Overview
Assistant Land Use & Nature Delivery Partner – Ickworth,Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
We’re looking for an Assistant Land Use & Nature Delivery Partner to join our team in the Midlands & East of England region, and support nature-recovery work.
You’ll join the Restore Nature Specialist Delivery team during an exciting period as we implement our “People and Nature Thriving” strategy, which aims to create 250,000 hectares of nature-rich habitat across and beyond National Trust land, and support nature restoration at Dunwich Heath post wildfire.
You’ll work 37.5 hours per week on a fixed term contract until 1st November 2028.
You’ll be part of the Trust’s internal consultancy: a flexible resource of specialist skills and expertise. As one of a multidisciplinary team of experts, including curators, fundraisers, building surveyors and project managers, you’ll be working with others to help make things happen.
As this role covers the East of England part of the Midlands and East of England region, your contractual place of work will be the nearest National Trust consultancy office to your home. Our hybrid working policy means 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 40–60% of your working week.
You’ll support projects across the East of England. As 15 hours per week of this role are funded through the Dunwich Heath Wildfire Recovery programme, you’ll spend the equivalent of 2 days per week working directly on site or supporting work related to Dunwich Heath.
Working alongside the Land Use & Nature Specialist Delivery Partners, you’ll provide specialist land management advice to restore nature at a landscape scale.
You’ll be working closely with your specialist delivery and operational colleagues to plan and deliver the best outcomes for nature, supporting those adopting low carbon and nature friendly farming alongside habitat creation and restoration to deliver our Restore Nature goals.
You may also represent the National Trust in regional collaborations and use your network of partners and contractors to support large-scale restoration.
- experience delivering nature recovery across varied habitats
- knowledge and experience of ecology, agro-ecology and nature-friendly farming systems
- confident communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to inspire and build trust
- solid knowledge of the UK conservation policy and funding landscape including ELMS
- ability to translate ambitious goals into practical, high impact delivery.
- GIS and IT literate including use of Land App and ability to write reports
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
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Ickworth, The Rotunda, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5QEAssistant Land Use & Nature Delivery Partner – Grade 7.pdf Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK
Closing Date: 27th September 2026
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