Wetland Wildflowers Coordinator

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
Function: Wetland conservation, creation and management

About The Role

Do you have a talent for growing plants, a passion for nature recovery and the determination to turn your expertise into real-world impact?

We’re looking for someone who can nurture plants from seeds to plugs and wants to play a hands‑on role in restoring and safeguarding vital wetland habitats, whilst having the ability to inspire others to invest in conservation.  If you’re comfortable building relationships, boosting sales, and championing the value of wetland habitats as you are caring for native wildflowers, you might be exactly who we need.

WWT’s Wetland Wildflowers enterprise, hosted at Slimbridge Wetland Centre in our refurbished polytunnel and propagation hub, grows locally sourced, native wildflowers and macrophytes from seed into hardy plug plants, with support from a committed group of volunteers. 

The project aims to:

• Contribute to the restoration of wetland habitats across the Severn Vale landscape
• Champion the value of local distinctiveness and provenance in wetland flora
• Engage and inform local people about wetland ecology through volunteering and educational visits
• Become financially self-sustaining through sale of our plants

For more information on the project see

As Wetland Wildflowers Coordinator, you’ll use your horticultural expertise to oversee and develop the project, with an initial focus on securing and expanding our stock of plants and supporting efforts to build our customer base.  You’ll be responsible for all operational aspects as well as essential administration related to growing and selling plants.   You’ll need to recruit, train and manage the volunteer team, which undertakes most routine plant husbandry tasks.  In addition, you’ll be a champion for native wetland plants and spend some of your time engaging and informing others about their value. For the right candidate, we can offer the opportunity to grow and shape a young business, and experience of supporting multiple projects delivering direct wetland conservation action.

This role is based at WWT Slimbridge, working 22.5 hours per week between April and September and 15 hours per week between October and March.

This is a 12-month, fixed-term contract.

Elsewhere, this role might be called Plant Nursery Supervisor or Horticulturalist.

About You

We are looking for a capable and experienced horticulturalist with strong practical skills in plant propagation and an interest in native species and habitat creation.  You’ll enjoy working with people and be able to enthuse, support and manage a team of volunteers.  You’ll also be an engaging and inspiring communicator able to showcase the importance of native wildflowers to a range of audiences.

The right candidate will have a positive and innovative attitude to problem-solving and developing new ideas, and will demonstrate energy and enthusiasm for growing sales as well as plants.

If this sounds like you, then click on Apply Now, we would love to hear from you. Come and join us in delivering our vision of a world where healthy wetland nature thrives and enriches lives.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

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