The Wild Path #37
Antarctica, adaptive surf, curlew conservation - 51 roles, one newsletter
Issue 37 - Week of 6th April 2026
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📬This Week on The Wild Path
From Antarctica to the South Downs, this week’s issue covers a lot of ground. There are roles across national parks, outdoor brands, wildlife conservation, community engagement and more with names like Rapha, Finisterre, Parkrun and the Marine Conservation Society all hiring.
Whether you’re looking for something hands-on in the field, a step into an outdoor brand, or a role that connects communities with nature, there’s plenty to dig into this week.
You can keep up with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and find out more about us at teamwildpath.com.
This Week’s Round Up
🏞️ Parks, Estates & Landscapes
HeRe Assistant Public Engagement Ranger – South Downs National Park Authority
Support community engagement and public access across the National Park through the HeRe programme.
📍 South Downs National Park 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 Salary: £28,540 – £31,127 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 12 April 2026 ⏳
Senior Officer – Tree Action Plan Delivery – Natural England
Lead on delivery of tree and woodland action plan priorities, coordinating programmes and partnerships across the region.
📍 Crewe/Manchester 🏷 Full or Part-time
💷 Salary: £39,660
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 27 April 2026
Assistant Planning Policy Officer – Dartmoor National Park Authority
Support planning policy development and climate work across the National Park, contributing to local plan delivery.
📍 Dartmoor National Park 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 Salary: £29,540 – £33,699
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 26 April 2026
Curlew Landscapes Wales Project Manager – Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
Lead delivery of the Curlew Landscapes Wales project, coordinating conservation activity and stakeholder partnerships across the National Park.
📍 Bannau Brycheiniog National Park 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 Salary: £39,152 – £41,771
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 20 April 2026
Community Engagement Officer – Coast to Coast Nature Trail – Yorkshire Dales National Park
Support community engagement along the Coast to Coast Nature Trail, building local partnerships and public involvement across the route.
📍 Bainbridge 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 Salary: £29,540 – £36,363 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 29 April 2026
🏕️ Outdoor Education & Instruction
Outdoor Education Instructor – London Youth
Deliver outdoor education sessions across a residential centre, supporting young people through adventure-based learning.
📍 East Sussex 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £27,518
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 29 April 2026
Adaptive Surf Instructor – Surfability UK
Deliver adaptive surf sessions in South Wales, supporting participants with additional needs to access the water.
📍 South Wales 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary: £13/hour
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Field Studies Instructor (Outdoor Education – Science/Geography Graduates) – PGL
Deliver field studies and outdoor education programmes, supporting school groups through curriculum-linked learning in the field.
📍 Weymouth 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 Salary: £13.89/hour
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🛍️ Outdoor Brands, Retail & Commercial
Head of Growth – Vivobarefoot
Lead growth strategy across the business, driving customer acquisition and commercial performance for a purpose-led footwear brand.
📍 Bristol 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: Not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Team Administrator – Marketing – Nikwax
Provide administrative support across the marketing team, coordinating schedules, assets and day-to-day operations.
📍 Wadhurst 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: Not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Assistant Manager – Textiles – DMM
Support textile operations and team management within a leading climbing equipment manufacturer.
📍 Llanberis 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £32,500 – £35,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 14 April 2026
Retail Merchandising Admin Assistant – Regatta
Support retail merchandising administration, coordinating product data, reporting and day-to-day processes across the team.
📍 Manchester 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: Not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 3 May 2026
Mid-Level Product Developer – Rapha
Support product development across the range, managing sampling, fit and specification through to production.
📍 London 🏷 Maternity Cover | Full time
💷 Salary: Not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Production Tech – Trek
Support production processes and technical operations within a global cycling brand.
📍 Manchester 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: Not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Analytics Engineer – Passenger
Build and maintain data pipelines and analytics infrastructure, supporting business intelligence across a purpose-driven outdoor brand.
📍 New Milton 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: Not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Paid Social Lead – lululemon
Lead paid social strategy and campaign delivery across channels for a global athletic brand.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: Not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Interim Financial Controller – Finisterre
Lead financial control and reporting across the business on an interim basis, supporting operational finance and governance.
📍 Cornwall 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 Salary: Not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🌱 Nature, Conservation & Environment
Isle of Wight Rewilding Officer – Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Lead rewilding delivery across the Isle of Wight, coordinating habitat restoration and land management partnerships.
📍 Isle of Wight 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £29,190 - £31,600
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 12 April 2026 ⏳
Community Ecologist – Avon Wildlife Trust
Support community-focused ecology work across Bristol, engaging people with local wildlife and habitat management.
📍 Bristol 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 Salary: £31,091 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 14 April 2026
Consultant Ecologist – Elton Ecology
Deliver ecological surveys and consultancy across a range of projects, supporting planning and development clients.
📍 Castle Donington 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £29,500 – £34,500
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 30 April 2026
Senior Rewilding Partnerships Officer – London Wildlife Trust
Lead rewilding partnership development across London, building relationships and coordinating landscape-scale conservation delivery.
📍 London 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 Salary: £37,311
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 20 April 2026
Tree Nursery Coordinator – Birmingham TreePeople
Coordinate tree nursery operations, supporting community growing programmes and local planting delivery across Birmingham.
📍 Birmingham 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 Salary: £26,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 29 April 2026
🐾 The trail doesn’t stop here - scroll on for more roles 👇
Member Spotlight
Meet Rhiannon
Rhiannon Stark 📍Southampton
About Me
After 11 years in the public sector I’m ready to break away from the shackles of the desk and computer! Outside is where I thrive, be it coast or forest. I spend 99% of my ‘social time’ birding around the south coast.
How did I get into the outdoors?
As a self confessed woodland elf, I’ve always been at home outdoors. Whether it’s inspecting creepy crawlies, putting various moss under a microscope or sitting and listening to the birds, it’s what heals my soul.
Favourite adventure or experience?
Reaching the peak of Kinder Scout - very tough!
One mindset or bit of kit I always take with me?
Binoculars, an open mind and quick wit.
What am I looking for?
Full time employment, preferably permanent. I’ve excelled in engagement and stakeholder management, so continuing to work in a collaborative social space would mean the world to me!
🐾 The trail doesn’t stop here - scroll on for more roles 👇
📣 Community & Support
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🛠️ Freelance Roles
Senior Activity Instructor – Ridgeway Adventures
Deliver outdoor activity sessions across the centre, leading programmes for groups and individuals.
📍 Didcot 🏷 Freelance
💷 Salary: £15/hour
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
❄️ Seasonal Roles
Swift Fieldworkers – BirdWatch Ireland
Carry out seasonal swift survey work across Ireland, monitoring nest sites and contributing to national conservation data.
📍 Various, Ireland 🏷 Seasonal
💷 Salary: Not listed
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 26 April 2026
Nest Protection Officer – The Breeding Waders EIP
Protect breeding wader nest sites in Co. Mayo, supporting fieldwork and land-based conservation delivery.
📍 Co. Mayo 🏷 Seasonal
💷 Salary: €240/day
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🌟 Internships & Traineeships
Youth Engagement Intern – Scotland – Marine Conservation Society
Support youth engagement and outreach programmes across Scotland, helping connect young people with marine conservation.
📍 Remote, Scotland 🏷 Internship
💷 Salary: £12.71/hour
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 18 April 2026
🧭 Operations, People & Systems
Health & Safety Advisor – National Trust for Scotland
Provide health and safety advice and support across the organisation, ensuring compliance and best practice.
📍 Aberdeenshire 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary: £45,502 – £48,347 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 19 April 2026
HR Manager – Parkrun
Lead HR operations and people management across the organisation, supporting team development and workplace culture.
📍 London or Leeds 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 14 April 2026
Paralympic Programme Manager – BMC
Lead delivery of the BMC’s Paralympic programme, coordinating activity and partnerships to support para-climbing development.
📍 Manchester 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £41,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 20 April 2026
Special Assistant to the CEO – The Sustainable Food Trust
Provide direct support to the CEO, coordinating diary, communications and strategic project delivery.
📍 Bristol or London 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £28,000 – £30,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 24 April 2026
Business Operations Coordinator – Trees for Life
Support day-to-day business operations at Dundreggan, coordinating administration and logistics across the team.
📍 Dundreggan 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary: £25,983 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 11 April 2026 ⏳
Front of House Manager – Depot Climbing
Lead front of house operations across the centre, managing team performance and customer experience.
📍 Sheffield 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 Salary: £26,026
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 26 April 2026
Forest Centre Manager – Forestry England
Lead operations and visitor experience at Fineshade forest centre, overseeing team management and site delivery.
📍 Fineshade 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £33,854
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 10 May 2026
Waterway Operative – London & South East – Canal & River Trust
Carry out practical waterway maintenance and operations across the London and South East region.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £25,115
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 24 April 2026
People Advisor – The Conservation Volunteers
Provide HR advice and support across the organisation, covering employee relations, policy and people processes.
📍 Edinburgh/Glasgow 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 Salary: £29,737 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 14 April 2026
Programme Manager and Events Coordinator – Basecamp Adventure Trust
Lead programme delivery and event coordination, supporting adventure-based youth engagement across Leeds.
📍 Leeds 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £28,000 – £35,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 17 April 2026
Project Manager – Girlguiding
Lead project delivery across the organisation, coordinating workstreams, stakeholders and programme milestones.
📍 London 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 Salary: £43,705
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 19 April 2026
Senior Project Manager – National Cycle Network – Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
Lead strategic project delivery across the National Cycle Network, coordinating infrastructure and partnership development.
📍 Leeds/Manchester/Newcastle 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £37,904
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 19 April 2026
Safeguarding Administrator – Scouts UK
Provide administrative support across the safeguarding team, managing case records and coordination.
📍 Essex/London 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary: £27,959 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 19 April 2026
📣 Communications, Engagement & Impact
Community Manager – Go Jauntly
Build community, forge partnerships, and help get more people outside with a mission-led walking app.
📍 Remote/London 🏷 Full or Part-time
💷 Salary: £33,000 – £38,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 3 May 2026
Membership Manager – Community Supported Agriculture Network
Lead membership engagement and growth across the network, supporting community farms and local food systems.
📍 Home based 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary: £31,858 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 26 April 2026
Engagement Assistant – Marine Biological Association
Support public engagement programmes and outreach activity, helping connect audiences with marine science.
📍 Plymouth 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary: £25,249 – £26,707 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 26 April 2026
Project Officer – The Sustainable Food Trust
Support project delivery across the organisation, coordinating communications and impact-focused programmes.
📍 Home based 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £28,000 – £30,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 24 April 2026
Marketing & Communications Manager – The Sharpham Trust
Lead marketing and communications strategy across the Trust, managing content, campaigns and brand positioning.
📍 Devon 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary: £37,050 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 13 April 2026
Development Manager (Individual Giving & Major Donors) – David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
Lead individual giving and major donor fundraising, driving income generation and supporter engagement.
📍 Surrey 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £40,000 – £45,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 20 April 2026
Content Creator – Thrive
Create engaging content across channels, supporting storytelling and audience engagement for a charity connecting people with nature through gardening.
📍 Reading 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full or Part-time
💷 Salary: £26,000 – £28,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 21 April 2026
Communications Assistant – Council for British Archaeology
Support communications delivery across the organisation, contributing to content, campaigns and stakeholder engagement.
📍 Remote 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 Salary: £23,132 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 24 April 2026
Brand & Creative Manager – Marine Conservation Society
Lead brand strategy and creative output across the organisation, overseeing visual identity and campaign development.
📍 Remote 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary: £30,229 – £35,360
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 12 April 2026 ⏳
Marketing Officer – Garden Museum
Support marketing activity across the museum, contributing to campaigns, audience development and event promotion.
📍 London 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary: £30,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 13 April 2026
🙌 Voluntary & Trustee Roles
Trustee – Adventure Queens
Join the board of a non-profit working to get more women into outdoor adventure, supporting governance and strategic direction.
📍 Remote 🏷 Volunteer
💷 Voluntary
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 11 April 2026 ⏳
🎲 Wildcard of the Week
Agricultural Plant Mechanic – British Antarctic Survey
Maintain and repair Agricultural, Industrial, Snowmobile Equipment in one of the most remote workplaces on earth.
📍 Antarctica 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 Salary: £30,224 – £31,183 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 6 May 2026
That’s a wrap for this week 🌿
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