Find your perfect conservation job

We are a specialist job board that focuses on jobs and careers in the sector both in the United Kingdom and globally. Each month we promote hundreds of job postings across a variety of sectors, including campaigning jobs, management jobs, officer jobs, science jobs, ecologist jobs and wildlife jobs.

For Jobseekers

Each month thousands of highly qualified active and passive professionals use our job board as it has been designed to be user friendly and intuitive for the jobseeker to use, and provides them with widest choice of suitable vacancies and the best possible functionality. Our job search functionality allows candidates to specify the exact type of role that they are interested in finding out more about as they can narrow their job search criteria by job title, job type, job sector, job category, salary, education level and location. When a candidate registers with ConservationJobs they are given access to a free candidate management system. This allows the candidate to upload and edit their CV, set up job alerts by email that immediately notifies them of suitable job opportunities, add jobs to a wish list and track all the applications that they have made to suitable job postings. Furthermore the "Smartsearch" technology that we have developed ensures that job seekers are able to find the exact type of vacancy that they want, receive automatic recommendations on other suitable positions and email suitable job opportunities to friends and colleagues.

Register today to ensure that you do not miss out on your dream job.

For Employers

Market leading organisations use our job board as an integral part of their candidate attraction strategy as we make the recruitment process quick, easy and cost effective for them. Furthermore our tailored recruitment solutions, such as featured jobs, featured employers and newsletter sponsorship, allow organisations to highlight their employer brand proposition and win the war for talent. The recruiter management system has been designed to be extremely user friendly and it gives our clients full control of their recruitment campaign as well as being fully integrated with job posting distribution services such as Broadbean, Idibu and Logic Melon. Clients can easily manage their recruitment process with functionality such as the ability to post, edit and delete their job postings. Furthermore, applications to their advertised job postings are sent straight to their inbox, this means that active job seekers can be contacted immediately. Our recruiter management system allows our clients to pre-qualify candidates by asking them to complete a number of important questions when they apply to their jobs. This information allows them to make a quick judgement call on whom the most suitable candidates are to take to the next stage of the recruitment process.

If you are an employer interested in finding how we can assist with your candidate attraction strategy or if you are looking to advertise your vacancies please contact us by email at info@conservationjobsuk.com.

About The Sector

The term refers to the preservation, protection or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation and wildlife. Its main focus is on maintaining the well-being of the natural world, including its biological diversity, habitats and fisheries, while its secondary focus is on energy and material conservation. Indeed within the area there are a number of specialist areas such as biology, energy, habitat, marine, soil, water, wetland and wildlife conservation.

For many people a career is their ultimate goal, however as this is an extremely popular career field it can be very difficult, even for highly trained professionals, to find the job they desire. This situation has been made even more challenging given the state of the global economy and funding cuts. If you have little experience then volunteering or undertaking an internship to gain work experience is an essential step on the way to find a full time role. Job seekers will have an easier time finding work if they have a specific set of marketable skills such as having a masters or PhD in specialist area coupled with hands on experience and knowing the right people.

Due to the high level of competition for suitable roles in this area it is advisable that job seekers use a variety of methods to maximise their chances of success. These include ensuring that your CV clearly reflects your interests, skills and career objectives, applying for suitable internships or volunteers programs, subscribing to key industry publications and if possible getting certified in your specialist area. Connecting with professionals is also advisable. This can involve networking with industry professionals at conferences and trade shows and joining a relevant professional organisation.

Lantra has estimated that there are approximately 3,250 organisations in the sector in the United Kingdom that employ approximately 23,000 full time employees with 200,000 people working as volunteers.