The Wild Path #22
New roles, new pathways, new possibilities
Issue 22 - Week of 8th December 2025
📬This Week on The Wild Path
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This Week’s Round Up
🌱 Conservation & Education
Land Advisor – The Wildlife Trust
Provide expert advice on land management, nature recovery and habitat restoration across Cambridgeshire.
📍 Cambridgeshire 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 19 January 2026
Catchment Coordinator – Western Sussex Rivers Trust
Lead river restoration and catchment engagement projects supporting healthier waterways.
📍 West Sussex 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 6 January 2026
🌟 Internships & Traineeships
E-Commerce Apprentice – Alpkit
Support digital retail operations across merchandising, content and online customer experience.
📍 Nottingham 🏷️ Apprenticeship
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 8 January 2026
Events Support Assistant (Student Placement) – Paddle UK
Join the team delivering national paddlesport events with hands-on logistics and operational support.
📍 Nottingham 🏷️ Internship
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 23 January 2026
Content Creation Intern – Cairngorms National Park
Produce creative digital content showcasing landscapes, wildlife and people across the Cairngorms.
📍 Grantown on Spey 🏷️ Internship
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 15 December 2025
❄️ Seasonal Roles
Seasonal Outdoor Learning Instructors – Lambourne End
Deliver outdoor learning sessions across bushcraft, climbing, team-building and farm activities.
📍 Essex 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 7 January 2026
Assistant Grower – Chagford CSA
Spend a season working with a community-supported agriculture project on Dartmoor.
📍 Dartmoor 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 9 January 2026
🛠️ Freelance & Contract
Freelance Activity Instructors – Oxenwood Outdoor Education Centre
Join the freelance pool to deliver adventure sessions including archery, mountain biking and bushcraft.
📍 Oxenwood 🏷️ Freelance
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🍴 Centres, Hospitality & Operations
Shared Services Coordinator (Processing) – YHA
Support YHA’s national operations team with payroll, admin and workforce processing.
📍 Matlock 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 22 December 2025
People Services Manager – The Conservation Volunteers
Lead HR operations, people processes and organisational support across this major conservation charity.
📍 Doncaster 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 19 January 2026
Senior Project Manager – Canal & River Trust
Deliver complex national infrastructure and environmental projects across the waterways network.
📍 Home working + travel 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 6 January 2026
Activities Guide – WildLand Sutherland
Guide guests through rewilded Highland landscapes, leading walks and outdoor experiences.
📍 Sutherland 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Centre Manager – Indirock Climbing Centre
Lead operations, staff and customer experience at this community-focused climbing centre.
📍 Southend-on-Sea 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 28 December 2025
Head of Paddlesport – Plas y Brenin
Shape paddlesport delivery and training at the UK’s national outdoor centre.
📍 North Wales 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🏞️ Parks & Landscapes
Senior Heritage Officer (Building Conservation) – Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
Protect and enhance historic buildings and cultural heritage across the National Park.
📍 Bannau Brycheiniog 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 5 January 2026
🐾 The trail doesn’t stop here - scroll on for more roles 👇
Member Spotlight
Meet Caitlin
Caitlin Longden 📍Llangurig, Mid Wales
About Me
Hello everyone! I’m Caitlin Longden, a freelance photographer and filmmaker based in Mid Wales. I’ve moved to beautiful Cymru, escaping London’s suburbia to embrace a life aligned with my dreams of being a mystical woodland dweller… living with the land and my camera in hand!
I love all things nature, adventure, and creativity.
I have a degree in Adventure Filmmaking and am currently working on various outdoor qualifications while also undertaking a long form bushcraft and nature wellbeing facilitation mentorship. This is part of some exciting PhD research on nature connection and digital technologies with Tara Crank.
How did I get into the outdoors?
Rain! I had the urge as a kid to immerse myself in the rain in my back garden wearing nothing except my wellies (cannot confirm or deny whether I still do that…). Later on, foraging in particular helped me cultivate a deep fascination and connection with the outdoors. I am currently fixated on nature therapy, ecopsychology, and bushcraft!
Favourite adventure or experience?
What instantly comes to mind are big and extravagant expeditions, such as sea kayaking in Scotland or multi-pitch climbing adventures. But upon deeper reflection, it has to be the slower, more intimate connections I’ve had in nature such as a humble winter nature connection course I attended. A reminder that bigger doesn’t always mean better!
One mindset or bit of kit I always take with me?
Moisturiser… seriously underrated.
What am I looking for?
Connections! As a wise man once told me, “Your network is your net worth.”
I’m open to freelance film and photography work, including documentary, social media, events, and branded content. I tend to focus on thoughtful storytelling with people, place, and process, but I would also love to hear your epic ideas and bring them to life.
I’m also interested in a skills swap or trading system where we both benefit. Let’s exchange knowledge, experience, and skills to support each other, learn together, and see what we can create collaboratively.
Full of ideas and big aspirations, I’m looking for like minded collaborators to bring larger projects to life. If anything above sparks your curiosity, I’d love to connect!
🐾 The trail doesn’t stop here - scroll on for more roles 👇
📣 Community & Support
Have a job or opportunity you want to advertise to our community?
Email us at ap@teamwildpath.com - we’re especially happy to feature freelance gigs, centre-based roles, and anything a little off the beaten path.
Need help with your CV or job applications?
If you’re applying for roles and want to stand out, we offer CV consultations and application support tailored to you.
💬Just reach out here to discuss options.
🛍️ Retail & Brands
Creative Operations Assistant – Finisterre
Support campaign planning, creative workflow and studio operations at this coastal-inspired brand.
📍 St Agnes 🏷️ Fixed Term Contract
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Recruitment Manager – Vivobarefoot
Support talent acquisition across a mission-driven barefoot footwear brand.
📍 Bristol 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Logistics Operations Manager – Rapha
Oversee global logistics during a maternity cover period, supporting smooth delivery and stock flow.
📍 London 🏷️ Maternity Cover
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Assistant Merchandiser – Cotswold Outdoor
Support buying, stock planning and product performance across outdoor retail.
📍 Wiltshire 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 5 January 2026
Sales Office Administrator – Rab
Provide administrative support for the sales team within Rab’s Norwegian markets.
📍 Derbyshire 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 18 December 2025
Retail Service Centre Manager – Trekitt
Manage customer service, retail operations and team leadership at this specialist outdoor retailer.
📍 Hereford 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Visual Content Creator – Trekitt
Produce photography and video content that brings Trekitt’s products and outdoor stories to life.
📍 Hereford 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Key Account Manager – Craghoppers
Manage relationships with major retailers and drive commercial growth across key accounts.
📍 Manchester 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 21 December 2025
📣 Engagement & Impact
National Events & Venue Hire Delivery Coordinator – English Heritage
Support delivery of national events and oversee venue hire operations across iconic historic sites.
📍 Flexible 🏷️ Fixed Term Contract
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 5 January 2026
Marketing Manager – British Cycling
Lead marketing campaigns that promote cycling participation and national programmes.
📍 Manchester 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 14 December 2025 ⏳
Senior Custom Trip Designer – Wilderness Group
Design bespoke adventure travel itineraries across Scotland and Northern England.
📍 Aviemore / Edinburgh / Kirkby Lonsdale 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 21 December 2025
Development Executive – The Outward Bound Trust
Support fundraising programmes that help young people access life-changing outdoor experiences.
📍 London 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 5 January 2026
Social Media Assistant – Borde Hill Garden
Create digital content and manage social channels for this historic garden and visitor destination.
📍 West Sussex 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 5 January 2026
Marketing Manager – The Shropshire Seaweed Company
Lead marketing strategy for a regenerative seaweed business working at the intersection of farming and sustainability.
📍 Shropshire 🏷️ Full or Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Community Project Officer – The Ramblers
Support local walking initiatives and community-led projects across the UK.
📍 London 🏷️ Fixed Term Contract
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 21 December 2025
Partnership Manager (Philanthropy) – Trees for Life
Grow philanthropic support and partnerships for rewilding and landscape-scale restoration in Scotland.
📍 Remote / Flexible 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🎲 Wildcard of the Week
Senior UX/UI Designer – Lattice Training
Shape the digital experience and future of climbing training at one of the UK’s leading climbing performance brands.
📍 Sheffield 🏷️ Full or Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 27 December 2025
That’s a wrap for this week 🌿
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See you next Thursday with more opportunities to take your career outdoors.