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Early Career Placements (Practical Reserve Management and Living Collection Management)

We’re WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife. We’re on a mission to restore wetlands because they are a wondrous solution to the problems our world faces. Together we will unlock their power – and help nature burst back to life. Because when wetlands flourish all life will flourish.

At WWT our people are instrumental, and we want to inspire future conservationists to help lead the way. As part of out early careers programme, we are thrilled to offer another year of paid early career placements. These specific roles are designed to provide experience and skills development to help individuals on their journey into their chosen career paths. The roles at WWT are based in the following two areas of our organisation:

-        Practical wetland reserve management

-        Living collection management

As an early career placement you will gain a range of experiences throughout your 12-month placement including:

-        Extensive training that includes nationally recognised qualifications. 

-        Experience of working in a team with knowledgeable and passionate staff.

-        Gaining practical skills and collaborative experiences when working with a range of        stakeholders including staff, volunteers and visitors.   

-        Knowledge of how Wetland conservation is managed on a day-to-day basis as well as long term planning.

-        The importance of living collections and their impact on conserving rare species.

At WWT we are extremely passionate about supporting our placements and it is important to us that through this application process we learn about you, the individual. When answering the questions in the application, please ensure you that you tell us about your experiences, passion, and career plans and how this role could help you develop.