Join our team!
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is leading the way in wild bee conservation. We know the benefits of connecting people to nature, and now couldn’t be more of an exciting time to join our growing, committed team. If you have a passion for nature and wildlife and would like a job in the environmental sector, you’re in the right place.
Culture and values
At the Trust we work as one team towards a common goal – always doing the right thing for bumblebees. Working effectively together is a core part of our culture: we operate on the basis of trust and strive to create a positive environment by recognising everyone’s contributions and celebrating successes, large and small. Everyone can make a personal difference, and our strength lies in our ability to share a common set of values which both inspire and guide us:
We are knowledgeable
We demonstrate widespread expertise about the conservation and science of bumblebees and our ability to use this to everyone’s benefit.
We have team spirit
We care about other team members and work together. We aim to create a safe, supportive, enjoyable but challenging working environment.
We have integrity
We face up to and handle difficult situations and issues.
We are passionate
We do what is right for bumblebees and promote our pride, spirit and values through our work.
We are focused
Many of our projects continue to work within the rare bumblebee zones, act decisively and deliver targeted conservation.
These are the principles we value in our staff.
Why work for us?
Whatever job you decide to apply for, whether it’s in conservation, public engagement or membership, we place the highest value on our employees. We believe that recruiting and retaining the right people is fundamental to our success.
Our benefits package includes:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of public holidays
- 8% employer pension contribution
- Death in Service insurance, calculated as two times salary
- Well-being support via our internal Staff Well-being Group, Mental Health First Aiders and Health Assured’s Employee Assistance Programme. This is a confidential portal which offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7, covering a wide range of issues that could be affecting your home life or work life, health and general wellbeing.
- Generous occupational sick pay
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Salary Sacrifice Scheme for Electric Vehicle Purchase
- Flexible working arrangements
- Paid leave to deal with family emergencies
- Personal training allowance
Vacancies
We have the following vacancies:
- Information Officer
- Skills for BeeWalk Project Manager
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK. Roles are not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants require to have existing right to work in the UK.
Information Officer
Salary £22,250 per annum, full-time fixed term (six month) position based at either the Trust’s office in Stirling or home-based.
The Trust is looking for a full-time Information Officer to assist our Engagement team over the spring and summer of 2024. The successful applicant will help deliver a range of activities including organisation and creation of digital content (for websites and social media), assist with answering public enquiries using email and social media, and supporting the Public Engagement Manager to deliver an ambitious programme of work including the development of a new website.
You will be a well organised and self-motivated individual, with excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information in a clear and engaging way, and the ability to plan and prioritise different work strands and adapt to a range of tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Download the application pack.
Closing date: 5pm Tuesday 19 March 2024.
Skills for BeeWalk Project Manager
Salary £27-30,000 (pro rata) per annum, part-time (28 hours per week, 0.8 FTE), permenant home-based position.
The Trust is looking for a part-time Skills for BeeWalk Project Manager. Your primary role will be to lead the Trust’s bumblebee identification and monitoring training, including both in-person training days and the creation of an online training curriculum.
As the Trust grows, we are working to move our bumblebee identification and monitoring training programme beyond just one day in-person field- and classroom-based events. Taking advantage of increased digital literacy, we aim to refresh our training approach, in particular by building a modular online curriculum covering bumblebee identification as well as surveying and monitoring. This role would also include developing and line-managing survey- and mentoring-based on-the-ground Skills for Bees projects.
You will be expert in field bumblebee ID, with considerable experience of teaching, ideally natural history tutoring of adults. This should include experience teaching or training online, in the field, and in classroom situations. You will have experience of putting together your own teaching materials as well as delivery.
You will be comfortable working collaboratively in a remote team, including remote line management, and be happy to travel for work.
Download the application pack.
Closing date: 9am Monday 15 April 2024.
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer. This means that whilst seeking employment or during such employment with the Trust, we will seek to ensure equality of treatment for all persons regardless of sex, race, age, marital or civil partnership status, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity status.
We recognise that candidates from disabled and ethnically diverse backgrounds are under-represented in our organisation, and that there are often additional barriers present for people from these groups when applying for roles in the charity sector and beyond. We are committed to taking positive action to expand the diversity of our staff team, and if you meet the essential criteria for a role and are disabled or from an ethnically diverse background, you’ll be guaranteed a first stage interview. Please just tick the relevant box on our application form. It is important to note that this scheme guarantees an interview for candidates who meet the minimum criteria and tell us that they’d like to be considered under the scheme. The selection decision at interview will be based on the most suitable candidate, regardless of any protected characteristic.
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