We’re looking for an Equity, Inclusion & Social Impact Lead to help us create a Derbyshire where nature recovery is fair, inclusive and shaped by the people and communities it is here to serve.

This is a practical, people-focused role where you’ll turn our commitments to equity, inclusion and social impact into visible action across the Trust. You’ll work with colleagues, partners and communities to widen access to nature, strengthen social impact and create inclusive routes into green skills employment.

You’ll be a trusted advisor and constructive challenger, supporting teams to design and deliver work that is accessible and informed by lived experience. You’ll also help us understand and communicate the difference we are making, using insight, evidence and reflection to keep improving.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to make equity and inclusion real in everyday practice, creating lasting benefits for people, communities and wildlife.

In this role, you’ll:

Support colleagues to embed equity, inclusion and belonging into everyday culture, decision-making and delivery.
Develop practical tools, resources and learning that help teams deliver inclusive and accessible work.
Work alongside communities, especially those historically excluded from environmental work, so lived experience helps shape projects and decisions.
Develop programmes that widen access to nature and strengthens community benefit.
Develop inclusive early-career pathways for people facing barriers to entering the sector.
Use data, case studies and lived-experience insight to evidence impact and support continuous improvement.

To be successful in this role:

You’ll be driven by fairness, inclusion and practical action. You’ll be able to build trusted relationships, influence with care, listen deeply to different perspectives and turn ideas into work that makes a meaningful difference.

What we can offer you: 

Flexible working options, we have adopted a 9-day working fortnight meaning all full time staff get a non-working Friday every fortnight 
33 days annual leave including bank holidays, we also have a festive shutdown so all staff get the days between Christmas and New Year off in addition to their leave entitlement 
Climate Perks (extra leave granted for staff using more green, sustainable transport) 
9.5% employer pension contribution 
Electric bike and car salary-sacrifice schemes available 
Employee Assistance Programme 
Life Assurance Scheme 
Personalised Development programme designed to enhance your knowledge and progress your career 
A multi-disciplinary business, with opportunities to work on a wide range of projects, developing your experience and skills 
A close-knit, friendly and supportive team, with a relaxed office atmosphere

About You

This role might be right for you if:

You care about making nature recovery fair, inclusive and relevant to people’s lives.
You have experience of equity, inclusion, social impact or community-focused work.
You understand how structural barriers can affect access to nature, opportunities and decision-making spaces.
You enjoy working with people and making sure different voices are heard, valued and able to influence change.
You’re practical, organised and confident turning ideas into action.
You can influence, support and challenge in a constructive way.
You’re curious and reflective, using feedback and insight to improve your work.

You don’t need to meet every requirement to apply. If you’re excited about the role and feel you could bring valuable skills or experience, we’d love to hear from you. This is a part time post with hours to to be discussed prior to offer, hours to be between 22.5-30 pw.

We are happy to talk flexible working!   

This role will be based at our office in Middleton although a balance of home and office working will be allowed. We are a local charity so applicants should be easily able to access our office and other locations around the county.  

Interviews are planned for Thursday 6th August 2026

For more information please refer to the job description and key terms attached. If you have any questions about the role which are not answered in the attached documents, or require adjustments to the application process, please either email recruitment@derbyshirewt.co.uk or call 01773 881188.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and believe that everyone should have access to nature. We expect people to work harmoniously with each other and with volunteers, and to provide help and guidance to others when needed.  As a small charity, our employees need to be willing to be flexible about working arrangements and willing to provide occasional cover for absent staff. We want people to develop professionally and personally while working with us and employees are encouraged to participate in the range of opportunities available to enable this. 

We are proudly a Disability Confident Commitment employer. The scheme is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. As a member of the scheme we interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the role. You can request this and adjustments including accessible formats of this vacancy by emailing Recruitment@derbyshirewt.co.uk”

We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help you format your CV, create responses to application questions or even help you prepare responses. AI can be a powerful enabler and we are open to you using it to apply for roles with us, but we ask you to ensure anything you submit truly represents your capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what you will uniquely bring to our team.

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