Nature Routes Project Officer

Here. Now. All of us. Be part of the team championing bold action for climate, nature, and people in Scotland’s first National Park. Join us and be part of the change.

Thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, this exciting new post offers the chance to develop a major new landscape scale nature restoration project for nature, climate and people, at the heart of the National Park.

Job Title: Nature Routes Project Officer

Salary: £33,248 - £38,556 (Band C) per annum - pay scale effective 1st April

Working Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: 18 months fixed term

Location: Balloch, with hybrid working model

The Role:

Working alongside Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Countryside Trust and RSPB Scotland, the National Park Authority has committed to an exciting new Landscape Connections Initiative. This focuses on accelerating restoration of our woodland mosaic, addressing shared threats, and maximising shared opportunities for people and communities across three existing landscape partnerships.

The post holder will provide 18-month development phase project management support across the Initiative. This will focus on our work investing in visitor infrastructure and services - particularly increasing the amount of people engaged and inspired to experience our nature-rich network through accessible, low-carbon travel.

This work directly supports the National Park Partnership Plans vision that by 2045, the National Park will have an inclusive low carbon travel network. To ensure this continues to develop at pace, this role will provide essential support to transport related projects including the role water can play in connecting people with nature as outlined in the Sustainable Travel Options Appraisal and Modal Shift Report.

How to apply:

If you are interested in this role, please complete your application by 7th April 2026 @ 9am.

• Access our application form on our job portal
• Interviews will be virtual
• Interviews taking place w/c 20th April 2026

Who we are and our values:

We offer flexible and remote working, with a generous pension scheme and annual leave allowance. Staff have access to wellbeing services and there is a strong focus on wellbeing throughout the organisation.

Being part of Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority means being passionate about what you do, working hard to inspire and lead the way for others. We care about each other and are accessible and friendly treating each other with respect and understanding, we think about our planet with each decision we make. Together, we are the difference.

Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority are proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience is vital in our success we want our business to be representative to the communities we work alongside. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applicants from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.