Conservation Officer – Pollinator B-Lines

🌱 About the Role- Make a Real Difference for Scotland’s Pollinators 

Are you passionate about wildlife and nature restoration? Join Buglife as a Conservation
Officer to help Scotland’s bees and other insect pollinators thrive. Lead the SPEN: Pollinator
B-Lines Project, transforming utility land into vital pollinator habitats across the Central
Belt. 

This one-year, Scottish Power Energy Network (SPEN)-funded project involves restoring at least
five sites in Fife, West Lothian, West Dunbartonshire, and North Lanarkshire. You’ll plan and
deliver habitat improvements to include species-rich grasslands and insect banks, tailored to
each location. 

Your role covers project management from overseeing works and contractors, coordinating
volunteers, managing budgets, to engaging local communities through outreach. You’ll maintain
strong partnerships with SPEN and others, create site specific management plans, and identify
future collaboration opportunities. 

This varied position combines hands on restoration, community engagement, partnership building,
financial management, and teamwork to create real impact for pollinators. 

🧠 What We’re Looking For 

We’re seeking a motivated and proactive individual with a strong interest in invertebrate
conservation. You may bring experience in areas such as habitat restoration, ecological
surveying, or community involvement but you’ll also be comfortable applying your knowledge
across a wide range of tasks. 

Ideally, you’ll have your own area of specialism, while also demonstrating a broad
understanding of invertebrate ecology and a willingness to grow into new areas. You’ll be
confident managing your own workload, balancing fieldwork with planning, budgeting, and
reporting. You should feel comfortable working with a diverse group of people, including land
managers, contractors, and volunteers, and bring excellent communication and problem-solving
skills. A creative, organised, and hands on approach will help you succeed in this exciting
role. 

🐞 About Buglife 

Buglife is the only organisation in Europe solely dedicated to the conservation of all
invertebrates. From bees and beetles to spiders and snails, we work to halt invertebrate
extinctions and secure thriving, sustainable populations of these essential creatures, which
play critical roles in pollination, soil health, and entire ecosystems. Our mission is to halt
the extinction of invertebrate species and secure sustainable populations of these essential
creatures. We work across the UK and internationally through practical conservation, public
engagement, scientific research, and policy advocacy.

Our projects restore habitats, reconnect landscapes, and raise awareness about the crucial role
these small but mighty creatures play in keeping ecosystems healthy. Whether influencing
national policy or planting wildflowers in local communities, we’re committed to saving the
small things that run the planet. 

💡 What We Offer 

• A supportive and flexible working environment.
• 23 days annual leave (rising to 28 after 3 years service), plus office closure over between
  Christmas and New Year.
• Enhanced pension contributions.
• Opportunities for training, development, and career progression.
• The chance to make a tangible difference to the conservation of threatened invertebrate
  species. 

A job description is attached below. 

🗓️Application deadline: 25 August 2025 

🗓️ Interviews: week commencing 1st September 2025 (held via Microsoft Teams) 

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we may close our vacancies early. It is
therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for this
role. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your
application has not been successful on this occasion.