Join us!

It is an incredibly exciting time to be joining us. If you are passionate about the environment, conservation and tackling biodiversity loss you couldn’t be in a better place!

Over the next five years, Butterfly Conservation is committed to delivering the biggest possible impact for nature, playing a leading role within the conservation sector, with our new, ambitious strategy.

About Butterfly Conservation

Butterfly Conservation is a vibrant, inspiring place to work and we're passionate about connecting people to nature. We're looking to recruit passionate ‘can-do’ people who can help us to create a world where butterflies and moths thrive and can be enjoyed by everyone, forever.

Butterfly Conservation is a charity dedicated to saving butterflies, moths, and our natural environment. We are a leading authority on the conservation of these beautiful creatures – key indicators of a healthy ecosystem – and we have achieved numerous successes for them locally and nationally.
Our people are at the heart of what we do. Our work is only possible thanks to the commitment and dedication of our supporters, volunteers, and staff.
We employ world-class conservation scientists, making us the world’s largest research institute for butterflies and moths. Our data is used by government and policymakers to make a long-term difference for the environment.
We are actively involved in hands-on conservation throughout the UK, at every level from individual households to landscape-scale habitats, working tirelessly to make a difference for butterflies, moths, and our environment – and to benefit all wildlife and the ecosystems upon which life depends.
We have 32 volunteer-run local branches, making a huge difference in their communities as well as operating 29 nature reserves in England, Scotland, and Wales,
We run projects to protect threatened species, and we are involved in conserving hundreds of other sites across the UK.
We are proud to be supported by more than 40,000 members who share our passion for butterflies and moths. Every year we run one of the biggest citizen science projects in the world, the Big Butterfly Count, to engage more and more people with the natural world.

Our values

To help us stay true to our vision and mission we have worked together to define our values.

They are who we are and who we strive to be. Working together in unison, they inspire us to be the best we can be and help us to make good decisions today while building momentum towards a future where butterflies and moths can thrive.

We deliver Excellence

We use our wealth of scientific evidence and practical experience to deliver positive change for butterflies, moths and nature. We are the experts you can trust to give you the information you need.

We are Passionate

Nature is at the heart of all we do. We are dedicated to delivering positive change to conserve butterflies, moths and our environment. We are relentless in the pursuit of our vision, seeking new ways to make a difference.

We are Inspiring

We take action and speak up for what we believe in; we enable people to understand, enjoy and care for butterflies and moths.

We are Collaborative

We will achieve our vision by building networks, communities and partnerships, to deliver success for nature. Our culture champions and promotes inclusion, equality and diversity.

Butterfly Conservation is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and feels comfortable to be themselves. We employ amazing people from a wide variety of backgrounds, but who all share one thing in common, the desire to save butterflies, moths, and our environment.

What’s in it for you

Join us at Butterfly Conservation and do something meaningful. Whatever role you want to apply for, whether it be fundraising, finance, or conservation, you will be contributing to saving the natural world.

We also offer a generous package of benefits for all our employees:

Flexible working. Our staff tell us that they appreciate the flexibility offered at Butterfly Conservation. Many of our people work out in the field or remotely, and we also have a thriving office in the beautiful location of Lulworth, Dorset for our more corporate roles, as well as access to regional office spaces for our teams based across the UK. Our flexible working approach ensures everyone can achieve their own version of a work life balance.
8% employer pension contributions. According to the Office of National Statistics, around 80% of employing organisations of a similar size pay less than 8% contributions. That puts us in the top 20% of small organisations.
28 days annual leave. Our generous annual leave allowance plus bank holidays means you have plenty of time to do the things you love outside of work. Annual leave will be calculated pro rata for any part time roles.
Wellbeing. All employees and their immediate families have 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme. This is a confidential portal which offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7, covering a wide range of issues that could be affecting your home life or work life, health and general wellbeing. In addition, all staff have access to a series of weekly expert-led talks on a range of wellbeing and cultural topics.
Learning and Development. We have a comprehensive basic training package for all staff to cover the range of topics you need to know about whilst working for us. In addition, we are currently reviewing our learning and development programmes and aim to offer a variety of opportunities for personal and technical skills development for all our staff.

How to Apply and the Appointment Process

You can now apply via our online portal where you can populate your application form on-line with details taken from your CV (including personal details) that will be retained to assist if applying for more than one vacancy.

Alternatively, you can download and complete our application form (word document) and email the completed application form(s), along with an Equal Opportunities form to HR@butterfly-conservation.org. Our privacy notice is available to view or download in the documents section at the bottom of this page.

We strive to promote equality of opportunity in all our employment practices. The Equal Opportunities form is used for statistical purposes only and will not be seen by any member of the recruitment panel.

Your application form plays an important part in our selection process. Please ensure that your completed form relates as closely as possible to the requirements of the job, detailed in the Job Description and the Person Profile. C.V.s will not be accepted.

We will correspond with you by email and phone. Please ensure that you provide us with an email address and phone numbers that you are happy for us to use for this purpose. Please provide a mobile phone contact if possible.

If you require any further information, please email us at HR@butterfly-conservation.org .

Current Vacancies

We have a number of key roles currently available which will be instrumental in enabling us to achieve our ground-breaking vision and deliver our fresh and dynamic goals. Our current vacancies are:

Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey Officer
Office Manager
Finance Officer

See below for further information about each role.

Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey Officer

Hours: 0.5 FTE (18.5 hours per week)
Contract: 1-year fixed term contract
Location: Flexible (travel to our office in Lulworth, Dorset is required once per quarter, with additional occasional travel across the UK).
Salary: £24,000 per annum (pro rata) plus 8% pension contributions

This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate looking to gain their first or second role within the conservation sector. You will join our Recording & Monitoring Team, with a key aim to coordinate the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey and support the volunteer network and partners involved.

The Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey (WCBS) is an integral part of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS). Established in 2009, the WCBS generates important data on the abundance of widespread butterfly species from under-recorded habitats such as farmland, plantation woodland, uplands and urban green spaces, though a network of randomly selected 1-km squares.

Data from the WCBS provide an important contribution to regular UKBMS outputs, including annual butterfly species trends and Government biodiversity indicators.

The successful candidate will report to our UKBMS Programme Lead, and will be provided with on the job training to become responsible for supporting the WCBS volunteer network – promoting the scheme, providing technical advice on field methods, assisting with online data entry, and providing regular feedback. They will also assist other organisations in utilising the WCBS methodology.

This is an agile working role, and we welcome applications for remote working, with travel to our UK Office in Dorset once a quarter, and occasionally elsewhere within the UK, as required. Therefore, you will require the ability to work effectively independently, as part of a virtual team, and able to meet challenging deadlines.

If you are excited about the prospects of working for a leading wildlife charity and contributing to one of the world’s most successful biological monitoring schemes, please read through the job description and person specification to see if you have the right skills to join the team.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Ian Middlebrook, UKBMS Programme Lead, via HR@butterfly-conservation.org.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. You will be required to show evidence of your right to work at interview if shortlisted.

Closing date: midday Monday 15 August 2022
Interviews will take place via zoom on Wednesday 31 August 2022

Office Manager

Job Title:    Office Manager
Contract:    Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week (1fte)
Location:    Butterfly Conservation Head Office East Lulworth Dorset
Salary: Band D - £30,527 – £34,621 dependent on experience, plus 8% employer pension contribution

Butterfly Conservation is the UK charity dedication to the conservation of butterflies and moths.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a flexible and reliable office manager. Our office manager role is responsible for implementing our Health and Safety policies, managing our facilities and events, supporting our staff and volunteers across the UK. If you can deliver day-to-day tasks, improve processes and want to be part of a dynamic wildlife charity then this is the post for you.

The successful post holder will be based at our Headquarters in East Lulworth, Dorset with some opportunity for home working. Therefore, you will require the ability to work effectively independently, as part of a virtual team, and under pressure to meet challenging deadlines.

If you are interested in the role and want an informal chat please contact Lynne Mackintosh, Director of Finance & Operations via @email

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. You will be required to show evidence of your right to work at interview if shortlisted.

We reserve the right to close the post early before the published closing date should the need arise.

Closing date: Midday 22 August 2022

No agencies please.

Finance Officer

Job Title: Finance Officer - Payables
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week (1fte)
Location: Band C - £25,533 to £29,498, dependent on experience, plus 8% employer pension contribution

Butterfly Conservation is the world’s largest organisation dedicated to the conservation of butterflies, moths and our environment.
Butterfly Conservation has a fantastic opportunity for a flexible and reliable Finance Officer (Payables). Our Finance Officer role is responsible for the processing of day-to-day expenditure (including Butterfly Conservation’s 32 Branches) on the purchase ledger and ensuring that all deadlines are met. If you can deliver day-to-day tasks, improve processes and want to be part of a dynamic wildlife charity then this is the post for you.
The successful post holder will be based at our Headquarters in Wool - Wareham Dorset with some opportunity for home working. Therefore, you will require the ability to work effectively independently, as part of a virtual team, and under pressure to meet challenging deadlines.

If you are excited about the prospects of working for a leading wildlife charity, please read through the job description and person specification, to see if you have the right skills to join the team. Please visit www.butterfly-conservation.org/jobs to learn more about Butterfly Conservation and how to apply.

If you are interested in the role and want an informal chat please contact Lynne Mackintosh, Director of Finance & Operations via @email

We reserve the right to close the post early before the published closing date should the need arise and encourage early applications.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Closing date: Midday 29 August 2022.

No agencies please.