Dormouse Officer

In this role you will deliver PTES’s Hazel Dormouse Recovery Programme within the Conservation Programme Team, coordinating national activities in partnership with internal staff and external partners. You will engage volunteers, manage data systems, and report on outcomes to funders and stakeholders, helping to advance dormouse conservation across England and Wales. You will oversee reintroduction efforts, habitat management support, and knowledge sharing, contributing to strategic goals and public engagement. This is a mission-driven opportunity to shape conservation practice and communicate impact at scale.

• Engage NDMP volunteers and support site quality; manage online registrations and data entry; refresh field monitoring guidance with risk assessments as needed
• Lead field monitoring sessions and produce public-facing trend summaries and State of Britain’s Dormouse reports
• Manage dormouse nest box programme logistics and distribution to NDMP sites and consultants
• Coordinate Hazel Dormouse Reintroduction Programme: site sourcing, liaising with breeders and vets, and ensuring habitat management support
• Produce regular reports on reintroduction outcomes for stakeholders and act as media spokesperson when required
• Identify and update evidence for land management and survey guidance; plan national dormouse conference every three years
• Manage budgets for hazel dormouse programmes and assist with funder reporting; monitor expenditure
• Support the National species conservation strategy delivery and adapt management as needed
• Contribute to project work that varies over time

• Degree in zoology/ ecology or equivalent experience
• Experience collaborating with external partners to deliver complex projects
• Hazel dormouse survey or research level 1 licence (≥5 years)
• Ability to distill scientific information for diverse audiences
• Project management and event/conference management
• Co-delivery with external partners and managing complex datasets
• Confident external presentation and basic budgeting understanding
• Good financial stewardship and reporting to funders

• Collaboration and teamwork
• Focus and delivery
• Adaptability and resilience
• Managing complex datasets and analysis
• Presentation on external platforms
• Budgeting and basic financial understanding