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Director of Nature Recovery
Location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Description:
Our client, a Wildlife Trust is seeking an outstanding, innovative and dynamic Director of Nature Recovery. Director Of Nature RecoveryContract: PermanentHours: Full TimeSalary: £65,000 per annumLocation: Norwich, NR1 1RY Role purpose The purpose of this role is to create and lead a multi-disciplinary team to accelerate nature's recovery across Norfolk and set the Trust on course to achieve their strategy. You will act as a strategic leader to deliver direct impact and influence the environmental, economic and social systems in Norfolk to prioritise nature's recovery. Main duties Organisational and strategic leadership • Provide clear, values-based strategic organisational leadership as a key member of the Strategic Leadership Team and a trusted advisor to the CEO• Model leadership values and behaviours at all times• Ensure that an environment is created for all teams that enables people to bring their best to the Trust• Provide strategic leadership for the directorate and across the Trust, taking responsibility for collective decision making, creating opportunities and managing risk• Achieve clear delivery targets for directorate and for shared targets across directorates• Manage and develop a growing team to support strategy implementation, including overseeing work plans, budgets, and performance management Partnership and collaborative working Influence the strategic direction of Norfolk's Local Nature Recovery Strategy; • Lead and model collaboration across and outside the organisation, including (but not limited to):• Working closely with the Director of Nature Conservation to ensure that there is a consistency of strategic approach to conservation work and partnerships from the Trust• Working with the fundraising team and projects team to lead the development of, and fundraising strategies for, new multi-stakeholder landscape-scale initiatives for nature's recovery• Working with other Directors to build effective strategic partnerships for nature's recovery with local authorities, businesses, universities and other key charities operating in Norfolk• Keep abreast of local, regional, national and international issues affecting wildlife in Norfolk, maintaining liaison with The Wildlife Trusts and the national developments, policies and initiatives Research and evidence • Bring together the data, monitoring and evidence held by the Trust or other bodies to inform a countywide strategy to restore nature at scale• Co-ordinate with others to ensure that our work across the Trust, including their positions and polices, is evidence-led and credible Person specification Essential: • Proven experience and ability in organisational leadership and team management• A demonstrable ability and attitude to work corporately and cooperatively as a member of the Strategic Leadership Team• An effective leader of change, improving the effectiveness of teams and individuals, building skills, capability and capacity• Sound understanding and technical knowledge of ecology and wildlife conservation issues and methods as they apply to Norfolk's wildlife habitats• Excellent, proven relationship building skills at a senior level• Excellent interpersonal skills• A commercial, entrepreneurial and innovative mindset to deliver projects using new funding mechanisms• A strong commitment to nature conservation and the work of the Trust• A high degree of competence in the use of IT systems and information management• Good numeracy and experience in the compilation and coordination of complex budgets• Good written and oral presentation skills and experience, including the ability and confidence to engage a variety of audiences, press and media• Strong organisational and administrative skills• Preparedness to work unsociable hours including occasional evening and weekend work attending meetings and achieving deadlines• Current driving licence Desirable: • Knowledge of green finance solutions and natural capital markets The closing date for receipt of applications is 10am on 25th November. Interviews are likely to take place in Norwich, but online interviews will be considered. The Trust regret that they are unable to provide feedback from the application stage and if you have not heard from them by the end of December you should assume your application has not been successful on this occasion. To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions. No agencies please.
Company:
CHM Recruit
Posted:
November 5 on GreenJobs Network
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