Licensing Officer

Salary: £32,950 pa, 4 day week + company benefits
Duration: Full time (32hrs, 4-day week)
Location: Flexible within the UK, home-based
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 9th March 2026. Please note that we may close applications early if we receive a high volume, so early applications are encouraged.

How to apply: Attach and send your CV and a covering letter to  by 9am on Monday 9th March 2026. Please include the job title that you are applying for (Licensing Officer) in the subject line of the email and let us know if you require any assistance in the application process, so that we can make any reasonable adjustments.

Interviews will be held virtually over teams, the week commencing 30th March 2026.

Expected start date:
As soon as possible.

Nature Space Partnership is a public-private conservation partnership that delivers a strategic alternative to the traditional licensing scheme for great crested newts. We also provide Biodiversity Net Gain, and we’re developing and piloting additional mechanisms to enable development to deliver meaningful positive impacts on nature.

Drawing on ecological expertise, the science team helps steer Nature Space’s strategy, operations and expansion. Within the science team, the licensing group is responsible for obtaining, amending, renewing and evaluating the District and Organisational Licences. This ranges from statistical and GIS based analysis, through to the coordination of applications to Natural England and data-driven justifications for scheme amendments.

The science team conducts evaluation analysis and reports on the District Licensing evaluation framework relating to the ecological, developmental and regulatory outcomes delivered by the scheme, extending into technical scientific communications. The science team is also responsible for workstream development, including setting up new work streams such as BNG and working with partners to develop novel approaches and new nature markets, including new species strategies.

The Licencing Officer will support the work of the licensing group; working closely with the Senior Licensing Officer, Senior Modeller, Senior Evaluation Officer, and the Science GIS Officer. The role also involves significant cross-team collaboration with the planning and data teams, and will help disseminate information our operational and technical teams.

The role will primarily support management of the species licences that allow the scheme to operate. Together with the Senior Licensing Officer, the Licensing Officer will ensure Nature Space meets all its requirements for applying for, operating and renewing District and Organisational Licences.

The successful candidate will compile information derived by the wider team, for inclusion in documents required by the regulator, ensuring the quality and accuracy of the information submitted to them. The role will manage stakeholder consultations to ensure the highest levels of integrity are embedded in the licensing work. The role will also support the Senior Evaluation Officer with data tasks, including but not limited to simple data analysis, report preparation and technical outcomes communication.

The successful candidate will use insight from their work to help shape and support improvements to our schemes that maintain high environmental integrity, as well as contribute to discussions on responding to information requests from our regulator. While the majority of the role will revolve around supporting the licensing and evaluation work for our great crested newt schemes and developing work streams, the successful candidate will have opportunities to undertake tasks to support the wider scope of the science team, including simple data processing, analysis and supporting the team’s GIS work.

• Work with the Senior Licensing Officer to compile licence applications, live scheme change requests and further information requests, ensuring high standards of quality
• Work closely with the Senior Evaluation Officer in the analysis of data and preparation of evaluation outputs
• Compile analysis undertaken by the wider team, transcribing it into…