Managing Director

The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent environmental organization in Oxford is seeking a Managing Director to lead their consultancy efforts. The ideal candidate will manage financial performance, inspire a collaborative team, and drive business development while ensuring high standards of consultancy delivery. This role requires strong leadership skills and a proven track record in commercial consultancy. The position offers a salary range of £68,350 - £70,472 per annum and is based on a hybrid working model, allowing for flexibility and travel as needed.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working hours

Enhanced family policies

Salary exchange pension

Wellbeing initiatives

Cycle and Electric Vehicle schemes

Qualifications

• Proven track record of running a commercial consultancy or similar people-based business.
• Strong leadership skills to build and sustain a positive culture.
• Excellent commercial and financial acumen, including budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Set and deliver strategic and annual business plans.
• Lead overall business performance including financial management.
• Inspire and support a positive, inclusive team culture.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Commercial acumen

Financial management

Problem-solving

Job description

Managing Director

Closing date: Sunday 11 January 2026 Salary: £68,350 - £70,472 per annum Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time Location: The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XT Click here to apply

The Managing Director will lead a values-driven consultancy closely aligned with the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust, balancing commercial success with environmental integrity to achieve real, lasting impact for wildlife and people

Future Nature is one of 23 Wildlife Trust Consultancies operating throughout the UK. The profits from our ecological and land & farm consultancy services are returned back into the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT), to fund their invaluable work helping nature's recovery.

You’ll be joining a collaborative team of technical specialists and advisors who care deeply about doing the right thing – for nature, for our clients, and for each other. You’ll also be joining at a time when Future Nature is well-poised to expand and grow, and you’ll use your business, relationship and leadership skills to deliver that growth.

What you’ll be doing

• Setting and delivering the strategic and annual business plans, ensuring sustainable growth and impact.
• Leading overall business performance, including financial management, profitability and risk.
• Inspiring, developing and supporting a positive, inclusive team culture across the business.
• Driving business development, nurturing client relationships and representing Future Nature externally.
• Ensuring consistently high standards of consultancy delivery, governance and compliance.

What we’re looking for

• A proven track record of running a commercial consultancy or similar people-based business.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, ability to build and sustain a positive culture.
• Excellent commercial and financial acumen, including budgeting and performance management.
• Demonstrable experience of developing new business and managing client relationships.
• The ability to make sound decisions, solve complex problems and lead by example.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with line manager

Based: Hybrid working with travel to sites as required

What we offer

• Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, balance days, urgent personal business leave and generous occupational sick pay
• Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and family-friendly policies
• Salary exchange pension with generous employer contribution
• Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders, YuLife benefit package - access to immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters
• Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
• Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups

How to apply

For full details, please read the job description and T&Cs below. To apply, please follow the application link.

Candidates are welcome to request an informal exploratory conversation with the Assistant Chief Executive prior to applying; please email [e-mail] to request a phone call.

The closing time and date for applications is 11.59pm on Sunday 11 th January 2026. First stage interviews will take place on Wednesday 21 st January 2026.

BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable adjustments. Contact us on [e-mail] if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the recruitment process, including completing your application.

When applying for the role you can expect to answer a few questions online relating to the skills required and what you would be doing in the role. Your responses will be anonymised, randomised, and scored by a panel of reviewers.

We don't use an application form, or CVs - your answers to our situational based questions will be scored against a review guide and scores from these will decide which candidates go through to the interview stage. See here to find out why we do this.

Whilst we appreciate ChatGPT and other AI platforms can answer these questions, we know what they have to say (and generally the answer they generate isn't great). We want to hear your perspective written in your own words. If it is clear that any of your answers are not your own work, we reserve the right to reject your application on that basis.

You’ll also be asked for information about your background, anything you feel comfortable sharing will be anonymised and will not be shared as part of the selection process, it will only be used to help us understand how we are performing against our equal opportunities metrics. All candidates will receive feedback on their application.

We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underserved within the communities in which we operate. This includes people from visible ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities (including those who are neurodivergent), the LGBTQ+ community, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and younger people. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.