Director of Conservation - BGCI

• Country

  United Kingdom

• Region

  Europe

• Working hours

  Full-time

• Contract type

  Permanent

• Experience

  Senior

BGCI is seeking an experienced, committed and strategic Director of Conservation to provide leadership across the organisation’s policy, conservation prioritisation and conservation action portfolio. The postholder will translate BGCI’s 2026–2030 Strategic Framework into coherent programmes, partnerships, monitoring systems and resource mobilisation, ensuring that BGCI’s work delivers measurable outcomes for plant conservation, ecological restoration and community resilience.

The Director will help position BGCI as the most effective and renowned plant conservation network in the world, working across an expanded global network of botanic gardens and other conservation organisations to bring more plant species under conservation action. The role requires a strong combination of conservation leadership, programme oversight, partnership development, fundraising and people management.

Deadline: 27 April 2026

Location: BGCI Offices, Kew, London; Hybrid

Contract type: Permanent, full-time

Salary: £55,000 – £60,000pa

*Please note that our temporary offices in 2026 are in Putney, London

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