Nature Jobs Development Manager

Company: CHM
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Job Description

This employer is working with partners to develop an ambitious new national programme.

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Nature Jobs Development ManagerSalary: £45,623 per annum, pro rata (£27,744 per annum for 22.5 hours per week)Contract: Contract – 18 Months Fixed TermHours: Part Time, 22.5 hours per week (working pattern to be agreed)Location: Birmingham B5 Office, Hybrid

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About The Employer

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The organisation is the national body of a federation, that supports, champions and represents the work of its affiliated Trusts across the country.

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This includes building national relationships with funders and policymakers, securing resources to support local delivery and acting as a managing agent for programmes and contracts delivered by the employer and other partners.

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The organisation takes practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places, and nature thrive.

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They support local communities and businesses to build capacity and resilience as this is vital if they are to tackle hardship, achieve a just transition to net-zero and help nature recover in a way that reduces inequality and leads to better work and healthier, happier lives.

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About the Role

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The employer is looking for a Nature Jobs Development Manager to help design and develop an ambitious new national programme that aims to create hundreds of paid entry-level opportunities in the nature sector for young people from underrepresented groups.

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The organisation is working with partners to develop an ambitious new national programme designed to create hundreds of paid, entry-level work placements in the nature sector for young people from underrepresented groups. The programme will help address barriers to nature careers while enabling employers to build a more diverse and inclusive workforce, helping to build the workforce needed to reverse nature decline.

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The project will bring together young people, nature sector employers, funders and government bodies to design a programme that is evidence-based, deliverable and capable of operating at scale. It will explore the support young people need to access and progress in nature careers, the role employers can play in providing high-quality opportunities, and the partnerships and investment needed to sustain the programme.

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The employer is recruiting a Nature Jobs Development Manager to lead this development project. Working closely with a range of partners and stakeholders, the postholder will coordinate the different strands of development activity and bring the resulting evidence, ideas and recommendations together into a coherent programme model.

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Closing date: Midday, Monday 26th October 2026Interview Details: Week commencing 2nd November – Birmingham office.

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Interested?

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To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.

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The employer is particularly interested in receiving applications from people who are from ethnically diverse backgrounds, disabled people, or people from low-income backgrounds.

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They value diversity and flexibility in their workforce as they  think it gives them access to a wider range of skills. They therefore strive to be an equal opportunities employer.

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Where appropriate, they ask their workers to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (Criminal Records Bureau) check.

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No agencies please. 

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Posted: September 29th, 2026