Conservation Jobs

What Conservation Jobs does

Conservation Jobs is a UK-based online job board and recruitment marketplace serving the global conservation sector. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, the company operates a self-serve platform that connects conservation organizations, NGOs, wildlife trusts, government agencies, and educational institutions with job seekers, volunteers, course participants, and event attendees. The product surface spans paid job listings, UK and international volunteer opportunities, training courses, conservation events, an organisations directory, editorial articles, and a CV database accessible to employers. The company positions itself as an "ethical" niche platform, offering free UK volunteer and event listings, discounted rates for UK registered charities (£76.30 vs. £109.00 standard), and premium promotional add-ons such as homepage features (£149), newsletter features (£99), and social media boosts (£20).

The platform serves as a two-sided marketplace with 30,000+ registered candidates and a diverse employer base spanning dozens of countries across Europe, North America, Oceania, Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East. Distribution is entirely digital: employers manage listings through a self-service dashboard, candidates register and upload CVs free of charge, and the company drives traffic through organic SEO, a weekly email newsletter, Twitter, and a content marketing library of conservation articles and blogs. Named customers include The Wildlife Trusts, Chester Zoo, BirdLife International, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Natural England, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, and Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation.

The business model is a hybrid of pay-as-you-go listing fees and premium advertising, with no enterprise contracts and no disclosed funding. The company is privately held, operates with a 1-10 person team, and reports no parent company, venture backing, or institutional investment. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The underlying technology is described as a standard job board platform without proprietary AI or ML capabilities, and the company has no public API, mobile app, or disclosed patents or certifications.

Name

Conservation Jobs

Legal name

Conservation Jobs

Website

https://conservationjobs.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Conservation Jobs is a UK-based online job board and marketplace, founded in 2011, connecting conservation organizations, NGOs, and government agencies with job seekers, volunteers, course participants, and event attendees across 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ballymena

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Job Listings: Conservation organizations pay to list paid job opportunities. Standard listing is £109.00, with charity rate of £76.30 for UK registered charities. Listings can run for up to 45 days.
2. Volunteer Listings: UK-based volunteer opportunities are posted free of charge. International volunteer opportunities are charged at £99.00.
3. Course Listings: Training and education course listings are charged at £99.00 for standard and £69.30 for charities, with listings valid for up to 12 months.
4. Event Listings: UK and worldwide event listings are posted free of charge, with 30-day standard expiry.
5. Featured Listings and Promotions: Additional promotional options including homepage feature (£149.00), newsletter feature (£99.00), and social media boost (£20.00).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Conservation Jobs operates an online job board and recruitment marketplace dedicated to the conservation sector. Conservation organizations post paid job vacancies, free UK volunteer opportunities, paid training courses, and free events on the platform, while individual candidates can register, upload CVs, set job alerts, and apply at no cost. Premium promotional upgrades (homepage feature, newsletter feature, social media boost) and employer access to a CV database provide additional revenue streams.

Product overview

Conservation Jobs is a UK-based online job board and recruitment platform for the conservation sector, offering a unified platform with multiple listing types: paid job postings, volunteer opportunities, training courses, conservation events, and an organisations directory. The platform connects conservation employers with job seekers, volunteers, and course participants. Premium advertising features include homepage highlighting, newsletter features, and social boosts. The platform also publishes editorial content through its Articles & Blogs section and maintains a CV database for employers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jobs Board Online job listing platform that allows conservation organizations to post paid job vacancies and enables candidates to filter and apply for positions by duration, hours, level, sector, and country. Standard listing priced at £109 (up to 45 days) with a £76.30 charity rate for UK Registered Charities.
• Volunteers Platform Volunteer opportunity listing service connecting conservation organizations with volunteers. UK-based volunteer opportunities are free to post, while international volunteer opportunities are charged at £99.00.
• Courses & Training Training course and learning opportunity listing platform for the conservation sector, with sector and country filtering capabilities. Standard listings priced at £99.00 and £69.30 for charities, with listings valid for up to 12 months.
• Events Platform Platform for listing conservation events, free for both UK and worldwide events, with sector filtering options and a 30-day standard expiry.
• Featured Listings and Promotions

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Alderney Wildlife TrustminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a testimonial customer praising Conservation Jobs for supporting environmental community organizations, particularly small NGOs.
• Ascension Islands Conservation TeamminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvided testimonial about successful internship recruitment through Conservation Jobs, praising the website's promotion and social media reach that generated high-quality applications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ecology Jobs: UK-based niche job board focused on ecology, conservation, and environmental science roles. A direct vertical competitor with similar audience, pricing model, and target employers.
• Idealist: Major global nonprofit and social-impact job board serving NGOs, charities, and mission-driven employers. Overlaps with Conservation Jobs' employer base, though with a much broader mission scope and US-centric audience.
• CharityJob: UK's leading nonprofit and charity job board, serving the same hiring customer base of charities, NGOs, and mission-driven organisations. Most directly comparable platform in the UK mission-led recruitment space, with broader nonprofit scope than Conservation Jobs.
• GreenJobs: Specialist job board for environmental, sustainability, and green-economy roles. Closest direct competitor in the green/environmental jobs vertical, overlapping with Conservation Jobs' audience of conservation professionals and employers.
• EnvironmentJobs.com: Long-running niche job board for environmental and conservation careers. Direct competitor in the same product category, targeting overlapping employers and candidates with similar listing-based monetisation.

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: World's largest generalist job board, hosting conservation and environmental roles free of charge. Represents the dominant free alternative for employers and the largest competitive threat to specialist vertical job boards on price.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network with a massive job-posting product used by conservation employers as a free or low-cost alternative. A broad incumbent whose ESG and green-economy growth directly competes with specialist boards like Conservation Jobs.
• Guardian Jobs: UK media-owned job board with strong presence in nonprofit, public sector, and environmental roles. Comparable UK audience, broader category scope, and a major channel for conservation employer recruitment.

Regional players

• Ethical Jobs: Australia and New Zealand-focused job board for environmental, conservation, and ethical-sector roles. Comparable product and audience, but operates in a different geography than Conservation Jobs' UK centre of gravity.

Emerging players

• Work for Good: UK platform connecting purpose-driven job seekers with charities and social enterprises. Comparable audience and listing-based model, but with a broader mission-driven positioning rather than conservation-specific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/conservationjob

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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