Head of Scotland

LEADING LANDSCAPE-SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION

Full time

Scotland

Are you eager to make a profound positive impact on Scotland’s landscape? Do you want to push the boundaries of what’s possible in sustainable land management and conservation?

Join us in reimagining estate management as a dynamic journey of landscape-scale restoration. Create spaces for nature, wildlife, incredible ecotourism opportunities, rural homes, renewable energy, and redefine what it means to manage an estate in Scotland. This is a rare opportunity to live, work, and play in one of the most beautiful parts of the world!

Closing date: Open until we find the perfect candidate

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It would be amazing if you have

ENVIRONMENT

  • Environmental Expertise: Strong and extensive knowledge in land management and conservation, acquired through education or hands-on experience.

IMPACT

  • Inspirational Leader: An ability to inspire people and a genuine passion for developing others and yourself
  • Entrepreneurial Spirit: A flair for spotting opportunities that others miss and then bringing your ideas to life to Scale Conservation.
  • Exacting Standards: Sharp eye for detail and a deep commitment to delivering exceptional service.
  • Commitment to Growth: A dedication to continuous personal development and fostering growth within the wider team.

ADVENTURE & TOGETHERNESS 

  • Passionate Explorer: Fuelled by a passion for adventure, environmental conservation, and making tangible impact.
  • Collaborative Relationship Builder: Ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, including landowners, farmers, partners, neighbours, contractors, and regulators.
  • Kindness and Approachability: And of course, you have to be really nice! Sharing snacks on long journeys or a packed lunch whilst out in the rain is mandatory!

What we’d love you to do

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Leadership: Provide inspirational leadership across the Scottish Estates and line management of the estate managers and rangers in Scotland.

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Health, Safety, & Wellbeing: Embed a strong Health and Safety culture across the Estates, including but not limited to, site operations, managing contractors, and ensuring visitor wellbeing.

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Operational Excellence: development of new, and improvement of existing, processes and procedures.

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Project Management: Provide strategic oversight and leadership for both conservation and property projects, guiding the team to deliver incredible environmental and social impact.

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Community Engagement: Build meaningful partnerships with local communities, neighbours and contractors to preserve and enhance the environment.

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Insight: Supporting future acquisitions with your experience and expertise.

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
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    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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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.