Are you ready to redefine ecotourism and dive headfirst into an exciting adventure as our Head of Ecotourism?!
Full time
Remote with regular travel to sites in Scotland, England, and Wales
This role offers the perfect blend of remote work flexibility and the thrill of exploring the country’s most breathtaking landscapes. You’ll have the opportunity to expand our horizons, uncover new possibilities, and create unforgettable experiences. We’re on the lookout for the perfect fit, so we’ll keep the application process open until they find us, or we find them!
Oxygen Escapes is dedicated to crafting carefully curated experiences that not only immerse our guests in the splendour of the natural world but also champion the environmental preservation through eco-conscious travel. We provide guests the opportunity to explore our unique estates, offering outstanding accommodation and experiential, nature-based adventures designed to connect them with the natural world and its restorative effects.
As the Chief Adventure Architect, you will help design, develop and build the next phase of our pioneering Oxygen Escapes business. We have seen ecotourism flourish at the heart of our Mornacott and Shropham Estates, developing alongside our wider ambitions for regenerative agriculture and nature restoration. By the end of 2024 we expect to offer ecotourism in two additional locations, creating an exciting platform for continued growth.
Imagine developing a unique approach to ecotourism in the UK, where your strategic planning, playful marketing, and business management skills can help inspire and deliver positive environmental and social impact.
Closing date: Once we find someone amazing!
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We are searching for an inspirational and extraordinary leader who is deeply passionate about creating opportunities for people to connect with nature, while understanding its very impact on our environment.
You should possess a strategic mindset, exceptional leadership skills, and experience in managing high-quality ecotourism experiences and events, with a steadfast commitment to sustainable practices. Your dedication to the environment, sustainability and adventure should be unwavering, complemented by excellent communication and relationship-building skills. A proven track record in ecotourism strategy, compliance, and marketing is essential, as is the ability to manage budgets and financial models. Additionally, experience in managing external contractors and third-party suppliers would be a fab bonus!!
We’re looking for an inspirational leader who can take our ecotourism offering to the next level. You’ll join a team super fun team who are ready to collaborate, grow and elevate our offering together. If you’re excited about inspiring others and making a real impact, strong team management skills will be your key to success in this role!
We all have an adventurous spirit in some form or other and this role needs someone who immerses themself into adventure and the wild side of ecotourism. Does that mean we want you staying at our sites… hell yes! In fact, we expect it!! Fully embracing this role means travel, long hours, and the occasional weekend gig – but you’ll get to wake up in Devons rolling hills or Scotland’s majestic mountains!
What we’d love you to do
Using your skills in Ecotourism Strategic Planning and Delivery you will craft and implement a visionary strategy that amplifies and elevates our company’s mission to Scale Conservation. Whether enhancing our offer on Estates where we have existing ecotourism activities, or developing assets and experiences in entirely new locations, you will uphold the highest standards of environmental and ethical practices.
Your flair for Ecotourism Marketing will see you leading initiatives that surprise, excite, captivate and engage. Collaborating with our marketing team to create compelling content and campaigns. In delivering New Ecotourism Opportunities, you will identify, nurture and integrate new projects, expanding our portfolio of enchanting ecotourism experiences and advising on new opportunities as we acquire new Estates offering completely new adventures.
Overseeing Ecotourism Modelling and Budget Management, you will manage the financial sustainability and profitability of our operations. Your Leadership in Ecotourism will inspire and motivate your team located across the Estates, and you will add to our unique culture of collaboration and high performance.
Our operational success will be underpinned by your understanding of Ecotourism Compliance with a focus on the health, safety and wellbeing of estate staff and visitors. Working with our estate teams, you will require every activity to meet regulatory requirements through regular reviews and assessments. You will be passionate about the quality of our ecotourism operations, ensuring high environmental standards, compliance with ethical guidelines, and progressing our sustainability practices.
What you need to be awesome
Each role is different. Your location may be different. Your needs might be different. We will work with you to create a role and package that allows you to be incredible. The below details what every role will include, and what we feel every company should provide.
Your resource pack-
Your Working Environment
Most of our roles, unless site specific allow you the freedom to work from anywhere in the country, should you need help with this we too will be there to support.
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Best Teammates
We always want to ensure every member of the team has the right support needed. We are a tight knit team, always sharing, meeting and working together. Although we work remotely from one another the culture we have shaped allows you to never feel alone.
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Do What You Love
If you bring a passion for conservation and a care for the environment, we’ll support you to create your dream role.
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Tools to Perform
We will ensure you are provided with the equipment you need to be incredible in your role.
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Happy & Healthy
Support your health and well-being by providing private medical and dental insurance.
Our interview process - what to expect
We hire people that are the best at what they do. And just as important as it is to discover if you're a good fit for us, you need to determine if we are a good fit for you.
1Apply
This is the first step to becoming part of the team. Simply click the ‘Apply Now’ button to complete our application form, and show us how awesome you are!
CV’s are needed, but on their own we don’t feel they tell us enough about who you really are. So, we have listed just a couple of questions to allow us to learn more about you.
2Opportunity to Shine
If your application is successful a member (or two) of the team will have an introductory call with you, to answer any initial questions you may have. After which, if successful, we will set an exciting role specific challenge for you to complete in advance of your interview. An opportunity for us to see you shine.
3Interview
We hate for this part to be too corporate and regimented. Instead, we will have a relaxed conversation to get to know one another, an opportunity to ask questions and learn more.
We recognise that this process is two way and that you will be interviewing us perhaps even more than we will be interviewing you – we promise that it won’t be a dull process.
4Decision
We will invite you to meet more of the team so you and them can explore the realities of being a part of Oxygen Conservation. If our passion for what we do aligns with yours and we think you’ll be a great addition, we will invite you to join our growing team. If you love what you’ve learnt we hope you will accept, to be a part of our mission to Scale Conservation.
