Software Developer, Woodland Trust
£45.9k
UK's largest woodland conservation charity
Be an early applicant
UK's largest woodland conservation charity
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
£45.9k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature.
Role
Who you are
- You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values-Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count. We are looking for candidates who have the following:
- Experience in C# and .NET for web applications and APIs
- Knowledge of security best practices and OWASP principles
- Experience in front-end development (HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript) with the ability to work with modern frameworks or libraries as needed
- Strong communication skills with the ability to liase and work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Experience working with source control, including branching, merging, and pull requests and working with cloud hosting to assist solution development and problem resolution, with support from our Infrastructure team. (Azure preferred)
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies
- Experience of SQL, querying databases and maintaining simple stored procedures
- Knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2)
- Strong prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple competing deadlines
- Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply
What the job involves
- The Woodland Trust is looking for a Software Developer to help us create impactful, user-focused digital solutions.
- This role is key to helping us design, build and maintain public facing websites that drive efficiency and enhance the experience for our supporters and beneficiaries
- You’ll combine technical expertise with purpose to deliver solutions
- You’ll design, develop and maintain high quality accessible solutions
- You’ll work closely with stakeholders and team members to understand requirements and deliver user-centric solutions
- You’ll participate in Agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives to contribute to continuous improvements
- You’ll ensure code quality through peer reviews, quality assurance and adherence to best practices
- You’ll contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing within the team
- This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once a month on average
Application process
- Closing Date: Sunday, Jan 18, 2026
- We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete
- Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on the 29th and 30th of January
Our take
The UK is more tree-poor than many realise, with forest and woodland covering only around 13.5% of the country's land area. That means large areas once covered by native woods have been lost or degraded over centuries, reducing habitat for wildlife, weakening carbon storage, and limiting the natural benefits trees give people.
The Woodland Trust is a charity on a mission to protect, restore, and create native woods and trees across the UK. Since its founding it's planted more than 68.5M trees and cares for over 1,000 woods around the country. Through planting native trees, restoring damaged woodlands, protecting ancient woods from destruction, and encouraging nature-rich habitats, the Trust has become the largest woodland conservation in the country and hopes to fight climate change and give people access to nature for generations to come.
To do so, its recently been growing its collaborative work with larger partners. The Trust renewed a partnership with Lincolnshire County Council and together they're set to plant nearly 300,000 more trees, along with new hedgerows and expanded woodland projects that will help bring more nature back into local towns and countryside. This kind of effort makes a huge difference, helping communities across the country feel the benefits of greener, healthier places to live.
Kirsty
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Company
Company HQ
Grantham, UK
Leadership
Darren Moorcroft
(CEO)Darren has been at The Woodland Trust since 2017, joining the team as a Director of Estates and Woodland Outreach before becoming CEO in 2019. Prior to this, he spent 13 years at RSPB in various roles, including Head of UK Conservation Programmes.
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