Estate Officer

Reports to: Farm and Estate Manager
Salary: £28,000 – £30,500 (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week with a requirement for occasional weekend and
evening work (Mon – Sun)
Based at: Blakehill Farm Nature Reserve in North Wiltshire, with daily travel
to sites within central and north Wiltshire and Swindon, occasional travel to sites in south
Wiltshire

As an Estate Officer you will lead in the management and maintenance of our outstanding nature
reserves. This role will be based in north Wiltshire and you will work over a diverse range of
very special sites, from SSSI ancient woodlands and floodplain meadows to urban nature parks.
If you are looking for a role in which you will be able to use your land management skills to
really make a difference, then we would like to hear from you.

This role will work closely with other members of the Farm and Estate and Conservation Team to
deliver an active and diverse work programme, using your own practical skills, in addition to
engaging, recruiting and supervising contractors and volunteers. The work will vary by season
and habitat and you will have projects that you will be able to see through from concept to
completion.

There will be opportunities to support the farm staff, learning new skills in livestock
handling and conservation grazing. You will also work closely with the Conservation Team who
will be carrying out ecological surveying and monitoring to inform and direct your work.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young
people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure
that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an
inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be
their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented
people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side.

As an employee of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust you will have access to a huge range of benefits and
support, including but not limited to:

• Employer pension contribution up to 7.5%
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• Employee assistance programme
• 27 days annual leave increasing to 30 days in your fifth year of service plus public
  holidays (pro-rata)
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Training and development opportunities
• Two staff wellbeing days per annum

A full job description and application pack is available to download from our website.

If after reading the job description you would like to discuss this opportunity informally,
please contact Jonathan Clarke (Farm and Estate Manager) on [email protected] or 07720896291.

Closing Date: 9am on Wednesday 5th March 2025

PLEASE NOTE: if interest is significant we reserve the option to close the vacancy early and
conduct interviews on an as required basis. Should the vacancy remain open until the stated
deadline then interviews will be held on Friday
14th March 2025.

(Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when
completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how
you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This
information will be used in our short-listing process).

As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs. Therefore, if you
have not received an invitation to attend an interview within three weeks of the closing date,
you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.