Marine Planning Officer (Marine Renewables)

Location: Homebased with occasional travel to London, and rest of UK or based at the main
office in Newark Tues-Thurs
Full time (35 hours per week)

About Us

The Wildlife Trusts are a federation of 46 charities, supported by a central charity, the Royal
Society of Wildlife Trusts. Together we have over 940,000 members, 32,500 volunteers and 3,400
staff across the UK.

From precious peatlands and wildflower meadows to Britain’s lost rainforests, Wildlife Trusts
have restored and care for some of the most special places for wildlife in the UK. We’ve
re-wiggled rivers, brought back beavers to the UK and helped thousands of communities take
matters into their own hands to bring back nature on their doorsteps. Collectively we manage
more than 2,600 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education centres and own 29 working
farms. We undertake research, we campaign for wildlife and wild places under threat, and we
help people access nature.

But we’re not standing still. The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of
world we all live in. We need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into
recovery at scale if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We have an ambitious
new strategy to address this, setting out our bold vision of nature in recovery with many more
people taking action for wildlife.

Are you a marine planner keen to make a change to ensure nature’s recovery is at the heart of
the growth in marine renewables and the offshore wind sector? If you have experience in UK
marine planning policy, with excellent advocacy and communication skills, and would like to
work for one of the UK’s best-loved nature charities, then we have an exciting opportunity for
you!

Working within our small but highly impactful marine team, the Marine Planning Officer will
work to influence the development of marine energy policy, particularly offshore wind and the
marine spatial planning process to improve the quality of decisions taken at a project and
strategic level to deliver The Wildlife Trusts’ belief that development in the marine
environment should be right technology in the right place and not at the expense of the natural
environment.

You will work with the Marine Planning Manager to advocate for greater environmental
sustainability of marine renewables and influence through all stages of the planning process,
as well as take a lead on specific areas depending on your expertise.

About you

We are looking for an organised and resourceful individual who has proven experience of working
on planning policy and strategy. You will have a commitment to wildlife conservation and enjoy
working in a fast-paced environment.

The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength
in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgmental and are
inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within
our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are
committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and
identities.

The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks
with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level.

RSWT take our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a
disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you
require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.

RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field
recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential
criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment.

Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form.
We may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools. If you would
usually use tools such as these to assist you in filling in a form, please contact us to
discuss this further and understand other options.

Closing date for applications: 9th March 2025
First interview: 17th/18th March
Second interview: 21st March