About the role

The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales is a charity dedicated to protecting the region’s most precious wild places for people and wildlife. 

As Reserve Officer, you'll work to support the delivery of work on our nature reserves as we endeavour to ensure our reserves are delivering the maximum benefits for biodiversity and reserve users.

Main responsibilities

• Supporting the restoration of temperate rainforest habitats across our woodland creation sites, as part of The Wildlife Trusts’ UK-wide Aviva-funded project, and to be the first point of contact for project enquiries.
• Assisting the Conservation Team staff in the delivery of habitat management, estates work and occasional contract work.
• Arranging, organising & running volunteer workdays and individual volunteer work within the county areas.
• Carrying out survey & monitoring work to inform work planning, management plans and reporting.

For further detail, see job description and person specification below.

How to apply

Please complete our online application form or send your completed application form (available to download below) to l.Wilberforce@welshwildlife.org with the job title as the subject line. 

Please be aware we may not accept applications if we have reason to believe they have been wholly produced using generative AI tools. 

You must be a UK citizen to apply for this role. 

Key dates

Application closing date: Monday 15^th June 2026 at 10am.

Interview date: Friday 26^th June 2026 at The Welsh Wildlife Centre, Cilgerran, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, SA43 2TB.

If you haven’t received any communication from us after Friday 26^th June 2026 your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

Equal opportunities

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusivity. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff, volunteers and supporters. We welcome applications from people underrepresented in the conservation sector, particularly people from minority ethnic groups, people with disabilities and people from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Even if you do not feel you meet all the criteria, please do apply. We can provide training and support to the right candidate. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process.