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22 Currently available roles across 18 organisations

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Develop and deliver a coordinated visitor communications and engagement programme across the Norfolk coast, helping reduce recreation pressures on wildlife, habitats and landscapes. You will create accessible, evidence-based campaigns, build consistent messaging with conservation, tourism and public-sector partners, and lead the Visitor Pressures Working Group. The work includes developing monitoring and evaluation to assess whether campaigns influence visitor behaviour, analysing visitor data, managing suppliers, and sharing learning to inform future investment. You’ll need experience delivering campaigns or engagement projects, excellent communication skills and an understanding of environmental issues and sustainable tourism.

Location: Holt, GB
Salary: £38,510 – £40,444 per year
Workplace: Hybrid

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Posted 4 hours ago

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Manage delivery of a grant supporting Marine Protected Areas in Cabo Verde, working with project partners and contractors to keep activities on schedule and within budget. You will ensure compliance with the Blue Action Grant Agreement and the financial guidelines and policies of Blue Action and Fauna & Flora. The role calls for experience managing complex, high-value statutory grants across multiple workstreams, alongside strong financial and organisational skills. You will collaborate with partners and donors, bring different stakeholder perspectives into problem-solving, and contribute to work in the environment or international development sector.

Location: Mindelo, CV
Salary: €22,710 per year
Workplace: On-site

Project Management

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Posted 7 hours ago

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Investigate fisheries offences and other environmental crime across Wales, with illegal fishing as the main focus and opportunities to support waste enforcement. You will gather evidence, conduct surveillance, respond to incidents and complaints, and advise on enforcement procedures, evidence gathering and warrants. The post involves field patrols and inspections, collaboration with colleagues and partner organisations, and potentially presenting evidence in court. You will also coach team members on enforcement practice. Applicants should understand relevant legislation and be confident communicating with the public and regulated organisations, including in challenging situations.

Location: Cardiff, GB
Salary: £37,594 – £41,428 per year
Workplace: Hybrid

Posted 8 hours ago

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Lead biodiversity, environmental management and research projects to help improve and protect habitats around the Upper Mersey Estuary. You will oversee the Trust’s Living Laboratory, working with researchers, academic institutions and the community to develop monitoring programmes and research, while managing data collection, analysis and reporting. The post also involves developing project ideas, writing funding applications, managing budgets, advising stakeholders on estuarine conservation and representing the Trust. Applicants need ecology or nature conservation experience, project and monitoring skills, GIS knowledge, and confidence working with diverse stakeholders.

Location: Runcorn, GB
Salary: £41,771 – £45,091 per year (pro rata)
Workplace: Hybrid

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Posted 9 hours ago

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Support the Lochs and Sounds Seascape project by keeping its coordination and administration running smoothly. You’ll organise meetings, events and workshops, track invoice payments, and help create and manage communications across social media, web, print and internal channels. The role also involves maintaining project contacts, data and records in line with data-protection requirements. Applicants should bring administration experience, strong Microsoft Office skills, confident written and verbal communication, and the ability to plan and publish regular social media content.

Location: West Coast of Scotland, GB
Salary: £6,187 total
Workplace: Hybrid

Stakeholder Engagement

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Posted 4 days ago

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Design and deliver an inclusive community engagement strategy for the Lochs and Sounds Seascape project, working with at least six local groups across the Loch Sunart and Sound of Jura area. You’ll co-design engagement methods, facilitate activities, analyse qualitative and quantitative findings, and present results in reports and an interactive geo-located map using QGIS. The work also includes monthly progress meetings and reporting. Applicants need at least three years’ UK community engagement experience, strong facilitation and data-analysis skills, and experience of mapping and partnership work.

Location: West Coast of Scotland, GB
Salary: £29,250 per year
Workplace: On-site

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Posted 4 days ago

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Support biodiversity and nature recovery work with governments and local partners in the UK Overseas Territories and beyond, including the Blue Belt Programme. You will contribute to project design and delivery, nature-based solutions, climate resilience and land- and seascape decision-making. Responsibilities include project governance, reports and briefings, stakeholder networks, capacity building, contract and project support, and helping identify and write funding bids. The role requires applied ecological knowledge, experience translating evidence into practical action and collaborative work across cultures and organisations.

Location: Peterborough, GB
Salary: £33,130 per year
Workplace: Hybrid

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Posted 4 days ago

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Lead the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme for the Norfolk Coast, helping farmers and land managers develop projects that benefit climate, nature, communities and place. You’ll promote the programme, identify opportunities, guide applicants as they prepare proposals and support the assessment panel. Working with partners, you’ll coordinate technical advice and collaborative projects, then monitor funded projects’ delivery, budgets and outcomes against programme objectives. The role requires experience developing and delivering environmental projects and confidence building relationships with farmers and other stakeholders.

Location: Norfolk Coast (hybrid), GB
Salary: £41,177 – £43,149 per year
Workplace: Hybrid

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Posted 6 days ago

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Help Point Blue Conservation Science run its fishing-line recycling programme as a part-time Coastal Program intern. The position is based in Lompoc and is scheduled from 15 November 2026 to 30 May 2027. Pay is USD 19.70 per hour, with accrued paid sick leave and a small phone stipend; housing is not provided. Some driving may take place but is not required, and work vehicles are available, although personal vehicle use may sometimes be necessary and is reimbursed at the federal mileage rate.

Location: Lompoc, US
Salary: USD 19.70 per hour
Workplace: On-site

Posted 6 days ago

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Advance tidal-wetland restoration in the upper San Francisco Estuary through ecological analysis, research synthesis and fieldwork. The ecologist will evaluate restoration effectiveness to inform adaptive management, combine literature and data into technical reports and peer-reviewed articles, and help colleagues strengthen data analysis, visualisation and scientific communication. The role also involves working with partner agencies to coordinate monitoring and synthesis and support responsible data access and use. The department is recruiting two scientists.

Location: Stockton, US
Salary: USD 8,055 – USD 11,054 per month
Workplace: On-site

Monitoring & Evaluation

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Posted 6 days ago

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Lead policy work within the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department, supporting senior leaders on fisheries management. You will help create and implement management plans, develop fisheries and licensing policy, and produce annual fee reports. Priorities include moving the illex fishery to an individual transferable quota system, reforming fee-setting and monitoring systems, and developing a new approach to finfish trawl fisheries. The role requires substantial fisheries experience, policy development and implementation skills, stakeholder consultation expertise, analytical ability and experience writing decision reports for senior managers.

Location: Stanley, FK
Salary: £60,535 – £69,280 per year
Workplace: On-site

Stakeholder Engagement

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Posted 11 days ago

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Coordinate day-to-day delivery of Transforming the Thames, a partnership programme restoring coastal habitats across the Greater Thames Estuary. You’ll maintain workplans, calendars, records and project systems; organise meetings, workshops and events; record decisions and track actions; and coordinate contributions and information from partners. You’ll also support site visits, communications, grant administration, funder reporting and funding proposals. The role needs experience coordinating projects in a multi-partner environment, strong organisation and attention to detail, and the ability to build constructive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Location: London, GB
Salary: £31,941 per year
Workplace: Hybrid

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Posted 11 days ago

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Lead the management and future development of Looe Island, putting conservation at the centre of decisions while overseeing staff, volunteers and the visitor experience. The role combines practical leadership with responsibility for protecting wildlife, welcoming visitors and helping create a sustainable future for the island. The Trust is open to applications from two people wishing to share the position, with hours and responsibilities agreed to suit the arrangement.

Location: Looe Island Nature Reserve, GB
Salary: £32,569 – £39,923 per year
Workplace: On-site

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Posted 12 days ago

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Lead day and multi-day sea-kayak trips in the San Juan Islands, sharing the region’s wildlife, marine ecosystems and conservation challenges with visitors. You will interpret marine mammals, seabirds, intertidal life and island ecology; model Leave No Trace principles and responsible wildlife viewing; and manage route planning and guest safety. The work also includes trip preparation and equipment maintenance. The position calls for strong kayak handling, risk-management skills and an interest in natural-history interpretation.

Location: Friday Harbor, US
Salary: USD 115 – USD 300 per day
Workplace: On-site

Posted 14 days ago

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Teach, advise and mentor undergraduate students in the Fisheries and Water Resources discipline, with particular emphasis on the Water Resources option. The full-time, tenure-track post includes teaching water chemistry and analysis, wetlands ecology and management, and a team-taught introduction to soil and water resources. The successful candidate may also teach in their area of expertise; preference is given to experience in stream and wetland restoration, advanced environmental analysis or applied ecosystem ecology. Teaching includes at least 12 credit-hour equivalents per semester and summer field experience.

Location: Stevens Point, US
Salary: USD 65,000 – USD 72,000 per year
Workplace: On-site

Launching Your Career

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Posted 15 days ago

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Coordinate the logistics, communications and organisation of BRIDGE, an international network advancing marine bioinvasion science and biosecurity. Based in the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s Marine Invasions Research Laboratory, you will support the programme’s leadership and serve as a key point of contact. Responsibilities include coordinating and attending regular leadership meetings, supporting communication and collaboration across the network, and helping deliver an initiative designed to strengthen research, management and policy on marine biological invasions.

Location: Edgewater, US
Salary: USD 70,623 per year
Workplace: On-site

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Posted 15 days ago

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Provide evidence-based advice on the effects of offshore industries on marine mammals, particularly impacts from underwater noise. You’ll assess consent applications and advise regulators on protected species and habitat legislation, working with government bodies, regulators, developers and conservation organisations. The role also includes responding to offshore pollution incidents through an on-call duty rota, organising partnership meetings and managing or contributing to research projects. Applicants need a strong marine-mammal science background and experience reviewing offshore-industry impacts and communicating uncertainty.

Location: Peterborough or Aberdeen, GB
Salary: £33,130 per year
Workplace: Hybrid

Stakeholder Engagement

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Posted 18 days ago

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Lead Hispanic Access Foundation’s conservation portfolio across lands and nature, waterways, oceans and coasts, climate and energy, and community engagement. You will manage programmes, budgets and grant compliance, supervise a distributed team, and translate organisational priorities into plans and measurable outcomes. The Director will strengthen partnerships with agencies, funders, Tribes and community organisations, improve delivery systems, and identify opportunities to grow the portfolio. Experience with complex grant-funded programmes and multi-million-dollar budgets is required.

Location: Remote, US
Salary: $100,000 – $110,000 per year
Workplace: Remote

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Posted 19 days ago

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Manage admissions and recruitment for interns and field-course participants, serving as their main contact from application through to arrival. You will communicate with applicants, universities and partner organisations, handle correspondence and programme records, organise administrative workflows and prepare reports. The role calls for strong organisation, attention to detail, confident use of office and design software, and clear written and spoken English; Greek is an advantage.

Location: Location not stated
Salary: Not stated
Workplace: On-site

Posted 20 days ago

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Prepare and process fish otoliths and other calcified structures to produce age and origin data for fisheries management, hatchery decisions, stock assessments and scientific research. The laboratory’s work supports WDFW, Tribal co-managers and federal fisheries managers, including forecasting and run reconstruction. This full-time role sits within the Fish Program’s Science Division in Olympia and contributes research and reporting based on specialist laboratory work.

Location: Olympia, US
Salary: USD 5,642 – USD 7,592
Workplace: On-site

Posted 21 days ago

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Provide strategic leadership and oversight of Ocean Conservancy’s conservation portfolio, helping shape the organisation’s future impact. The organisation works globally across ocean biodiversity, climate solutions and plastic pollution, combining science, policy advocacy, coalition-building and public engagement. The Chief Conservation Officer will guide this work and support practical, lasting solutions with governments, communities, businesses, scientists and partners. The role calls for senior leadership experience in conservation and the ability to bring diverse teams and stakeholders together around organisational priorities.

Location: Washington, US
Salary: USD 280,000 – USD 350,000 per year
Workplace: On-site

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Posted 28 days ago

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Coordinate age, growth and biological research on Patagonian toothfish and provide the Falkland Islands Government with timely scientific advice for sustainable management of the fishery. You will also be responsible for meeting Marine Stewardship Council certification targets. The role requires a PhD in an appropriate fisheries, marine, biological or zoological discipline, a strong peer-reviewed publication record and evidence of continued scientific development.

Location: Stanley, FK
Salary: £36,274 – £49,590 per year
Workplace: On-site

Monitoring & Evaluation

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Posted 34 days ago