Work for Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the county's largest environmental charity, committed to the protection and enhancement of Norfolk's wildlife and wild places.

We value respect, integrity, trust and responsibility. We want our people to be as diverse as nature itself and so we particularly encourage applications from those currently under-represented within our sector, including people from minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. We welcome people of all backgrounds and levels of experience with nature, and continually strive to improve our culture and practices. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. Please let us know if you require any adjustment processes to make our recruitment process more accessible.

Norfolk Wildlife Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level.

If you have time on your hands and want to help Norfolk's wildlife then why not volunteer on some of our fantastic nature reserves. Find out more.
Please see the Job Details for application information, and Job Descriptions for more about each position. Please indicate clearly for which post you are applying. Download these below or send an A4 SAE (£1.28 stamp) to Reception at:

Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Bewick House
22 Thorpe Road
Norwich
NR1 1RY

PLEASE NOTE: For any emailed applications, please send any documents as part of your application as attachments to your email. We are unable to download documents that arrive in formats such as Gmail Confidential Mode.
Migrant hawker, photo by Peter Dent
Stoat, photo by Nick Appleton

Casual Catering Assistants - Holme Dunes & Cley Marshes

Location - We have positions available at both Holme Dunes and Cley Marshes.
Salary - £12 per hour.

Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the county’s largest environmental charity, working for the protection and enhancement of Norfolk’s wildlife and wild places. 

We have vacancies for Casual Catering Assistants in both our Holme Dunes Visitor centre and our Cley Marshes Visitor Centre. These positions offer the opportunity to provide refreshments and a friendly welcome to our many visitors.
 
Maintaining the professional image of NWT in the presentation and delivery of soup, sandwiches, hot beverages and other food stuffs to meet the expectations of NWT and visitors, our cafés focus on using locally sourced ingredients and strives for the most sustainable approach.

Previous catering experience and/or holding a current hygiene certificate would be preferred but is not essential as training will be provided.


For further details and how to apply please see the job description for both roles, as well as the job details for Holme Dunes and the job details for Cley Marshes.

Candidates should apply by sending a copy of their CV, giving full details of education, employment history, and outlining relevant experience. Please also supply details of two referees. You should also include a statement of application outlining the visitor centre you wish to apply to, why you consider yourself suitable for the post and what particular experience, skills and attributes you have which will enable you to fulfil the requirements of the job.

Completed applications should be marked ‘Private and Confidential’ and sent to Job Applications, Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Bewick House, 22 Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RY or e-mailed to [email protected].

When these vacancies are filled they will be removed from our website.

Senior Projects Officer

5 days (35 hours) per week – hybrid working, willing to consider flexible/condensed hours for the right candidate.
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per annum (depending on experience)

This is an exciting time for Norfolk’s largest conservation charity as it journeys towards its centenary in 2026 and continues to expand its vital work for Norfolk’s wildlife.

We are seeking a highly motivated projects officer to join our Strategy, Impact and Projects team. This new role will be responsible for supporting the project managers on some of our large-scale key strategic projects and for project managing a range of smaller projects. They will also play a key role in supporting the Trust to adopt a project management framework, project reporting and ensure that we realise the benefits from the projects we deliver.

The Trust’s project portfolio comprises a wide variety of projects including the development of our reserves, visitor experience and work with local communities, along with projects to update and enhance our core systems and improve our processes, ensuring that new technologies and ways of working are successfully adopted across the organisation.
Excellent co-ordination, collaboration and delivery skills are essential to allow you to support and enable the organisation to build on strong foundations to create even greater impact.

The post offers an excellent opportunity for a candidate with project management experience who is looking to further develop their skills working on high priority projects for the Trust. They will use their skills to support the Trust in its growth and in making a greater impact for wildlife, working within an experienced and supportive team.

If you are an experienced projects officer or project manager, with an interest in Norfolk’s wildlife, we’d love to hear from you.

For further details and how to apply please see job description and job details 

Deadline for applications: Start of business (09.00 GMT) on Monday 3rd June 2024, with interviews to be arranged for the week commencing Monday 17th June 2024.
 

EDI Officer

21 hours per week 
Salary: £26,000 per annum FTE

This post is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund for two years.
 

This is an exciting time for Norfolk’s largest conservation charity as it journeys towards its centenary in 2026 and continues to expand its vital work for Norfolk’s wildlife and supporting more people to connect with and act for nature.
 
As a Trust, we are Wild About Inclusion! To us, this means inspiring, empowering and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural world for the better. It means creating workspaces where difference is celebrated, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature.
 
We are looking for someone to help embed our new EDI policy at NWT and to drive forward our ambition to becoming a truly inclusive organisation. Working within our Engagement Team, you will work closely with all teams across NWT to create and develop new opportunities that support people from all backgrounds to connect with and act for nature and help to increase the representation of under-served audiences amongst our staff, volunteers and supporters.

You must have a strong personal commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and the passion to champion sustainable change both within NWT and through initiatives that widen access to nature and green spaces. With a passion for nature and excellent communication skills, you will have the ability to engage and connect with a range of audiences including people of colour, the LGBTQIA+ community and those experience disability, neurodiversity or mental health conditions.

For further details and how to apply please see job description and job details .

Deadline for applications: Start of business (09.00 GMT) on Monday 3rd June 2024, Interviews are likely to take place in person at our offices at Bewick House in Norwich on Friday 21st June.

Sweet Briar Marshes Engagement Officer

Full-time: 35 hrs per week (part-time hours or job share considered)
£25,553
Initial 1 year contract.

Our vision is that NWT Sweet Briar Marshes is a nature reserve with community at its heart and that it will be an inclusive and accessible space where everyone feels welcome and can experience nature in a range of ways.
 
We are looking for an Engagement Officer, with relevant experience to design, coordinate and deliver an exciting, inspiring and inclusive annual programme of events and activities at NWT Sweet Briar Marshes, ensuring everyone feels welcome and has a positive experience.
 
Working closely with the Engagement and Nature Conservation Teams, you will create engaging opportunities for people of all ages and abilities (including school groups) to explore the reserve, connect with the natural world and be inspired to take action for nature.
 
As well as organising and delivering informal events, you will also deliver activities for school groups visiting the reserve, lead guided walks for a wide range of audiences and source external people to deliver events and activities on the site.
 
You must be a highly motivated and confident communicator with excellent people skills and the ability to form positive relationships with a wide diversity of people and organisations.
 
The post will be based at NWT HQ and Sweet Briar Marshes in Norwich (with scope for hybrid working considered).  Due to the nature of the role. the role-holder will be required to work some weekends and evenings, for which time off in lieu will be offered.  

For further details and how to apply please see job description and job details.

Closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 29th May. The first round of Interviews are likely to take place in person in Norwich on Friday 7th June