Job Description Accountable to: Chief Executive, WWT Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, Coventry Remuneration: £34,000 (Grade 5: £33,969 - £42,448) plus benefits Liaison with: WWT senior management team, Managing Director MEL, Numerous external organisations, businesses and individuals Responsible for: Living Landscape Manager Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week Job Purpose: Generate a step change in the creation of Living Landscapes in Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull by stimulating new sources of support, new practical partnerships and new action. Key Responsibilities: Identify potential opportunities for landscape scale conservation Research the priorities and needs of a wide range of organisations, businesses and individuals Direct the planning for landscape scale conservation so that it meets the priorities and needs of these audiences Identify opportunities for the creation of Living Landscapes at specific and across the full range of habitats, using the full range of data, knowledge and expertise at the Trust Champion the concept and benefits of Living Landscapes to new audiences Seek contact with organisations, businesses, individuals and landowners which are additional to those with whom the Trust has traditionally liaised Champion the benefit of Living Landscapes to new audiences, using sound technical knowledge to establish credibility with new partners Where necessary to support the case for the creation of Living Landscapes commission targeted feasibility studies from a wide variety of clients Ensure these feasibility studies establish detailed costs and benefits for work which generates maximum ecological return Ensuring significant expenditure of funds on large scale habitat creation and restoration Convert these approaches and new support for Living Landscapes into direct action on the ground, either directly by others or by the Trust Where appropriate ensure the full range of technical expertise and professional contacts at MEL is used in carrying out these functions Prepare annual budgets, work programmes and reporting requirements for the Living Landscapes team. Line management of the Living Landscapes Team
Job Description Accountable to: Chief Executive, WWT Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, Coventry Remuneration: £34,000 (Grade 5: £33,969 - £42,448) plus benefits Liaison with: WWT senior management team, Managing Director MEL, Numerous external organisations, businesses and individuals Responsible for: Hours: Living Landscape Manager Full time, 35 hours per week Job Purpose: Generate a step change in the creation of Living Landscapes in Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull by stimulating new sources of support, new practical partnerships and new action. Key Responsibilities: Identify potential opportunities for landscape scale conservation Research the priorities and needs of a wide range of organisations, businesses and individuals Direct the planning for landscape scale conservation so that it meets the priorities and needs of these audiences Identify opportunities for the creation of Living Landscapes at specific and across the full range of habitats, using the full range of data, knowledge and expertise at the Trust Champion the concept and benefits of Living Landscapes to new audiences Seek contact with organisations, businesses, individuals and landowners which are additional to those with whom the Trust has traditionally liaised Champion the benefit of Living Landscapes to new audiences, using sound technical knowledge to establish credibility with new partners Where necessary to support the case for the creation of Living Landscapes commission targeted feasibility studies from a wide variety of clients Ensure these feasibility studies establish detailed costs and benefits for work which generates maximum ecological return Ensuring significant expenditure of funds on large scale habitat creation and restoration Convert these approaches and new support for Living Landscapes into direct action on the ground, either directly by others or by the Trust Where appropriate ensure the full range of technical expertise and professional contacts at MEL is used in carrying out these functions Prepare annual budgets, work programmes and reporting requirements for the Living Landscapes team. Line management of the Living Landscapes Team