a clear focus on maintaining and updating the Project Register.      Your main responsibilities will be to:

• manage a team of Senior Administrators (Project Assurance) to provide the administrative function for both projects in delivery and the Project Pipeline & Assurance process;
• provide regular project highlight reports to the Head of Wetland Services and;
• provide guidance to Project Managers on using WWT’s Project Pipeline and Project Management Framework.

By building a good and positive working relationship with others throughout the organisation you will ensure that this process is embedded into the culture of managing conservation projects in WWT.  

This is a full time position working 37.5 hours Monday to Friday.  For this role we can offer the opportunity for hybrid working (with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office and for team meetings).