Area Ranger

The voice of our landscapes, conservation champions and lovers of all things outdoors, you’ll help to keep the British countryside and coast wonderful. Working in some of the nation’s most stunning places and spaces, come rain or shine, your love of the outdoors will inspire others as you strive to ensure that landscapes are beautifully presented and continue to take our visitors’ breath away.

The Roseland and Veryan Bay property sits within one of the countries National Landscapes (previously AONB), has 4 SSSIs and several scheduled ancient monuments. It is an area rich in history and wildlife. We manage farmland, woodlands, beaches and public access across these.

We have an exciting new project starting as one of our tenants retires. This will involve managing the farm for future generations to engage with the enormous history of the site going back to the stone age. And to create a spectacular site for wildlife, preserving the rare species that exist there already but also increasing diversity and abundance of our common species that are in decline through varied management and habitat creation.

As the Area Ranger you will manage a small team of Rangers and volunteers working like you throughout the portfolio: following the lead from the Property’s Business Plan you will build and manage an effective and flexible work programme for you and your team. You will support your fellow rangers in undertaking engagement and conservation work, contributing towards HLS (Higher Level Stewardship) targets.

You will play the key role in maintaining excellent standards of presentation and property maintenance, successfully achieving Conservation Performance Indicator targets. You will build and maintain strong professional relationships with colleagues, contractors, tenants and neighbouring land managers.

You’ll also be responsible for helping with excellent communication of our conservation work to a wide range of audiences, both new and existing, through events, guided walks and engagement with local communities. You will appreciate the need for our countryside sites to bring in income, so your business ideas will play an important part in the team’s success.

Please also read the full role profile attached to this advert.

We'd love to hear from you if you have: 

• Strong practical access and habitat management experience, delivering maintenance and presentation work to a high standard with an eye for detail

• Great people skills, able to motivate, lead and inspire our rangers and volunteers

• Excellent communication skills, able to build genuine long-term relationships with our teams, farm tenants, local communities and partner organisations

• A good understanding of compliance and risk in the countryside with an ability to undertake compliance and risk management tasks to a high standard

• Strong organisational skills, able to work independently, prioritising and managing your work and competing demands on your time

• Written and verbal communication skills, able to produce marcomms / social media content to share our work

• A full UK driving licence and competence with, and relevant qualifications for the use of machinery and equipment (e.g., chainsaw, tractor, trailer driving, brushcutter etc).

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

•Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

•Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

•Rental deposit loan scheme

•Season ticket loan

•EV car lease scheme 

•Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

•Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

•Flexible working whenever possible

•Employee assistance programme

•Free parking at most Trust places

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