Great North Fen Project Development Manager
Closing date:
Salary: £22,056 (equivalent to £36,761 full-time)
Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time
Location:
Rainton Meadows, Mallard Way,
Houghton-le-Spring
, DH4 6PU
Houghton-le-Spring
, DH4 6PU
Great North Fen Project Development Manager
Location: Rainton Meadows, DH4 6PU
Salary: £22,056 (equivalent to £36,761 full-time)
Term: Part-time (3 days per week), fixed term for 15 months
Closing Date: 31st July, 2026
The Great North Fen (GNF) is an exciting and ambitious long-term project to restore the Durham Carrs landscape for people and wildlife. As Great North Fen Project Development Manager you will be responsible for the development and delivery of a co-ordinated strategic approach to the GNF, to maximise opportunities, identify all constraints, and facilitate community and stakeholder engagement so that the desired vision for the GNF can be achieved in a cohesive way, underpinned by sustainable management and funding to ensure its future.
We are looking for someone who can bring technical expertise alongside proven project development experience, who will play an essential role in establishing a collaborative, deliverable and visionary way forward for the GNF in County Durham.
Location: Rainton Meadows, DH4 6PU
Salary: £22,056 (equivalent to £36,761 full-time)
Term: Part-time (3 days per week), fixed term for 15 months
Closing Date: 31st July, 2026
The Great North Fen (GNF) is an exciting and ambitious long-term project to restore the Durham Carrs landscape for people and wildlife. As Great North Fen Project Development Manager you will be responsible for the development and delivery of a co-ordinated strategic approach to the GNF, to maximise opportunities, identify all constraints, and facilitate community and stakeholder engagement so that the desired vision for the GNF can be achieved in a cohesive way, underpinned by sustainable management and funding to ensure its future.
We are looking for someone who can bring technical expertise alongside proven project development experience, who will play an essential role in establishing a collaborative, deliverable and visionary way forward for the GNF in County Durham.
Contact details
Barbara Hooper, Head of Nature Recovery, Durham Wildlife Trust bhooper@durhamwt.co.uk
Job reference: Durham Wildlife Trust Great North Fen Project Development Manager