Conservation Manager - Impact & Learning (Maternity Cover)

Role Description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced conservation professional with a background in monitoring, evaluation and learning to help measure and strengthen the impact of Born Free's conservation work across the globe.

Reporting to our Head of Conservation, the successful candidate will work closely with colleagues in the UK and internationally, supporting organisational impact reporting, programme evaluation, data analysis, learning, and donor reporting, while helping to shape the future direction of our conservation portfolio.

📍 Flexible remote working, with regular team meetings in Horsham, West Sussex

💼 Full-time (35 hours per week)

📅 Approximately 13-month maternity cover contract

💰 Salary up to £37,000, dependent on experience

Alongside a competitive benefits package, we offer opportunities for professional development, flexible working, wellbeing support, and a generous pension scheme.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have international field experience in conservation management, monitoring and evaluation, with a postgraduate degree in conservation biology, zoology or a relevant subject., environmental science, education, social science, or a related field.

Company Description

Born Free Foundation is a global wildlife charity dedicated to ensuring wild animals, whether in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect. The organization works worldwide to preserve, protect, and rescue wild animals in need, championing Compassionate Conservation solutions. Its mission is to promote peaceful co-existence between humans and wildlife by reducing conflict, improving animal welfare, and safeguarding natural habitats.

Closing date: Midnight, 4 November 2026

Interviews: 9-10 November 2026

View the full job description and apply today at: https://www.bornfree.org.uk/careers/