Senior Ecologist

Senior Ecologist (Hybrid)

Salary: £39,326

Contract: Permanent

We also offer:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a discretionary Christmas closure
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay policy
• Private GP Service
• Salary sacrifice schemes for gym, bicycles, annual leave buying, and nursery/childcare
• Free Premium Headspace membership
• Financial, life and leadership coaching
• Life Assurance policy of 3x annual salary
• Access to free online, in-person or telephone therapy

Location: Head office (Fivefields, 8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, London) and travel to our key reserves typically 2-3 days per week, remaining from home

Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm. We welcome flexible working requests from day one.

Role & Responsibilities

We’re looking for an Ecologist to help shape and strengthen our nature recovery work through ecological expertise, monitoring and evidence-based decision-making.

Working across our nature reserves, restoration programmes and partnership projects, you’ll play a vital role in understanding the impact of our work and ensuring we’re making the biggest possible difference for wildlife. From leading ecological surveys and advising on habitat restoration to collaborating with partners and developing the skills of colleagues and volunteers, this is an exciting opportunity to turn ecological knowledge into meaningful action for nature.

We’re looking for someone with strong ecological expertise, practical fieldwork experience and a collaborative approach, who shares our passion for creating a wilder London.

Key responsibilities

• Lead ecological monitoring across our nature reserves, designing and delivering surveys to assess habitat condition and measure nature recovery outcomes.
• Manage and develop ecological data and GIS systems, ensuring information is accurate, accessible and used effectively to inform our work.
• Translate ecological evidence into practical recommendations to guide land management, habitat restoration, species recovery and rewilding projects.
• Provide expert ecological advice across our Nature Recovery Directorate, supporting project development, delivery and funding applications.
• Coordinate specialist ecological surveys and technical input from external consultants and contractors.
• Build ecological knowledge and skills by providing training and guidance to colleagues, volunteers and trainees.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with environmental organisations, academic institutions and professional networks, including Greenspace Information for Greater London.
• Support community engagement and communications, helping partners, communities and supporters understand and contribute to nature recovery across London.

Our ideal Senior Ecologist

• Experience designing and delivering ecological condition monitoring and habitat assessments across a range of lowland habitats
• Experience of translating ecological evidence and monitoring data into clear, practical recommendations to inform land management plans and nature recovery decision-making
• Experience of applying ecological evidence to the planning, design or delivery of nature recovery projects.
• Experience using GIS systems to manage, analyse and present data
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and keep multiple workstreams moving simultaneously

(Please see job description for full person specification)

Closing Date: 30th November 9am

Interviews: Are scheduled to take place week commencing 7th December and reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates including the choice to meet online or in-person.

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!

Our vision is a London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife. In order to achieve our goal of engaging everyone in protecting London’s wildlife for the future, we know that our staff team needs to better reflect and represent all of London’s communities. Read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here. We are also committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk is at the heart of our engagement with people, read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Safeguarding here.