Lynx to Scotland Engagement Officer x2

Lynx to Scotland Engagement Officer (2 posts) – Help assess the feasibility of reintroducing
lynx to Scotland

Are you passionate about nature restoration and have experience working with stakeholders on
sensitive issues?

Lynx to Scotland is a partnership project assessing the ecological, social, and practical
feasibility of reintroducing the Eurasian lynx to the Scottish Highlands. The next phase of our
work focuses on consultation with local communities that may be affected by a potential
reintroduction, and understanding and assessing their perspectives on the proposal.

We’re looking for two Engagement Officers to help design, deliver, and evaluate key elements of
this work. You’ll need to be an excellent communicator, confident in engaging sensitively with
a wide range of audiences, and have strong analytical and report-writing skills.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Advertising and planning the logistics of the consultation process.
• Providing information about lynx reintroduction to communities and organisations in person
  and via printed materials / online.
• Helping to design and being responsible for carrying out elements of the consultation
  including questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and group discussions.
• Analysing the results of consultation activities and producing a technical report of the
  process and its outcomes.

Salary: £25,983 – £29,711 per annum

Hours: 35hrs/pw, including evening and weekend working.

Contract: Full-time fixed term until 7 August 2026

Location: Findhorn / Home-based, with travel across the Scottish Highlands and
Moray.

Application closing date: 3 November 2025

Interviews: 7 November 2025

Staff benefits

• Living wage employer and progressive salary structure
• Workplace pension scheme with 3% employer contribution
• Enhanced holiday allowance – up to 37 days per year
• Festive shutdown – offices closed over Christmas break
• Flexible and hybrid working (depending on role)
• Enhanced sick pay
• Outdoor clothing allowance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Sabbatical leave
• Volunteering opportunities
• Use of pool cars for work-related travel
• Dog friendly offices