Job opportunities
The importance of being Ernest
Our founder, Ernest Cook, had great wealth thrust upon him. Combining this good fortune with a passion for conservation, he bought several country estates which were eventually bequeathed to The Ernest Cook Trust – the educational charity he established in 1952.
The importance of being you
The important work he began continues to thrive today. This success emanates from a diverse range of people who share the wealth of their skills and abilities, working together for one of the UK’s foremost providers and funders of Outdoor Learning.
Our work is vital, challenging, and increasingly effective when done collaboratively with like-minded people and organisations. We love connecting with people as much as we love connecting with nature, so please take a look at job opportunities detailed below, as they become available.
Join us
If you’d like to be part of this important work, any current job opportunities are shown here, as they become available.
Youth Advisory Board – new members
We’re looking for young people to join our Youth Advisory Board to help shape a bold, youth-led future for our work with young people and nature. You’ll help define both your role and the direction of youth voice across the Ernest Cook Trust.
If you’re aged 15 – 25, passionate about youth voice and social action, and share our mission to help young people cultivate deep-rooted connections with the land through outdoor learning and experiences in nature – click on the link below for more information about this role, and details of how to apply.
Applicants from backgrounds currently underrepresented in the environmental sector, who also meet the essential criteria, are guaranteed an interview as part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Application deadline: 17:00 Monday 1 December 2025
About us
What can I expect, working for the Trust?
I love going to work every day!Game & Wildlife Management Apprentice
As a land-based educational Trust, our people fulfil a wide range of roles across our land, in partnerships with others, and at our Head Office in Gloucestershire.
Bring your wellies!
Whatever the job, working for us will involve wellies, because we firmly believe that everything is better outdoors!
The variety and geographical spread of our roles means that we often work apart, so the Trust’s calendar includes events that regularly bring us together. We are a community of individuals with one aim – to support the charitable impact of the Trust.
As a people-centred organisation, the wellbeing and ongoing development of each person is vital. We invest in each individual for the benefit of the whole team.
