When you think of a career in conservation, what do you see? A lot of people will think a role in conservation is all exciting fieldwork – being out in the field all day every day, monitoring species, and restoring habitats. But this isn’t always the case. Conservation is a very broad sector and requires all sorts of job roles and experiences for organisations to successfully run and for the work to be impactful. Research, engagement with the public and other organisations, communications, fundraising, project management, HR are just some of the essential roles required for effective projects.
This new blog series ‘Careers in Conservation: Below the Surface’ takes a deep dive into the variety of job roles available within the sector and talks to the people behind these roles at Project Seagrass to find out how they got to where they are and what insights and advice they can offer to those wanting to get into the sector.
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This blog series exploring Project Seagrass’ Conservation Careers was curated by Conservation Trainee Abi David. Abi was a panel members at the Youth Panel session at the UK Seagrass Symposium 2025 where young people shared their experiences of struggling to know what opportunities and pathways there are into a career in conservation sector. This blog series is a response to those discussions.
