Lead Ranger

Summary

This is a new Lead Ranger role, delivering countryside management and engagement across the northern half of the National Trust's Wiltshire Landscape Property Group, including a number of countryside sites around Lacock.

The role will be based near Avebury, at West Kennett Farm, SN8 1QF.What it's like to work here

Avebury sits at the centre of the National Trust's North Wiltshire Property Group. Set in the Stonehenge & Avebury World Heritage Site, Avebury is known for its distinctive and internationally important archaeology and chalk grassland. Nearby are the important sites of Windmill Hill - a Neolithic causeway enclosure - Lockeridge Dene and Piggledene, with natural sarsen boulder streams. Further north-east sits The Coombes at Hinton Parva, a distinctive steep-sided chalk valley with a rich botanical diversity.

Heading west, you find Calstone & Cherhill, a further 200ha of species-rich chalk grassland and Iron Age hillfort with rare species such as the Burnt Tip orchid and Wart-biter cricket. Further afield you'll care for Sutton Land Meadows with thousands of Green Winged orchids. We will shortly incorporate into the portfolio a number of countryside sites around Lacock, providing habitat opportunities including the creation of new woodland and hedges, and management of lowland meadows.

You will play a pivotal role in maintaining and developing these iconic places to ensure that both ancient and new habitats are cared for with the correct management regime for heritage, wildlife and people.

For more information about our properties please visitWhat you'll be doing

You will line-manage two area rangers covering the North-East and North-West of the county respectively, each with a ranger to assist them. You will report to a Restore Nature Delivery Manager who will oversee your operational leadership while they build external partnerships and explore new opportunities to deliver the Trust's "Restore Nature" strategy.

You will develop relationships with internal stakeholders, including our archaeologists, nature conservation and farm advisers, while also forging great working relationships with our tenant farmers and graziers.

With your passion for our work, you will care for our heritage assets, habitats, wildlife, property and machinery. Your commitment to our places will inspire others to love these beautiful sites as much as you do. Our landscapes mean different things to different people and we want you to manage our sites so they're accessible to all.

In everything you do, you will ensure that you and your team of rangers and volunteers deliver excellent conservation work across these fantastic landscapes. You will also share our common goals with visitors, and build relationships in the local community, proudly representing the Trust.

In this role, you will be required to work some weekends, bank holidays and evenings. A full UK driving licence is essential to fulfil the requirements of the role.

Please read the role profile and additional information attached to this advert.