The Wild Path #26
This week’s outdoor opportunities, sorted
Issue 26 - Week of 19th January 2026
📬This Week on The Wild Path
There’s a lot happening across the outdoor sector right now – and this week’s issue reflects that.
From seasonal and early-career roles through to leadership positions, this collection shows the many ways people contribute to outdoor work, often behind the scenes as much as out in the field. It’s not one linear path, and that’s part of what makes it interesting.
Hopefully there’s something here that grabs your attention, opens up a new direction, or nudges you to take a closer look at what could come next.
As always, you can keep up with us on LinkedIn and explore more on teamwildpath.com.
This Week’s Round Up
🏞️ Parks, Estates & Landscapes
Head of Assets & Enterprise – Peak District National Park
Lead the strategic management of assets and commercial activity across the National Park, supporting long-term sustainability and income generation.
📍 Peak District National Park 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 8 February 2026
Property Manager – The Landmark Trust
Manage a portfolio of historic properties, overseeing maintenance, conservation and contractor relationships across the region.
📍 Sussex and Surrey 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 23 January 2026 ⏳
Skilled Gardener – Wyre Council
Maintain and develop public green spaces, carrying out horticultural work across parks and council-managed landscapes.
📍 Fleetwood 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 25 January 2026 ⏳
Forest Craftsperson – Forestry England
Carry out practical woodland management and forestry operations, supporting the care and upkeep of England’s public forests.
📍 Lake District National Park 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 4 February 2026
🏕️ Outdoor Education & Instruction
Watersports Instructor / Senior Instructor – Derwent Water Marina
Deliver high-quality watersports instruction while supporting safe, engaging activity provision on Derwentwater.
📍 Lake District National Park 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 23 January 2026 ⏳
Programming Delivery Assistant – Newcastle Castle
Support the delivery of tours, activities and events that bring Newcastle Castle’s spirit of place to life through engaging visitor experiences.
📍 Newcastle 🏷️ Fixed Term Contract
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 6 February 2026
Outdoor Course Tutor / Teacher – Coastland College
Deliver outdoor education courses, supporting learners through practical, land-based teaching and skills development.
📍 Dorset 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 30 January 2026
Inclusive Cycling Ride Leader – New Forest National Park
Lead inclusive cycling sessions that enable a wider range of people to access and enjoy the National Park.
📍 New Forest National Park 🏷️ Fixed Term Contract
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 4 February 2026
🛍️ Outdoor Brands, Retail & Commercial
Graphic Designer – Rab
Design creative assets across digital and print, supporting one of the UK’s best-known outdoor brands.
📍 Derbyshire 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 25 January 2026 ⏳
Senior Software Engineer – On Running
Develop and scale digital platforms that support global growth across e-commerce and customer experience.
📍 London 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Head of Distribution and Licensing – Castore
Lead global distribution and licensing strategy for a rapidly growing performance sportswear brand.
📍 Manchester 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Grass Roots Gardener – Harriet’s Plants
Work hands-on across planting, maintenance and seasonal garden care, supporting a small independent plant business focused on thoughtful, sustainable growing.
📍 Cornwall 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Service Lead – Trek
Lead the day-to-day operation of a retail service centre, overseeing workflow, mechanics, KPIs and customer experience.
📍 Poole 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Support Specialist – Vivobarefoot
Provide customer and operational support across systems, logistics and service functions for a values-led footwear brand.
📍 Remote / London 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Gardener – Semper Garden
Carry out hands-on horticultural work across private gardens, supporting planting, maintenance and seasonal care as part of a small specialist team.
📍 Rye 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🌱 Nature, Conservation & Environment
Urban Ecology Project Manager – Cody Dock
Lead the delivery of urban ecology projects, managing partnerships and programmes that support habitat creation, biodiversity and community-led environmental regeneration.
📍 London 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 25 January 2026 ⏳
Research and Monitoring Officer – Moors for the Future Partnership
Support landscape-scale conservation by delivering research and monitoring that informs peatland restoration, habitat recovery and long-term environmental outcomes across the Peak District.
📍 Peak District National Park 🏷️ Fixed Term Contract
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 28 January 2026
Nature Recovery Ranger – Ambios
Deliver practical conservation and nature recovery work, supporting land management and habitat restoration across the Dart Valley landscape.
📍 Dart Valley 🏷️ Fixed Term Contract
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 15 February 2026
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From the Community 📸
Runners at Windermere Marathon
Credit: Jodie Beardmore
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📣 Community & Support
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❄️ Seasonal Roles
Trainee Wildlife Care Assistants – Vale Wildlife Hospital
Support the care, rehabilitation and monitoring of injured wildlife while gaining hands-on experience in a specialist wildlife hospital setting.
📍 Tewkesbury 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 31 January 2026
Activity Coaches – Leaside
Deliver inclusive sports and physical activity sessions, supporting young people through structured coaching and seasonal programmes.
📍 London 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Seasonal Ranger – National Trust for Scotland
Support visitor management, conservation and ranger services across island sites during the peak season.
📍 Lunga, Staffa & Iona Islands 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 25 January 2026 ⏳
Seasonal Rangers – Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority
Deliver seasonal ranger services focused on visitor management, site care and positive engagement across the national park.
📍 Loch Lomond & The Trossachs NP 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 27 January 2026
Campsite Manager – Rubha Phoil
Manage day-to-day operations at this unique campsite on the remote Isle of Skye overseeing guest experience, facilities and on-site logistics.
📍 Isle of Skye 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🌟 Internships & Traineeships
Entry Level Officer – Red Squirrel Recovery Network (Wildlife Trust)
Support conservation delivery and monitoring work as part of the Red Squirrel Recovery Network, gaining practical experience across habitat management and species protection.
📍 Seaforth Nature Reserve 🏷️ Internship
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 25 January 2026 ⏳
UK Internship Programme – Mountain Equipment
Join a structured internship programme within a leading brand, gaining hands-on experience with an outdoor business.
📍 Manchester 🏷️ Internship
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 13 February 2026
🧭 Operations, People & Systems
Office & Sales Administrator – Derwent Water Marina
Support day-to-day office operations, handling customer enquiries, bookings and administrative processes within a busy watersports marina.
📍 Lake District National Park 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 23 January 2026 ⏳
Outdoor Education Centre Manager – Merseyside Youth Association
Lead the operational management of an outdoor education centre, overseeing staff, programmes, compliance and financial sustainability.
📍 Merseyside 🏷️ Fixed Term Contract
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 3 February 2026
CEO – Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Provide strategic leadership for a national park authority, overseeing organisational performance, partnership working and long-term stewardship of the landscape.
📍 Yorkshire Dales National Park 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 30 January 2026
Duty Manager – London Climbing Centres
Oversee daily centre operations, ensuring safe delivery, strong customer experience and smooth coordination of staff and facilities.
📍 London 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 30 January 2026
Team Member – London Climbing Centres
Support front-of-house and operational delivery in a busy climbing centre, helping create a welcoming and well-run environment.
📍 London 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 30 January 2026
General Manager – Boulder Shack
Lead all aspects of a climbing centre’s operations, including team management, commercial performance, safety and customer experience.
📍 Southampton 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 1 February 2026
Deputy Hotel Manager – Zip World
Support the management of hospitality operations, leading teams and ensuring high standards of guest experience within an adventure tourism setting.
📍 Capel Curig 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
📣 Communications, Engagement & Impact
Social Media and Digital Content Officer – Bletchley Park
Create and manage digital content across social channels, supporting audience growth and engagement for a major heritage and cultural site.
📍 Bletchley Park 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 26 January 2026
Policy and Public Affairs Lead – Scouts UK
Lead policy development and public affairs activity, shaping external engagement and influencing decision-makers on issues affecting young people.
📍 Chingford 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 26 January 2026
Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships – Canal & River Trust
Lead fundraising and partnership strategy, building relationships that support long-term impact across the UK’s waterways.
📍 Home based 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 9 February 2026
Senior Marketing and Communications Executive – Woodland Trust
Deliver integrated marketing and communications campaigns, supporting engagement and growth across a leading conservation charity.
📍 Flexible 🏷️ Fixed Term Contract
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 8 February 2026
🙌 Voluntary & Trustee Roles
Global Board Trustees – Parkrun
Provide strategic oversight and governance at a global level, supporting the continued growth and impact of Parkrun worldwide.
📍 Anywhere 🏷️ Volunteer
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 1 February 2026
🎲 Wildcard of the Week
Casting Call – Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Take part in a young persons casting call for an upcoming project that focuses on conservation and speaking up for change and nature recovery.
📍 Hampshire or Isle of Wight 🏷️ Fixed Term Contract
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 25 January 2026 ⏳
That’s a wrap for this week 🌿
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