Conservation jobs in United Kingdom

# Wildlife Manager## Job Introduction**We are Forestry England.****We live and breathe forests.****Job title – Wildlife Manager****Salary - £37,537 - £39,661****Contract type – Permanent****Hours – 44 hrs per week******Vacancy closes - 23:58, 2nd February 2026****Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber**.****What you’ll do…**You will share leadership of the District’s wildlife team, working alongside another Wildlife Manager to provide high-quality wildlife management operations in line with industry best practice and Forestry England policy. You will collaborate with Beats and other District functions to contribute to the wider Forest District operations.Through inclusive leadership and teamwork, you will support the high performance of the District’s wildlife team, with a strong focus on nature conservation and delivering increasing cull targets. You will champion a positive health and safety culture, and ensure the proper management of firearms and production of venison.Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.**Where you’ll work…**We are Forestry England. We are the country’s largest land manager, caring for the nation’s forests for people, nature and the economy. The foundation of our organisation is our world-class sustainable management of the nation’s forests.Our South England Forest District team is made up of around 170 people with a diverse range of roles - from foresters and wildlife rangers to civil engineers, and ecologists to marketing professionals. We all contribute towards the management of 46,000 hectares of public forest estate that stretch from Sussex to Dorset, and from Berkshire to the Isle of Wight. Nearly all of our forests are within either a National Park or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Much of this forest is of high national importance for nature conservation and wildlife, and of international importance for biodiversity. South England Forest District is therefore responsible for land that includes Special Areas of Conservation (for habitats), Special Protection Areas (for birds) and Ramsar sites (for wetlands). We also provide public access and recreation in our forests, with nearly 50 million visits every year to South England Forest District.If the post you are applying for is PB5 or above, you will be asked to join the District duty roster, after a suitable period of time.**Benefits…**Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit* 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.* STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.* free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.* a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.Read more about the benefits on the**How to apply…**You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.You will be assessed on your experience, technical skills and the below behaviours during your interview. The being assessed at interview are –* Delivering at Pace* Making Effective Decisions* Managing a Quality Service* Seeing the Bigger PictureSuccessful candidates will undergo an enhanced criminal record check and the government check.Interviews - To be confirmed in February.If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.Read more about our on the**Nationality requirements…**Read more about nationality requirements **Working for the Civil Service…**Forestry England is part of the . The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the and initiative. Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.The following content displays a map of the job's location.| OpenStreetMap contributors### Wildlife Manager* **Salary** £37,537 - £39,661* **Frequency** Annual* **Job Reference** forestryengland/TP/2184/434* **Contract Type** Permanent* **Closing Date** 02 February, 2026* **Job Category** Land Management* **Business Unit** South* **Location** South District, United Kingdom* **Posted on** 20 December, 2025