Curlew LIFE Project Officer – Insh Marshes

This can be a incredible alternative to work at Britain’s greatest and most naturally functioning
floodplain wetland. Insh Marshes reserve is flanked by the beautiful Cairngorm and Monadhliath
mountain ranges. The reserve is house to a incredible array of habitats, together with fen, mire,
swamp, moist grasslands and woodlands. The floodplain is extremely designated; the options vary
from breeding and wintering birds, resembling lapwing, redshank, snipe, curlew, noticed crake,
osprey, wigeon, hen harrier and whooper swan, to nationally vital populations of
invertebrates and vegetation. 

Breeding curlew is a key species on the Insh Marshes. Lengthy-term monitoring efforts have proven
that the reserve helps a steady inhabitants of curlews in excessive densities. Nonetheless, little is
recognized about curlew behaviour, chick survival charges and predator interactions within the
quasi-natural functioning floodplain. 

We’re on the lookout for an brisk, self-motivated, and well-organised particular person to affix the Insh
Marshes Crew.

What is the position about?

The position will assist ship the important thing facets of the RSPB’s Curlew LIFE venture at RSPB Insh
Marshes. The venture officer will work intently with the reserve administration crew and the UK-wide
Curlew LIFE crew.

What we’d like from you:

Important abilities embrace:

• Some data of the idea and follow of venture administration.
• Competent IT consumer (e.g. MS packages, Outlook and so on).
• The power to speak concerning the venture in a passionate and credible method.
• A capability to provide clear written communications.
• Glorious downside fixing abilities and skill to seek out inventive options.
• Capable of work underneath strain and adapt to altering circumstances.
• You should have a confirmed observe document of working of finishing work alone and dealing inside
  a different crew.
• Expertise of managing volunteers
• Snug managing volunteers from a spread of backgrounds
• Affordable birdwatching data and expertise of organic surveys
• Be prepared to help with predator management to profit floor nesting birds
• Full driving licence legitimate to be used within the UK

Fascinating {qualifications}, data, abilities and expertise:

• Organising coaching occasions, workshops or facilitated discussions and conferences
• Expertise of manufacturing written supplies, newsletters and comparable venture associated
  communications
• Expertise with VHF radiotracking and ringing waders

Further data:

• 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.

This can be a Mounted-Time period position till December thirty first, 2024, for 37.5 hours per week. The RSPB
reserves the proper to increase or make this position everlasting with out additional promoting dependent
on enterprise wants on the finish of the contract time period.

Earlier than making use of, please learn by way of the candidate steerage notes.
Moreover, we now have connected some supporting data regarding this position.

We want to conduct interviews for this place from 19/02/2023. Distant
digital interviews will be organized. For additional data please contact
[email protected].

As a part of this utility course of you’ll be requested to finish an utility kind together with
proof on the way you meet the talents, data, and expertise listed above.

We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive and various RSPB, wherein 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 folks, and extra various folks, on nature’s aspect. Folks of
color and disabled persons are presently underrepresented throughout the surroundings, local weather,
sustainability, and conservation sector. In case you establish as an individual of color and/or disabled,
we’re significantly taken with receiving your utility. Contact us to debate any
extra assist you might 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 isn’t eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the profitable applicant might want to have
a pre-existing Proper to Work within the UK so as to be supplied an employment contract.