Chair of the Council of Partners

We are currently recruiting for a new Chair of the Council of Partners. Sarah Nichols is stepping down from this voluntary role next March. During her tenure Sarah has been extremely proactive driving forward our aim to become the first UK protected landscape to attain the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Green List protected area status, working with the Partnership to develop our strategic objectives and business plan.

The Chair’s principal responsibilities are:

• representation of the NWDNL at national, regional and individual local authority levels;

• chairing the Council of Partners meetings, which are held at four-monthly intervals;

• chairing the NWDNL Annual Forum; and

• liaison between the Council of Partners, the Chair and members of the Management Working Group, and the Director and officers of the NWDNL Team.

Our ideal candidate would be someone who has an interest in, and enthusiasm for, landscape and natural beauty; a commitment to environmental conservation and enhancement; experience of chairing meetings at a high level and proven experience of organisational leadership and management at a senior level.

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We will close applications at midnight on Sunday 27th October and interviews will take place on Friday 8th November