Partnership Lead – Tree Equity Wales

The Woodland Trust is looking for a Partnership Lead – Tree Equity (known internally as Tree Equity Lead) in our Wales team to lead the influencing and supporting of local and planning authorities, groups and communities across Wales so that they can realise the multiple benefits of trees and woods.

The Role: 

• In particular, this role will collaborate with and develop local partnerships to embed the protection and expansion of tree cover in local policy and practice, with a particular focus on protecting and increasing urban tree cover in areas of low tree equity.
• Manage the Trust’s involvement in key partnership projects and ensure that the benefits and learnings of this demonstrator activity is communicated with impact across the networks of local decision-makers in Wales.
• This role will be the Trust’s lead advocate for tree equity and urban trees in Wales, inspiring and working closely with others, both internally and externally, on urban tree matters. Collaborate with colleagues across the UK to maximise the Trust’s UK-wide impact and deliver against UK programmes such as Tree Equity.
• Provide expert support, training and advice to local decision-making and community audiences on the value of trees and woods, their planting and protection and where necessary, procure and manage consultants, agents and technical specialists to support.
• This role is based in Wales and will require the successful candidate to travel around the country.

The Candidate: 

• You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
• Experience of working in or with local government,  local agencies or communities, ideally in Wales.
• You’ll have knowledge of a range of local policy issues and drivers, ideally in a Welsh context as well as technical knowledge related to conservation and the environment, especially trees and woods.
• You’ll have a collaborative approach, with the ability to work with multiple teams, building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Experience of developing and managing partnerships with excellent skills in networking, influencing and relationship development on collaborative projects.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbally being able to liaise with internal and external stakeholders, especially volunteers using a variety of methods to suite the audience.
• This role does require regular travel around Wales. A full clean UK driving licence is required.

Benefits & Wellbeing: 

Joining our team means you’ll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:

• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme

About Us: 

The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.

Application Advice:

For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.

Even if you don’t meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply.

Apply Now: 

If you’re ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it’s a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Monday 31st March and Wednesday 2nd April 2025