Reserves Manager - North (Highlands)

Ullapool - Inverbroom, Northwest Highlands / Various £35,000 per annum Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week) Closing date: 27th April 2026, 5pm BST The Role: The role provides operational leadership across a defined operational area of the Trust s reserves, ensuring land management, people management and community engagement deliver strong conservation outcomes. It involves leading and developing the local team, supporting volunteers and representing the Trust locally and nationally, whilst building robust relationships. The post oversees planning, delivery and quality assurance of reserve and project work, ensuring compliance with policies, health and safety and regulatory requirements. It also manages budgets, risks and ecological data, embedding evidenced based decision making and maintaining accurate documentation and supporting long-term site and project development. Through this combination of leadership and operational oversight, the role helps safeguard the Trust s reserves and advance its conservation mission. Main objectives: Land management and project delivery Manage wildlife reserve operations across the North Reserves Management Area, including conservation and land management and monitoring of 6,800 hectares across nine wildlife reserves with a range of habitats, including blanket bog, heaths, fens, maritime cliffs and grasslands, woodlands within the temperate rainforest zone, and montane vegetation communities. Representation and stakeholder ..... full job details .....