Marine Officer; Cymru

Salary
: up to £30,000 per annum

Location
:
Home-based with regular travel across Wales and the UK

Employment
:
Full time (35 hours per week)

Contract
:
Fixed Term Contract to March 2027

The Wildlife Trusts are a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who believe that we need nature and nature needs us. We have more than 944,000 members, over 38,000 volunteers, 3,600 staff and 600 trustees. There are 46 individual Wildlife Trusts, each of which is a place‑based independent charity with its own legal identity, formed by groups of people getting together and working with others to make a positive difference to wildlife and future generations, starting where they live and work.

We are looking for a passionate marine conservationist to join the Wildlife Trusts Wales team and deliver positive changes in marine recovery in Wales.

• Organised and motivated, able to take initiative and lead the effective delivery of marine recovery policy and new developments in marine funding in Wales.
• Understanding of issues facing marine wildlife.
• Experience of advocacy work and ideally an understanding of Welsh environmental legislation.
• Knowledge of how to achieve marine habitat and species restoration at scale.
• Aware of emerging areas of blue finance and marine net benefit.
• Supported by UK colleagues and individuals within the five local Wildlife Trusts in Wales.

The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength of individuality. We are not judgmental and are inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

RSWT takes our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please read our commitment statement. The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults  applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.

RSWT is committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment.

At RSWT, we are committed to creating a safe environment where discrimination, bullying, and harassment are not tolerated. We expect everyone to uphold, respect, and support our zero‑tolerance policy.

Please be aware we may not accept applications if we have reason to believe they have been wholly produced using generative AI tools.