Hey Wild Ones,
Welcome to Wild Opportunities, a newsletter filled with nature jobs, funding, training, events and more. It’s been a crazy week for nature opportunities, they’ve been popping up everywhere. In this week’s list, I’ve curated over fifty opportunities!
Whether you're just starting out, a career changer, a seasoned wildlife professional or just curious about nature, we’ve got something for everyone.
Hurry! Deadlines soon
Ecosystems Evidence Specialist - Joint Nature Conservation Committee
📍Location: Peterborough / Aberdeen, UK
💰Salary: £32,025
🏢Role type: Full-time, 2-year fixed term
📅 Apply by: 2nd March 2025
2 roles available
Social Media Officer - PlantLife
📍Location: Home-based
💰Salary: up to £27,825
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 2nd March 2025
Keeping It Wild Trainee - London Wildlife Trust
📍Location: London, UK
💰Salary: £25,357
🏢Role type: Full-time, fixed term
📅 Apply by: 4th March 2025
Hi, I’m Cara. During the pandemic in 2020, I felt lost and unfulfilled. I decided at this time I needed to change my career, I needed to find something more aligned with my values and spend my days doing something that gave me a sense of purpose. After a lot of consideration, I found conservation and it immediately resonated. Little did I know it would take me over four years of extensive job searching to finally land the right role. Over those four years, I dedicated every spare moment to my dream of working with wildlife, and it paid off, now it’s time I share all of the resources and knowledge I came across on my journey - to hopefully make your journey easier too.
Job opportunities
🏠 Remote
Citizen Science Programme Developer - Marine Conservation Society
📍Location: Remote, UK
💰Salary: up to £33,000
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: ASAP, not stated
Executive Assistant - Blue Marine Foundation
📍Location: Remote, office space in London available
💰Salary: £35,000 – £45,000
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 9th March 2025
Youth Programme Manager - The Urban Movement Innovation Fund
📍Location: Global remote
💰Salary: Unspecified, country-dependent
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 23rd March 2025
Planet Patrol are hiring for 3x roles
📍Location: Remote, with some travel
💰Salary: £28k - £45k pro rata
🏢Role type: Part-time, 30 hours
📅 Apply by: 16th and 23rd of March
🌍 Europe & UK
Ecologist - Forestry and Land Scotland
📍Location: Scotland
💰Salary: £42,467 - £45,735
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 21st March 2025
Development Manager - UK National Parks
📍Location: Remote, with occasional UK travel
💰Salary: £36,290
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 21st March 2025
Communications Campaign Specialist - CIEL
📍Location: Geneva, Switzerland
💰Salary: CHF 5,750 - CHF 7,583/mo
🏢Role type: Full-time, 6-month contract
📅 Apply by: 7th March 2025
Nature-based Solutions Project Delivery Manager - Kent Wildlife Trust
📍Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
💰Salary: £35,000
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 6th March 2025
Technical Specialist, Fisheries - Flora & Fauna
📍Location: Cambridge, UK
💰Salary: £39,640
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 9th March 2025
Global Communications Officer - Client Earth
📍Location: Brussels, Belgium / London, UK
💰Salary: £36,660
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 17th March 2025
Conservation/Estates Area Manager - Kent Wildlife Trust
📍Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
💰Salary: £37,500
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 21st March 2025
Conservation Officer - John Muir Trust
📍Location: Fort William, Scotland, UK
💰Salary: £27,370
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 4th March 2025
Community Manager - The Ocean Cleanup
📍Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
💰Salary: Not stated
🏢Role type: Full-time, temporary
📅 Apply by: ASAP, not stated.
Requires a master's degree and 3+ years of experience
Rewilding Europe is hiring for multiple roles
📍Location: Varied, Europe
💰Salary: Varied
🏢Role type: Varied
📅 Apply by: Varied
Wilder Ouse Officer - Sussex Wildlife Trust
📍Location: Woods Mill, Sussex, UK
💰Salary: £29,805.42 pa
🏢Role type: Full-time, permanent
📅 Apply by: 12th March 2025
Conservation Officer - Corrour
📍Location: Corrour Estate Office, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
💰Salary: £29,000
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 24th March 2025
On-site, rent-free house provided. A driving license is required.
Residential Discovery Coordinator - The Country Trust
📍Location: Sussex/Kent, UK
💰Salary: £167.30 per day
🏢Role type: Part-time, freelance, approximately 31 days work + training
📅 Apply by: 3rd March 2025
CEO - OneKind
📍Location: Hybrid - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
💰Salary: £57,750
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 19th March 2025
Field Ornithologist - British Trust for Ornithology
📍Location: Northern Ireland
💰Salary: £13.05 - £18.50/hour
🏢Role type: Full-time, seasonal
📅 Apply by: 5th March 2025
Fox Welfare Assistant - The Fox Rescuers
📍Location: Cheshire, UK
💰Salary: National minimum wage
🏢Role type: Part-time
📅 Apply by: 11th March 2025
Operational Communication Coordinator - SOS Mediterranee
📍Location: At sea/France/Europe
💰Salary: 2200 € to 4000 € gross/monthly
🏢Role type: Open-ended contract
📅 Apply by: 2nd March 2025
Requires a master’s degree, 6-week offshore rotations
🌎 North America
National Wildlife Federation is hiring for multiple roles
📍Location: Varied, USA
💰Salary: Varied
🏢Role type: Varied
📅 Apply by: Varied
Postdoctoral Researcher Coral Reef Ecology - University of Hawai’i
📍Location: Oahu, Hawaii, USA
💰Salary: $6000.00-$6666.67/Month
🏢Role type: Unspecified
📅 Apply by: 7th March
Communications Officer, Canada Energy Programme - International Institute for Sustainable Development
📍Location: Ottowa, Canada
💰Salary: $50,000 - $63,000 CAD
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: 5th March
Primate Caregiver - Born Free USA
📍Location: Texas, USA
💰Salary: $15/hour
🏢Role type: Full-time
📅 Apply by: Unspecified, Apply ASAP
🌏 Asia & Pacific
Global Ecosystems Research Assistant - James Cook University
📍Location: Queensland, Australia
💰Salary: $74,401 - $84,388
🏢Role type: Full-time, fixed-term contracts
📅 Apply by: 7th March 2025
7 positions available
🌍 Africa
Sorry, nothing this time - check back next week!
🌎 Latin America & Carribean
Communications Officer, Brazil & LATAM - Global Renewables Alliance
📍Location: Brasilia, Brazil
💰Salary: Unspecified
🏢Role type: Full-time, fixed-term contracts
📅 Apply by: 17th March 2025
Job seeker tip of the week
Find a balance. Searching for a new job can be a full-time job in itself, and if you don’t allow yourself time to rest and take a break from job searching, you’ll burn out quickly. During my extensive job search, I ended up addicted to job boards. I was doomscrolling them like they were Instagram. It was the first thing I did when I woke up and the last thing I did when I went to sleep, and it was way too much. Here’s a few ways you can limit yourself and avoid burnout:
Give yourself designated time slots for job searching (e.g. only allowed between 9am and 12pm each day)
Allow at least one day off per week from job searching.
If you find a role you’re interested in and the deadline is not imminent, it’s okay to save it for later.
Focus on quality over quantity. It’s better to get a few great applications out than a hundred generic ones.
Training, Internship & Fellowship opportunities
Applications are open for the Global Youth Climate Training Programme
📍Location: Online
💰Fees: Free
📅 Apply by: 21st March 2025
Undergrads at UCL are invited to apply for the Millennium Fellowship to help achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
📍Location: London, UK
💰 Salary: Unspecified
🏢Role type: Fellowship, time commitment unspecified
📅 Apply by: 31st March 2025
Environmental Justice in Tech (EJIT) Fellowship
📍Location: Remote
💰 Salary: $3,000 stipend
🏢Role type: Part-time 20 hours per week, 12 weeks
📅 Apply by: 15th April 2025
Ocean Advocate Internship – Turtle Island Restoration Network
📍Location: Remote or Olema, California, USA
💰 Salary: Unpaid
🏢Role type: Full-time, 6 months
📅 Apply by: 1st April 2025
Housing can be provided.
Weavership Fellowship
📍Location: Online
💰 Fees: Free
🏢Role type: 10-month program
⏰ Time commitment: 5 hours per week
📅 Apply by: 6th March 2025
Climate Mobility Fellowship 2025
📍Location: In-person & Virtual
💰Salary: Unspecified
🏢Role type: 12-month training programme
📅 Apply by: 15th March 2025
Candidates must be between 18 and 30, and based in or nationals of Latin American, Caribbean, African, or Pacific Island countries.
Trainee GIS Officer - Naturespace Partnership Limited
📍Location: Home-based, UK
💰Salary: £26,550 pa
🏢Role type: Part–time, 4 days
📅 Apply by: 9th March 2025
2025 Strategic Needs Fellowship - United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and The Law of The Sea
📍Location: New York City, NY, USA
💰Salary: Unspecified
🏢Role type: 4-month training programme
📅 Apply by: 30th March 2025
Must be between 25 and 45 with a first-class degree and a US government official.
2025 Ocean Governance Fellowship for SIDS - United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and The Law of The Sea
📍Location: New York City, NY, USA
💰Salary: Unspecified
🏢Role type: 3-month training programme
📅 Apply by: 30th March 2025
Volunteering opportunities
Our Youth for Climate is hiring multiple volunteer roles
📍Location: Global remote
⏰ Time commitment: 3-12 hours per week, depending on role
📅 Apply by: 25th April 2025
Seeking volunteers aged 14-28
Education Engagement Co-Coordinator - Climate Words
📍Location: Unspecified
⏰ Time commitment: 5 hours per week
📅 Apply by: 7th March 2025
London Marathon Event Volunteer - Save The Rhino
📍Location: London, UK
⏰ Time commitment: 1 day
📅 Apply by: Not specified - event date: 27th April 2025
Ubuntu Magazine is hiring for multiple volunteer roles
📍Location: Remote
⏰ Time commitment: varies depending on the role
📅 Apply by: Not specified
Currently hiring for: Social Media Manager, PR Manager, SEO Writer and Senior Editor.
Fun fact: Sloths hang upside down for 90% of their lives and they can because their organs are attached to their ribcage, so it reduces pressure on their lungs when they’re hanging out.
Funding opportunities
£15m food surplus fund, open for applications
Grants for food redistribution charities starting at £20,000 from the UK government to reduce food waste.
Citi Foundation: 2025 Global Innovation Challenge: Youth Employability
$500,000 grants to 50 community organizations developing innovative employment solutions for low-income youth (ages 15-24) worldwide. Register by 4th of March.
Climate Story Fund Call for Applications 2025
Up to $125,000 grants to support the completion of production of nonfiction projects, and for impact pilots for completed nonfiction and fiction projects. Apply by 10th March.
Wellcome Climate Impacts Awards: Unlocking urgent climate action by making the health effects of climate change visible
Up to £2.5M in funding for transdisciplinary teams to deliver short-term, high-impact projects that maximise policy outcomes by combining evidence generation with influencing and engagement strategies. Apply by 30th April.
Events, workshops & short courses
UKY4N Being a Young Trustee: What is it Like and How to Become One
📍Location: Online
💰Cost: Free
📅 Date: 6th March 2025
Unlocking Future Nature Landscape Connections
📍Location: Balloch, Scotland, UK or Online
💰Cost: Free
📅 Date: 20th March / 25th March 2025
QGIS for Conservationists - Chester Zoo
📍Location: Unspecified
💰Cost: £250
📅 Date: 16th-17th October 2025
The Conservation Trainers Network - WildTeam
📍Location: Online
💰Cost: Free
📅 Date: Unspecified
Become a certified WildTeam trainer and teach WildTeam’s conservation courses
Consultancies & open call opportunities
BIAZA Research Conference is open to abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations
📍Location: Chester Zoo
📅 Date: 28th March (submissions close), 8th & 9th July (conference dates)
Open Call for talks, papers, workshop sessions and posters relating to red squirrel conservation for UK Squirrel Accord Anniversary Conference on 25-26 June 2025
📍Location: University of Greenwich, UK
📅 Date: 14th March
Academic opportunities
Burnett Scholarship - University of Kent, DICE
📍Location: Canterbury, Kent, UK
💰Rate: Fully funded scholarship
📅 Apply by: 2nd March 2025
Fully funded tuition fees and travel to the UK for the taught Master’s in Conservation Science course for residents of or refugees in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, or Zimbabwe.
Resources, updates & all that good stuff
SCOTLAND: Big Picture’s Knowledge Hub
Job boards for the planet by Create For Good
My Notion job application tracking board, use code: WILDOPS to get it for free
Get FREE resume and cover letter templates from Harvard University
Join Wildya - a fantastic online community of wild souls
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Stay Wild,
Cara