Assistant Warden – Lower Lough Erne

Have you ever received expertise of sensible habitat administration, and do you need to make a
distinction to the wildlife of Decrease Lough Erne, co Fermanagh? If that’s the case, apply to hitch our
group!

The Reserve is made up 47 islands on Decrease Lough Erne, the UK’s second largest freshwater lake.
It helps an unbelievable array of wildlife starting from breeding waders resembling curlew and
lapwing to pink squirrels, Irish hares and precedence invertebrate species. You’ll be a part of the
Decrease Lough Erne reserve group in taking care of a spread of habitats, together with moist grassland
supporting excessive numbers of breeding waders, and can help with a wide range of duties, resembling
habitat administration, livestock operations and monitoring of precedence species. The profitable
candidate can be educated to make use of the ‘cot’ – a specifically designed boat used to maneuver livestock
and tools across the islands that make up the reserve. You’ll help with the each day
implementation of the administration plan for the reserves and to help with tasks off website as
required.

What we’d like from you:

You’ll be a part of a small however extremely motivated group of workers and volunteers and can be
concerned within the following duties:

• Habitat administration to make sure conservation targets are being met.
• Upkeep of equipment to make sure they’re working safely and effectively.
• Monitoring of key species and habitats to allow efficiency to be managed and targets for
  enhancements to be set.
• Mapping, gathering and managing digital information to make sure information and maps are saved and may be
  used and assessed by others.
• Sustaining excessive requirements of well being and security to minimise threat to the RSPB and to make sure
  understanding and compliance of well being and security whereas enterprise duties.
• Aiding at occasions to generate revenue.
• Normal administration and report writing related to all the above to make sure admin
  and studies are updated and systematically organised.

 Important expertise embody:

• You should have a flair for gaining information and buying new expertise
• Expertise of boats and dealing on water, or motivation to be taught these expertise
• Good ecological/normal pure historical past information
• You should have information and expertise of sensible habitat and property administration.
• You should have a confirmed observe report of working alone and dealing inside a various group.
• Cheap birdwatching information and expertise of organic surveys
• Be prepared to help with predator management to profit floor nesting birds
• Full driving licence.

Fascinating {qualifications}, information, expertise and expertise:

• Lantra or equal qualification in utilizing tools resembling brushcutter and tractor, PA1/6
  pesticides.
• Information of servicing and sustaining autos, equipment, instruments and tools to agreed
  requirements.
• Expertise of workers or volunteer recruitment and line administration.
• Implementing and updating well being and security data and assessments.

Further info:

• This position will contain lone working and dealing in distant areas.
• This position would require occasional weekend, early morning and night working so will want
  somebody who is ready to be versatile.

It is a Everlasting Full-Time position for 37.5 hours per week. 

We want to conduct interviews for this place from w/c twenty second April
2024. For additional info please contact [email protected]

As a part of this utility course of you can be requested to finish an utility kind together with
proof on the way you meet the abilities, information, and expertise listed above.

We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive and numerous RSPB, through which everybody feels
supported, valued, and capable of be their full selves. To realize our imaginative and prescient of making a world
richer in nature, we’d like extra individuals, and extra numerous individuals, on nature’s facet. Folks of
color and disabled individuals are at the moment underrepresented throughout the setting, local weather,
sustainability, and conservation sector. If you happen to establish as an individual of color and/or disabled,
we’re significantly involved in receiving your utility. Contact us to debate any
further help it’s possible you’ll want to finish your utility.

The RSPB is an equal alternatives employer. This position is roofed by the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974.

This position will not be eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the profitable applicant might want to have
a pre-existing Proper to Work within the UK to be able to be provided an employment contract.