Chair

The KNP Chair is appointed for a 3-year term and should not serve more than 2 terms.

The Chair must be seen as a leader for the natural environment in the county and ensure that the Partnership has a clear overview of the county, national and global pressures for biodiversity and the drivers for change.

The Chair must provide a strong steer for the Partnership’s work and play a central role in developing the strategic direction of the Partnership, identifying, and prioritising its objectives and work programme.

The Chair must act as a champion for the Partnership, developing effective relationships with key sectors and partners and building active support for the Partnership’s aims on strategic delivery of the Kent and Medway Local Nature Recovery Strategy and matters on which the success of the Strategy depend.

The KNP Chair will Chair meetings and advise on their agendas; and chair any wider Partnership events and advise on their programme(s).

The KNP currently (2026) has an interim Chair for the Strategic Group but recruitment of a formal partnership Chair and figurehead will take place in 2027.