• Organising and cataloguing boxes of site plans, maps, documents, and files
• Identifying documents of note
• Photocopying and digitising documents if needed
• Preparing and sending documents to be sent off-site for scanning
• Packing returned documents into archive boxes, labelling them, and preparing them to be taken off-site for safe storage

No previous experience is required for this role, and full training will be provided. You will need to be methodical and highly organised, with good attention to detail, and excellent written communication skills. You will also need to be able to work independently using your own initiative and be self-motivated.

In return for your time, you will receive a warm welcome, full induction and training, and be provided with any necessary equipment, uniforms, and anything else needed to thrive in your role.

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The successful candidate will have a background in ecology and an interest in wetland species and habitats. They will have a desire to develop cross-taxa field skills and desk-based data management experience. The role will involve field-based survey work across a range of sites, primarily in the South West but also nationally, so a willingness to travel and a driving licence are essential.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting fieldwork independently, managing own time efficiently whilst following health & safety regulations
• Developing field skills covering a range of taxa including pollinating insects, saltmarsh vegetation, aerial insectivores (bats and birds), and aquatic invertebrates
• Desk-based data collation and management
• Analysis and reporting tasks
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences and members of the public

The role will require working on some weekends and bank holidays and working outside of normal hours during the fieldwork season. Considerable flexibility will be required.

Benefits of the role include:

• Opportunity to work in a range of wetland habitats within a supportive and internationally recognised team of wetland experts
• Development of field skills and desk-based data management experience
• Competitive salary of £25,985 per annum

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As a Casual Visitor Engager, you'll help bring our wetlands, wildlife and conservation work to life through engaging activities, interactive experiences and memorable visitor encounters.

No two days are the same. You could be delivering a spotlight talk, leading a pond dipping session, running craft activities, supporting science shows, or helping visitors discover more about the incredible wildlife that calls Slimbridge home.

During seasonal events, you'll also have the opportunity to step into character as an elf or other themed figure, using storytelling, roleplay and interactive engagement to create magical moments for visitors of all ages.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with people and is passionate about creating welcoming, engaging and inclusive experiences.

You'll develop confidence in public engagement and interpretation, work alongside a dedicated team of staff and volunteers, and play an important role in helping visitors connect with nature.

Every interaction is an opportunity to inspire visitors to learn more about wetlands, wildlife and conservation.

By helping people develop a deeper understanding of the natural world and the work of WWT, you'll support our mission to restore wetlands and unlock their power for wildlife and people.

This is a casual position where hours are offered on an ad hoc basis.

Candidates will need to be willing to work some weekends, bank holidays and during the school holidays.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and confident communicator who enjoys working with people and creating memorable visitor experiences.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about engaging diverse audiences, bringing stories to life and helping visitors connect with nature and conservation.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering high-quality customer service and engaging with visitors of all ages
• Leading activities, talks and workshops
• Working effectively as part of a team alongside staff and volunteers
• Using storytelling techniques to create engaging and immersive experiences

Requirements:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience delivering high-quality customer service or visitor engagement
• An enthusiastic and adaptable approach
• Confidence performing in character and using storytelling techniques

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As a Senior Content Manager, you will lead the development of a new content strategy for WWT, designed to elevate WWT's voice, build brand awareness and deepen engagement with our visitors, supporters and partners.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a content strategy that delivers high-quality, engaging and audience-focused content
• Lead a talented and creative team of content creators
• Work with colleagues from conservation teams to wetland centre staff and volunteers to showcase the wonder of wetlands and the impact of WWT's work
• Develop integrated, multi-channel content strategies designed to deliver measurable results against specific engagement objectives
• Manage a busy team, balancing competing priorities and translating them into clear and achievable plans

Requirements:

• Proven experience of developing successful content strategies that deliver high-quality, engaging and audience-focused content
• Experience in leading a team of content creators
• Strong focus on delivering impactful content, with ability to develop robust content objectives and KPIs
• Ability to work in a complex organisation and build effective working relationships across teams

Benefits:

• Competitive salary of £43,857 per annum
• Hybrid working arrangement with expectation to be in Slimbridge at least two days a week
• Opportunity to work with a well-respected organisation with an ambitious mission to restore wetlands and inspire others to value and protect these habitats

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Working across digital, print, PR and content channels, you'll create compelling stories and campaigns that bring the visitor experience to life while helping achieve commercial and visitor growth targets.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine creativity, storytelling and data-driven marketing in one of the UK's leading visitor attractions.

You'll work closely with colleagues across the centre and the wider organisation, helping to promote everything from seasonal events and family experiences to our vital conservation mission.

Through your work, you'll play a key role in connecting more people with wetlands, inspiring action for nature and helping WWT restore wetlands and unlock their power for people and wildlife.

This role is a full time position working 37.5 hours per week 5 days in 7, based at WWT Slimbridge, requiring a minimum of three days per week onsite.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and results-focused Visitor Marketing Officer who can help drive visitation, grow audiences, raise awareness of WWT Slimbridge and support our mission through engaging marketing and communications activity.

To be successful in this role, you'll have:

• Experience delivering marketing and PR campaigns for a consumer-facing organisation.
• Strong digital marketing and social media management experience, including creating engaging content and measuring performance.
• Excellent copywriting, storytelling and communication skills, with the confidence to act as a spokesperson and undertake media interviews.
• Experience working in a visitor attraction, tourism, leisure, heritage or similar customer-focused environment.
• Strong organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

The role includes participation in the centre duty management rota, which involves some weekend and occasional evening working.

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The role is a full-time 12-month fixed-term contract, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire. We support hybrid working, with an expectation for team members to be in Slimbridge at least once a week.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in delivering successful communications plans aimed at a diverse range of public audiences.
• A track record of delivering creative communications activity across a range of internal and external channels, including social media, PR, events, and digital content.
• The ability to seek out and tell stories aimed at raising an organisation's profile and driving action.
• A creative eye, with the ability to capture content and turn it into accessible, on-brand communications for social media channels and media and PR storytelling.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, with the ability to build relationships externally and internally with a range of levels and stakeholders.
• Experience in planning and delivering events that support the achievement of organisational objectives.

The salary for this role is £32,630 per annum.

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As a Reserve Warden, you will play a crucial role in supporting the day-to-day management of the reserve, including habitat management, species monitoring, estate maintenance, and visitor engagement activities.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist in delivering the reserve management plan across wetland habitats and the shoreline of Strangford Lough.
• Undertake ecological monitoring, including breeding bird surveys, WeBS counts, and other wildlife surveys.
• Support habitat management, estate maintenance, and infrastructure upkeep across the reserve.
• Safely operate and maintain machinery, tools, and equipment.
• Work alongside volunteers, contractors, and work experience placements, helping to create a positive and rewarding experience.
• Deliver guided walks and engage visitors in understanding wetlands and wildlife conservation.
• Support visitor centre operations when required and contribute to the overall visitor experience.

This is a part-time position, working 22.5 hours per week, including weekend and bank holiday working.

The ideal candidate will have experience in conservation, reserve management, countryside management, or a related environmental field. They will be passionate about wildlife conservation and wetland habitats, practical, self-motivated, and adaptable.

Essential criteria:

• Experience in practical countryside, estate, or conservation land management.
• Experience carrying out ecological fieldwork, wildlife surveying, bird monitoring, or environmental recording.
• Experience using and maintaining land management machinery, tools, and equipment safely.
• Experience working with members of the public, volunteers, or community groups.
• Experience working effectively within a team while also being able to manage workloads independently.
• Knowledge of UK wetland species and habitats.
• Basic IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.

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In this role, you'll transform ideas into creative assets that elevate our brand, ensuring every piece of work is visually striking, strategically aligned, and consistent with our brand. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to develop impactful visuals, refine concepts, and maintain a cohesive look and feel throughout all marketing outputs.

Whether it's inspiring new visitors to our 10 UK wetland sites through national campaigns, driving membership growth, or delivering successful fundraising appeals, the breadth and diversity of our work creates endless opportunities to make a meaningful impact through creativity.

This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours Monday to Friday. For this role, we can offer the opportunity for hybrid working (with a minimum of 1-2 days a week in the WWT Slimbridge office and for team meetings).

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience producing high-quality marketing materials for diverse audiences, supported by a portfolio demonstrating innovative design solutions across both online and offline channels.
• Good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), with some working knowledge of Premiere Pro and After Effects highly desirable. An understanding of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• A good understanding of layout, typography, and digital platforms.
• Experience working to brand guidelines and ensuring consistency across all design outputs.
• Experience preparing artwork and files for both digital and print production.

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You’ll spend time out on the wetlands capturing engaging photo and video content, with a particular focus on short-form videos.

You’ll help us showcase the wildlife, wetlands, events, and visitor experiences at our unique Barnes site, while helping us connect with new audiences across Instagram and Facebook.

Main tasks

• Capture engaging photo and video content across the London Wetland Centre, showcasing wildlife, wetlands, events and visitor experiences
• Create and edit short-form videos, particularly Instagram Reels, using Canva and CapCut
• Come up with creative ideas for Reels concepts and new ways to tell stories about the centre online
• Spot seasonal, wildlife and event-based opportunities for social media content
• Help plan and organise upcoming content using our content planner
• Work with the Marketing Officer to support our social media content and help connect more people with wetlands and wildlife

About You

• You are creative, proactive and enjoy telling stories through photography and video
• You are excited by the opportunity to get out around the wetlands, spot interesting content opportunities and turn them into engaging social media content
• You have some experience creating photo and/or video content, particularly short-form video for platforms such as Instagram
• You are comfortable using Canva and CapCut (or similar preferred platforms)
• You have access to your own smartphone or camera
• You are organised, happy to contribute ideas and confident using social media
• You have an interest in wildlife, nature or conservation
• You are happy to follow WWT’s social media and marketing policies and guidelines when creating and sharing content as part of your volunteering

Additional notes

• This role is not suitable for people under 18 years.
• Availability at weekends and during school holidays would be particularly helpful as this is when we run most of our events and programming, and there are often lots of opportunities to capture content.

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The role involves:

• Providing a warm welcome to all visitors coming into the reserve hides
• Talking to visitors about what they can see from the hide
• Helping visitors to locate, observe, and identify nearby species of interest
• Assisting visitors to use optical equipment and identification guidebooks
• Informing visitors of events, talks, and activities at the site which may be of interest
• Familiarising yourself with the latest wildlife sightings around the reserve so you can inform our visitors what they might see during their visit
• Updating the hide sightings board and letting the reserve and welcome team know about any exciting sightings
• Tidying the hide, including cleaning surfaces, light sweeping of floors and windowsills, litter picking, putting away chairs, organising learning materials & equipment, reporting damage, and dusting rafters to remove cobwebs
• Topping up bird feeders as appropriate (Headley Hide only)
• Familiarising yourself with WWT’s wider conservation work and key conservation messages

As a volunteer, you will receive a very warm welcome, full induction & training, and be provided with any necessary equipment, uniforms, and anything else needed to thrive in your role.

This role would suit you if:

• You have a strong basic knowledge of UK bird species (additional training & support for species identification can be provided)
• You feel confident in talking to and engaging with members of the public
• You can adapt your communication style to suit your audience, particularly having a friendly and approachable manner with our first-time and younger visitors
• You love birding and want to share your enthusiasm with others
• You are friendly and approachable with a positive attitude
• You have an interest in and enthusiasm for the work of WWT
• You enjoy working as part of a team of staff and volunteers
• You are willing to spend prolonged periods of time in a potentially cold space (coats will be provided)

We are looking for volunteers who are available to help out at least 2 full shifts (or 4 half shifts) a month on a set day (Thursdays & Sundays in particular). Full day shifts run from 9.30am-3pm with a 15-minute morning break and 60-minute lunch break at 12.30pm. Half day shifts run from 9.30am-1pm with a 15-minute morning break.

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As a Visitor Engagement Volunteer, you will be actively engaging with visitors and helping them better understand and support our work to save wetlands for wildlife and people.

Main tasks

• Provide a warm welcome and first point of contact for visitors
• Answer visitor questions and help them navigate the site
• Share species knowledge and mention seasonal highlights
• Assist with themed activities and events
• Keep the site tidy and presentable
• Engage positively with visitors of all ages

About You

• Confident in talking to and engaging with members of the public
• Adaptable communication style
• Friendly and approachable with a positive attitude
• Interest in and enthusiasm for WWT's work
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Happy working outdoors in all weathers

Additional notes

• Available to help out at least 2 full shifts (or 4 half shifts) a month
• Not suitable for people under 18 years

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