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Land Advisor (Cambridgeshire)

Closing date:
Salary: £28,824 per annum
Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time
Location:
The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs, and Northants, The Manor House,
Broad Street, Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6DH
The Wildlife Trust has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with a good knowledge of lowland farming systems and a keen interest in nature, to lead on our land advice programme to farmers and landowners. The role will work with colleagues and partner organisations to contribute to landscape-scale recovery for nature, through enhancements to wildlife habitats at the farm scale and through co-ordinating the work of farmer clusters.

Contact details

Enquiries about the role: martin.baker@wildlifebcn.org

Applications to: recruitment@wildlifebcn.org

The Land Advisor will play a leading role in the Wider Countryside Team being responsible for the delivery of land management advice to farmers and landowners across Cambridgeshire, with a particular focus on our Living Landscape schemes and delivery of a nature recovery network in priority areas. They will support the establishment of farmer clusters, working in partnership with others such as FWAG East, provide advice on Countryside Stewardship applications, and organise training and events to promote nature friendly land management methods and improvements to farm infrastructure to benefit water quality and the surrounding environment.

The Land Adviser will also help deliver pond creation as part of the Natural England Great Crested Newt Strategic Licencing Scheme in Cambridgeshire and support the delivery of Wildlife Trust national farm advice contracts with major food companies.

This role will work closely with other members of the wider countryside team to deliver projects complementary to the landscape-scale conservation initiatives including work on County Wildlife Sites and river restoration schemes.

Closing Date: Monday 19th January 2026, 9am

Type of Contract: Permanent

Hours:  37.5 per week.       Full Time

Interview Date: Wednesday 28th January 2026

Please be aware that following your acceptance of the role you will be required to complete a confidential pre-employment health questionnaire. 

See the links on this page to download the job description for the role and an application form. We do not accept CV’s or cover letters.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Statement

“We’re wild about inclusion! We want our people/staff to be as diverse as wildlife.  As an inclusive employer we recognise that our workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which we live and work. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and cultures.  We believe that a diverse workforce will help us create our vision of ‘people close to nature, with land and seas rich in wildlife.”