The Wild Path #43
English Heritage, Rapha, Northern Roots and Fauna & Flora. 42 outdoor careers this week.
Issue 43 - Week of 21st May 2026
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📬This Week on The Wild Path
A good one this week. Roles spanning Dartmoor to the Coromandel Coast of New Zealand, with stops at Bamburgh Castle, an urban farm in Oldham, and the Arctic along the way.
Whether you’re looking for your first outdoor role or your next step, there’s plenty to explore.
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
Programme Assistant – Farming in Protected Landscapes – North York Moors National Park
Support farmers and land managers to access funding and deliver conservation projects through the Defra-funded Farming in Protected Landscapes programme across the North York Moors.
📍 Helmsley 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £28,153 – £31,015
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 7 June 2026
Data, Strategy and Performance Officer – Peak District National Park
Help monitor, review and develop the National Park Management Plan and Authority Plan, working with internal and external partners to shape strategy and track delivery.
📍 Bakewell 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £32,597 – £34,434
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 8 June 2026
Ffermio Bro Advisor – Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority
Work directly with farmers across Pembrokeshire to deliver practical conservation projects through the Ffermio Bro programme, supporting nature recovery and resilient farm businesses.
📍 Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £35,412 – £38,220 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 30 May 2026
Horticulture Assistant – Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Support the Head Gardener and Senior Horticulturists in delivering the glasshouse restoration as part of the Growing Our Green Heritage capital project at this independent Birmingham charity.
📍 Birmingham 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £27,278
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 25 May 2026
Natural Estate Manager – Scouts UK (Gilwell Park)
Lead the management and development of the natural estate at Gilwell Park, overseeing green space, habitats and land-based activities at the Scouts’ flagship activity centre in Essex.
📍 Chingford 🏷 Full-time
💷 £30,040
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 29 May 2026
Estate Manager – National Trust
Lead estate management across a National Trust property in Surrey, overseeing land, tenancies, conservation delivery and community relationships.
📍 Dorking 🏷 Full-time
💷 £55,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
Assistant Ranger – Bradgate Park
Support ranger operations across this much-loved Leicester country park, helping to manage habitats, maintain access and engage with visitors.
📍 Leicester 🏷 Full-time
💷 £27,694 – £29,782
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 4 June 2026
Ranger – Bradgate Park
Deliver practical ranger work across Bradgate Park, managing habitats, supporting access and engaging with the communities who love this ancient Leicester landscape.
📍 Leicester 🏷 Full-time
💷 £28,854 – £31,988
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 4 June 2026
Head of Administration and Customer Care – Eryri National Park
Lead administration, translation and customer care services across Eryri National Park Authority. Welsh language skills are essential for this role.
📍 Penrhyndeudraeth 🏷 Full-time
💷 £42,839 – £47,181
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 2 June 2026
🏕️ Outdoor Education & Instruction
Paddle Board Yoga Instructors – Sea Lanes
Deliver SUP yoga sessions at Hilsea Lido in Portsmouth, inspiring open-water participants of all levels at this community-focused aquatic leisure destination.
📍 Portsmouth 🏷 Full-time
💷 £29.06/hour
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Aqua Instructor – Places for People
Deliver group aqua workout sessions at Kings Centre Leisure Centre in East Grinstead, inspiring participants to get active in the water.
📍 West Sussex 🏷 Part-time
💷 £25.70/hour
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
🛍️ Outdoor Brands, Retail & Commercial
Senior Partnerships Manager – Rapha
Lead athlete relationships, brand collaborations and commercial partnerships across one of cycling’s most iconic apparel brands, owning the full partnerships P&L.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Assembler – Trek
Assemble new bikes and carry out quality checks across Trek's retail operations in Edinburgh, working at one of the world's most recognised cycling brands.
📍 Edinburgh 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Interim Finance Manager – Passenger
Work closely with the finance team across month-end reporting, year-end audit preparation and FP&A during a critical period of growth at this sustainable outdoor clothing brand.
📍 New Milton 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Assistant Merchandiser – Rohan
Support range planning and buying across product categories at this specialist outdoor clothing brand, covering a maternity period.
📍 Milton Keynes 🏷 Maternity Cover | Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 12 June 2026
Senior Manager, Retail Operations – Deckers Brands
Provide strategic and hands-on leadership for all HOKA and UGG retail store operations across EMEA, driving operational excellence and supporting new store openings across multiple countries.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Group Digital Marketing Executive – Nikwax
Drive digital marketing delivery and reporting, managing website content, digital advertising and social media channels at this employee-owned outdoor products group.
📍 Wadhurst 🏷 Maternity Cover | Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Mechanic – Tweed Valley Bikes
Carry out high-end service work and new bike builds at one of Scotland's best-positioned mountain bike shops, working in the heart of the Tweed Valley.
📍 Innerleithen, Scotland 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Work and Rescue Sales and Business Development Manager – Lyon
Drive the growth and development of the work and rescue sales division at this employee-owned outdoor equipment specialist, based between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales.
📍 Tebay 🏷 Full-time
💷 £38,000 – £43,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 10 June 2026
🌱 Nature, Conservation & Environment
Arctic Initiative Lead – Fauna & Flora
Lead Fauna & Flora’s Arctic conservation programme, driving strategy, partnerships and policy engagement to advance wildlife and habitat protection in the Arctic region.
📍 Cambridge 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £50,775 – £61,470
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 7 June 2026
Warden – Orkney Reserves – RSPB
Manage and monitor RSPB nature reserves across Orkney, delivering practical conservation work and supporting some of the UK’s most important seabird and wader populations.
📍 Orkney 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £30,977 – £33,073
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 5 June 2026
Ornithologist – FPCR
Lead and assist with ornithology surveys and ecological impact assessments across a wide range of development projects at this employee-owned, multi-disciplinary environment and design consultancy.
📍 Various 🏷 Full-time
💷 £24,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Policy Specialist – Environment Agency
Support policy development on the Government’s Water White Paper, including the creation of a new water regulator. Shaping the future of the Agency.
📍 Various 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £54,940 – £64,576
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
🐾 The trail doesn’t stop here - scroll on for more roles 👇
Member Spotlight
Meet María
María Ordovás-Montañés 📍Oxford/London
About Me
I’m a science-trained (PhD in biology) storyteller and projects/programmes person, bilingual in English and Spanish, pivoting into nature-connected work, especially related to the ocean and waterways.
I learned to scuba dive in Dahab, Egypt last autumn, and my favourite part was a Fish Surveying course where I learned how to identify coral reef life. I later wrote an ‘Underwater Detective’ piece for the Scuba Seekers blog (you can see it in my portfolio).
Two of my favourite projects have been related to public engagement and communication: visitor research for the “Bacterial World” exhibition at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and audio storytelling production for the Out There Podcast (including a personal narrative that won an award from the Society of Professional Journalists).
I love translating complex ideas into compelling narratives and I’m happiest in roles that combine creative thinking with practical delivery. I’m especially drawn to stories where unexpected ‘main characters’ turn distant environmental problems into immediate, felt experiences.
How did I get into the outdoors?
Most recently, scuba diving made ocean conservation feel more tangible and urgent to me, and it nudged me toward ocean literacy and environmental storytelling. I’m currently exploring underwater bioacoustics and I’m producing an audio story about the first time I heard coral crackling.
Favourite adventure or experience?
Seeing my first kingfisher. It was a very hot summer day and I was swimming in the Cherwell with a friend when a bright blue bird darted low over the water. Since then, I’ve kept track of every kingfisher sighting (70 and counting) and I’m always scanning around the Thames Path for flashes of blue.
One mindset or bit of kit I always take with me?
My Nalgene water bottle with a pajama nudibranch sticker from Scuba Seekers and a mountain pika sticker from Kula Cloth.
What am I looking for?
I’m looking for full-time or part-time work (and I’m open to a short contract as a stepping stone) in communications, storytelling, or audience engagement with mission-led organisations connected to the ocean and waterways. I’m also open to wider outdoors/nature-access work where public-facing storytelling is important.
I’m especially interested in roles that translate science into stories people feel, and I love collaborative, idea-rich teams. A great work moment for me looks like a lively whiteboard brainstorm with excited colleagues. Plus a table full of stickered reusable bottles.
Longer term, I’m also interested in natural history development research for documentaries.
If you are hiring, know of a comms/engagement team that is hiring, or someone who commissions environmental stories, I’d really appreciate a message or introduction.
🐾 The trail doesn’t stop here - scroll on for more roles 👇
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🛠️ Freelance Roles
Outdoor Instructors – Carlingford Adventure Centre
Deliver outdoor activity programmes at this adventure centre on the shores of Carlingford Lough in Ireland.
📍 Carlingford 🏷 Freelance
💷 €640/week
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🧭 Operations, People & Systems
Principal Property Litigation Lawyer – Canal & River Trust
Lead property litigation matters across the Canal & River Trust’s extensive waterway estate, providing expert legal advice on disputes, enforcement and land management.
📍 Remote 🏷 Full-time
💷 £55,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 3 June 2026
People Business Partner (South & West) – National Trust for Scotland
Provide HR advice and support to managers and staff across the South & West region of the National Trust for Scotland, acting as the main point of contact for all people matters.
📍 South Scotland 🏷 Full-time
💷 £45,502
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 24 May 2026 ⏳
Finance Manager – Surfing England
Oversee financial operations across this national governing body for surfing to support the organisation’s mission to make life better through surfing.
📍 Braunton 🏷 Part-time
💷 £35,000 – £38,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 1 June 2026
Part-Time Hospitality Assistant – Kirkstone Pass Inn
Support hospitality and front of house operations at this iconic Lake District inn, one of England’s highest pubs.
📍 Lake District National Park 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Visitor Operations & Experience Manager – Bamburgh Castle
Lead visitor operations and experience delivery across one of Northumberland’s most iconic heritage sites, overseeing teams and ensuring an outstanding visit for every guest.
📍 Bamburgh 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Pathway & Competitions Co-ordinator – Snowsport England
Support the coordination of pathway camps and national competitions for athletes and members, working at the national governing body for snowsports in England.
📍 Home based 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 24 May 2026 ⏳
Event Executive/Admin – Wild Deer Events
Support event coordination and administration across a busy outdoor and trail events business based in the North East.
📍 Blaydon 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Maintenance Officer – Field Studies Council
Keep the Field Studies Council’s Castle Head centre in top condition, carrying out interior and exterior repairs, maintaining systems and supporting the smooth delivery of outdoor learning experiences.
📍 Grange-over-Sands 🏷 Full-time
💷 £26,302
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 12 June 2026
CRM & Finance Executive – David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
Manage CRM systems and support financial processes at this Surrey-based wildlife conservation charity, helping to keep donor relationships and financial operations running effectively.
📍 Surrey/London 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Full Stack Developer – Apps and Mobile – British Cycling
Design, develop and maintain full-stack web and mobile applications at British Cycling, working across front-end, back-end and mobile platforms to support the national governing body’s growing digital offer.
📍 Manchester 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £48,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 27 May 2026
Chief Security Officer – Met Office
Lead physical, personnel and cyber security across one of the world’s leading weather and climate organisations, setting security strategy and risk appetite at executive level.
📍 Exeter 🏷 Full-time
💷 £74,856 – £82,084
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
CEO – English Heritage
Lead English Heritage into its next chapter, overseeing conservation, public benefit and financial strategy across a world-class portfolio of historic sites and a membership of 1.2 million people.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 £170,000 – £180,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 8 June 2026
Head of Training – Surf Life Saving GB
Own the design, development and delivery of all SLSGB training activity - from lifeguard qualifications to volunteer CPD - shaping how the organisation’s knowledge reaches thousands of clubs and communities across the UK.
📍 Exeter 🏷 Full or Part-time
💷 £35,000 – £45,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 14 June 2026
📣 Communications, Engagement & Impact
Design and Content Officer – Northumberland National Park
Create photography, video, social media content and design assets that help tell the story of England’s most tranquil national park.
📍 Hexham 🏷 Part-time
💷 £29,064 – £32,061 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 1 June 2026
Guide Walking Development Officer – RNIB
Lead the growth of RNIB’s See Cymru Differently Guide Walker Training Model. Play a key role in making walking in Wales safer, more accessible and more welcoming for blind and partially sighted people.
📍 Wales 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £32,770 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 26 May 2026
Event Producer – Northern Roots
Produce the opening welcome event for Northern Roots’ new visitor building then lead on programming and delivery of an ongoing events and activities offer at this unique urban farm and eco-park.
📍 Oldham 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £32,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
🙌 Voluntary & Trustee Roles
Chair of the Board of Trustees – Moor Trees
Lead the board of this Devon-based woodland charity, providing strategic direction and governance as Moor Trees continues its mission of expanding native broadleaved woodland on Dartmoor.
📍 Nationwide 🏷 Volunteer
💷 Voluntary
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 8 June 2026
🎲 Wildcard of the Week
Senior Instructor – Hillary Outdoors Education Centre
Deliver high-quality outdoor education programmes at Hillary Outdoors' Coromandel Centre, set on a stunning 340-hectare coastal property in New Zealand - and mentor the next generation of instructors while you're at it.
📍 Coromandel, New Zealand 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: Rolling
That’s a wrap for this week 🌿
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