Site Manager

Site Manager – Welney Wetland Centre
37.5 Hours per week, 5 days from 7 including some weekends and bank holidays
£47,190 per annum

Are you an inspiring leader with extensive reserve management
experience?

A rare opportunity has arisen to join WWT as Site Manager at the stunning Welney Wetland Centre
on the Ouse Washes in Norfolk.

We are looking for someone to lead the Welney site and its team of colleagues and volunteers to
continued success as a hub for wetland conservation and a centre for inspirational and
innovative visitor engagement.

About Us

WWT Welney is situated on the South-eastern boundary of the Ouse Washes in Norfolk, Britain’s
largest area of seasonally flooded land attracting internationally important populations of
wintering wildfowl and waders, including thousands of Whooper and Bewick’s swans. Comprising
540ha of lowland wet grassland supporting some of the country’s most threatened wader and
wildfowl species, this is a flagship site demonstrating the value of wetland restoration and
management.

WWT is the charity for wetlands and wildlife. We’re on a mission to restore wetlands and unlock
their power as a wondrous solution to the problems the world faces. We are pioneers in saving
wetland wildlife, both in the UK and around the world. At our 10 UK sites around a million
visitors a year engage with wetland nature. We work internationally in key global wetland
areas, balancing conservation with sustainable livelihoods and influencing national and
international conservation policies.

The Role

As our Site Manager you will manage your resources creatively to achieve financial,
conservation and visitor engagement targets, delivering the Trust’s agreed strategic and
business objectives. You will lead and support a small, multi-functional team of colleagues and
volunteers, identifying and seizing opportunities to develop all aspects of the business. You
will also fulfil all duties as Reserve Manager with full responsibility for development,
implementation and review of the Reserve Management Plan including the opportunity to create
new wetland habitats.

About You

To be a success in this role you must be an experienced and professional manager, ideally with
a good mix of operations, conservation and engagement experience, with a track record of
leading a team to achieve challenging conservation and business targets.

You’ll need to show us:

• Extensive and demonstrable experience of managing large areas of land under conservation
  objectives
• Amazing coaching skills and your ability to manage and support a team
• Experience of developing and implementing financial management plans
• Your ability to adapt, drive change and identify and develop opportunities
• You’re a great communicator being able to develop and maintain a wide range of
  relationships including the local community, farmers, landowners, partner conservation
  organisations and statutory agencies.

If this sounds like you then click apply. We would love to hear from you!

In return for your hard work and dedication you’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits
including:

• 33 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays, increasing to 38 days after 5 years’
  service
• Contributory pension scheme matching up to 7%
• Life assurance providing 3 times annual salary
• Access to a wide range of resources to support your health and wellbeing including our 24/7
  Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free entry to all our centres

Closing date: 7th January 2024

Interview date: First interviews week commencing 15th January 2024

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

Registered Charity Number England & Wales, no 1030884 and Scotland, no SC039410