Country Director – Northern Ireland

The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity
and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature.
Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the
nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential
woodland habitats.

THE ROLE

• This is a key leadership role, responsible for leading the Trust’s strategic delivery in Northern Ireland, managing, inspiring and coaching a multidisciplinary team focused on
  prioritising activities of greatest impact to take advantage of unique opportunities in
  Northern Ireland whilst ensuring alignment with our UK plans.
• The role reports to the Director Operations and People and is part of the Senior Leadership
  Team, responsible for deploying its resources and activities in line with Trust priorities. The
  role will work collaboratively alongside other Country and Regional Directors fostering
  effective working relationships with colleagues located across the UK.
• The role will represent the Trust professionally, promoting our work externally to high
  level partners, funders and stakeholders with a particular focus on development and delivery of
  complex land-use projects, multi-organisation partnerships and political advocacy. We’re at an
  exciting time in our development and looking for someone who can really drive forward our
  ambitions in Northern Ireland.
• Role model Woodland Trust Values, ‘Our Nature’ with both external and internal
  stakeholders, leading the Northern Ireland team to embed and maintain these values ensuring the
  region is a consistently great place to work.
• This is a Hybrid working role, where you’ll work part of your time at home and part of the
  time from our Regional Office based in Bangor, Northern Ireland, with travel in the UK as
  required.

THE CANDIDATE

• Strong background of leading and managing teams at a senior level, preferably in the
  conservation or environmental sector, you’ll be an inspirational leader.
• Experience of developing effective relationships internally and externally, you’ll be a
  strong communicator with the ability to influence at a senior level, motivate, inspire and
  shape strategy.
• Responsible for the delivery of our strategic plan in Northern Ireland you’ll be able to
  promote the work of the Woodland Trust with energy flair and imagination to high level
  partners, funders and stakeholders.
• Experience in shaping and implementing organisational strategy as well as setting and
  managing multi-million £ budgets, having the responsibility to report to executive levels.
• Experience in delivering operational leadership, change management and high performance
  across the Operations function including multiple complex projects.
• The role is based in in Northern Ireland and will require the successful candidate to
  undertake travel across a wide area. A full driving licence is required.

Our Organisational Nature enables us to better understand what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Explore’ and ‘Make it Count’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.

Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you’ll be a big part of
tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and
training opportunities. We also offer:

• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: The Woodland Trust embraces diversity and inclusion. We want our team to reflect the UK’s diverse community. We support people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who are under-represented.

Application Advice: Even if you don’t meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply. Your enthusiasm for the environment and our core values —Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count— are what matter most. We also keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows your experience and passion for the role.

Apply Now: If you’re ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it’s a good idea to apply soon. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to make a
positive impact on our planet.

1st interviews will be held via Teams on 24th & 25th October 2024.
2nd interviews will be held in-person on 5th November 2024.