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Can you help connect people to nature and empower communities to protect the Nevis landscape? We are looking for an experienced and creative new team member to develop strategic community engagement plans and deliver rainforest themed community events.

About Us

The Nevis Landscape Partnership is a community organisation working in partnership to enhance the environmental and cultural qualities of the Nevis area whilst providing opportunities for all to enjoy and appreciate it. We aim to do this through the delivery of The Nevis Strategy 2020-40.

We launched a landscape-scale nature restation project in 2024, the Nevis Nature Network. Through this project, we are working in partnership with the largest landowners across the Nevis landscape to restore, expand, and connect native habitats across the 9000-hectare (22,000 acre). Our iconic project area attracts about half a million visitors every year. It encompasses the tallest mountain and the second tallest waterfall in the UK and supports a vast range of rare habitats and species. We are located in the heart of the temperate rainforest zone, which means that there is huge potential for restoring this internationally important habitat.

We recently finished a development phase project which allowed us to identify what would be required to maximize the ecological potential of this landscape. We worked closely with our landowning partners to gain a deeper understanding of our biggest ecological challenges and investigate the feasibility of solutions. NLP and our project partners are now ready to (funding dependant):

1. Create a collaborative 10-year woodland restoration strategic plan – prioritising rainforest restoration.
2. Begin delivering the highest priority woodland restoration actions e.g. Rhododendron ponticum removal and collaborative deer management.
3. Create a 5-year strategic plan for community outreach and engagement.
4. Deliver rainforest themed community outreach and engagement events.
5. Investigate the feasibility of delivering a community Rhododendron ponticum removal project in Fort William and across the wider landscape.

About the Role

For over two decades, NLP has worked with communities of place (Fort William, Glen Nevis, local landowners, visitors) and communities of interest (conservation volunteers, mountaineers, nature enthusiasts). We are looking for an experienced, proactive and creative Community Engagement Development Officer to help us to strengthen and deepen our ongoing relationships with the communities that care about the Nevis Landscape.

The role will focus on points 3, 4 and 5 above. It blends strategic planning with hands-on delivery - from shaping our membership and investigating a community rhododendron removal project to running volunteer events and delivering education sessions to local schools.

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How to Apply
Send your CV and a covering letter (no longer than two sides of A4) outlining:

• Your relevant experience and skills.
• Your understanding of the role’s challenges and opportunities.
• A brief overview of how you would approach developing our strategic community engagement strategy.

Include contact details for two referees.
Email applications to NNN Project Manager Ellie Corsie at ellie.corsie@nevislandscape.co.uk