Project Manager (Inverbroom)
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The vacancy
Title: Project Manager (Inverbroom)
Status: Fixed term until March 2030 (Funding dependent)
Salary: £33,000 - £33,946
Location: Inverbroom (Nr Ullapool)
Closing date: 24th September 2025
Interviews: We anticipate conducting interviews in person at Inverbroom, week commencing 6th October (TBC)
Inverbroom Project Manager – Shaping Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Largest Reserve
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Manager to lead the development phase of a landmark conservation initiative at Inverbroom, a 7,000-hectare reserve in the Scottish Highlands. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of landscape-scale restoration, working with a passionate team and a wide range of stakeholders to deliver nature-positive outcomes for people and wildlife.
More information about Inverbroom can be found here and on our Reserves page Inverbroom ¦ Scottish Wildlife Trust
About the Role
As Project Manager, you will:
- Lead a development project, establishing a baseline understanding of the reserve’s natural heritage.
- Champion the long-term vision for Inverbroom: a thriving landscape of healthy uplands, native woodlands, revived rivers, and species-rich grasslands.
- Manage project governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
- Oversee contractor recruitment and delivery of key activities, including thermal drone surveys and grazing options planning.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to scope restoration, training, and engagement opportunities.
- Support the development of follow-on funding and a robust monitoring and evaluation framework.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver a detailed project activity plan and monitor progress against milestones and KPIs.
- Facilitate a Strategic Advisory Group and ensure high-quality reporting to funders.
- Lead communications and engagement with stakeholders, funders, and local communities.
- Coordinate with internal teams across Reserves, Knowledge & Evidence, Communications, and Policy.
About You
You’ll bring:
- Proven experience in project management, ideally in conservation, land management, or rural development.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Experience in managing contractors and overseeing ecological or land-based projects.
- A collaborative approach and ability to work across disciplines and organisations.
- Passion for nature restoration and community engagement.
Why Join Us?
The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a leading conservation charity with a bold vision for a connected, resilient landscape where nature and people thrive. This role offers the chance to make a lasting impact on one of Scotland’s most ambitious restoration projects.
To Apply:
Please click the green "apply now" button which will take you to our application pages.
Please contact recruitment@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk for more information.
About us
For more than 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas.
The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. The Trust manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.
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