Advertised from 17 September 2026

Role

Since 1996, Borders Forest Trust (BFT) has led the way in landscape scale restoration in the South of Scotland.

We’re now seeking a Head of Land Management, a critical senior leadership role, responsible for the long-term direction, land-based income generation and standards of management across all BFT land holdings.

If you share our vision for landscape scale restoration, thrive on building and managing excellent relationships, and can lead with knowledge, experience and positivity, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please read the candidate pack for more information.

Application notes

We have partnered with Cruinn for this recruitment.

If you would like to be considered for this role, please download the candidate pack and send a letter of application of no more than 3 pages and a CV, to Rosie Gage at Cruinn, email: rosie@cruinnconsulting.co.uk 

Cruinn will then offer suitable candidates an initial conversation. Please do not wait for the closing date to send in your letters of application, as Cruinn will start conversations early in the recruitment window.

Closing date: midnight, Sunday 18 October 2026

If you have questions, contact Rosie Gage at Cruinn, email: rosie@cruinnconsulting.co.uk

Borders Forest Trust is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and we recognise that the land management and conservation sector remains one of the least diverse in the UK. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation, and we particularly encourage applications from groups currently under-represented in outdoor and conservation roles. Please complete the optional diversity monitoring form, so we can assess our reach and practice. These will be filed as anonymous entries and not be part of the recruitment process.

If there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to our recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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