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We are seeking a dynamic individual with strong people skills to provide leadership across all of BTO’s Country Offices and to manage operations in Scotland. Operational management for Wales and Northern Ireland is provided by the Heads of those teams. The post holder will be part of BTO's senior leadership team, responsible for setting the direction and priorities of the organisation and attending Board meetings where they will represent BTO Country Operations. The postholder will directly manage an excellent team of senior Country Office staff members and work collaboratively with many others.
Job Responsibility
Provide leadership across all of BTO’s Country Offices
Manage operations in Scotland
Part of BTO's senior leadership team responsible for setting the direction and priorities of the organisation
Attend Board meetings representing BTO Country Operations
Directly manage an excellent team of senior Country Office staff members
Work collaboratively with many others
Build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues across the BTO
Regular travel between offices in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and England
Requirements
Demonstrable experience in supporting, motivating, and leading multi-disciplinary teams
Excellent people management and influencing skills
Experience in developing strategic vision, setting measures of success, securing funding, and ensuring delivery of multiple and often complex projects
Skills in and a passion for communicating both internally and externally
Good science (ideally ecological) background
Understanding of long-term monitoring and citizen science approaches to monitoring and research
Right to live and work in the UK (documentary evidence required)
What we offer
11% employer pension contribution
Annual Leave: 25 days per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with service
Paid 'journey days' (up to 2 days)
Annual team away days
Life assurance (four times salary)
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced Family leave
Health cash plan
Retail discounts through MyLifestyle
Cycling friendly employer- gold accredited
Cycle to work scheme
Discounts on BTO books, Bird care, and Opticron
Free access to BTO training courses
Flexible working
Free eye tests and contribution towards prescription glasses for VDU use