Earlier this year. the National Lottery Heritage Fund announced a £2million investment to create 70 paid placements for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the natural heritage sector, to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
New to Nature will see young people aged 18-25 given new, full-time, temporary jobs in nature and landscape organisations across the UK, increasing diversity and representation.
The programme will be delivered by Groundwork UK in partnership with The Prince’s Trust, Disability Rights UK, Mission Diverse and Youth Environmental Service.
It will target those who may not have considered a career in natural heritage and may need extra support to find work, at the same time supporting the landscape and nature sector to be more inclusive and diverse. It will also build a UK-wide network of Jubilee Trainees to champion greater diversity and youth voice within the sector, encouraging longer-term change.
Disabled young people are among those whose application will be prioritised by host organisations.
Click here to view the jobs on the Groundwork website which has further links to each employer’s own website.
