Location
Regent's Park, London (Hybrid role with time at ZSL’s Regent’s Park office and travel to meet clients and partners when needed)

Hours
Part-time, 12-month maternity cover, ideally four days per week (30 hours per week) with some flexibility around working patterns

Salary
£34,922 per annum (pro rata)

About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior Biodiversity & Business Specialist to help businesses understand their impacts on nature and turn biodiversity science into credible, evidence-based action. You’ll join ZSL’s Monitoring & Technology Programme (MTP), an interdisciplinary team of scientists, technologists and field experts developing innovative ways to monitor wildlife and support evidence-led conservation. Working with partners across sectors, the team applies these approaches to help organisations better understand nature and make informed decisions.

In this role, you’ll lead the development of a framework to assess and monitor progress towards nature-positive outcomes for a major corporate partner. This involves defining standards, indicators and monitoring approaches needed to assess biodiversity impacts, measure progress and inform decision-making. You’ll also contribute to other advisory projects, develop new opportunities for ZSL’s work with businesses, and build strong partnerships with external organisations.

Bringing together biodiversity science, innovative monitoring approaches and business needs, you’ll help translate complex evidence into practical solutions that support positive outcomes for wildlife and ecosystems.

This is a hybrid role based in London with some travel required. Interviews are planned for the week commencing Monday 2nd November 2026.

Experience
- Relevant experience in biodiversity or sustainability strategy, corporate biodiversity impact measurement, environmental assessment or related areas
- Experience working with or advising businesses on nature or sustainability
- Experience developing or applying impact and monitoring frameworks, including indicators, monitoring strategies and theories of change
- Proven ability to independently lead technical work or projects, review and synthesise evidence, and translate it into robust, practical recommendations and high-quality outputs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting technical findings and engaging effectively with clients, partners and stakeholders

About You
- A degree or equivalent experience in ecology, conservation, environmental science, sustainability or a related discipline
- Strong understanding of biodiversity and nature-positive concepts, including how businesses impact and depend on nature
- Ability to build and maintain effective client and partner relationships, lead technical discussions and translate complex evidence for corporate and non-specialist audiences

Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field
- This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks, including confirmation of your right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.