The charity Birds of Poole Harbour (the fabulous workforce behind the Osprey Reintroduction Project, amongst many different issues) is promoting for an Events Assistant to assist them ship quite a few thrilling public engagement tasks this yr.
This contains serving to out on their brilliantly widespread ‘bird cruise boats’ across the harbour, offering the general public with a possibility to see ospreys, white-tailed eagles, marsh harriers, peregrines and far, far more!
Here are the main points of this unbelievable job alternative:
BIRDS OF POOLE HARBOUR EVENTS ASSISTANT
Birds of Poole Harbour is a Dorset-based charity with a local people focus, dedicated to conserving and decoding the essential birdlife within the Poole Harbour space. We ship a variety of thrilling occasions and tasks, and are searching for an enthusiastic Events Assistant to assist our workforce in delivering our public engagement supply by means of the Spring and Summer of 2024.
Position: Events Assistant
Hours: 32 hours per week, fifteenth April – fifteenth September 2024. Due to the character of our occasions, common weekend and occasional early morning/night working hours are required.
Salary: £8053.76 (FTE: £23,795.20 every year)
Location: Poole and Wareham-based, with journey to occasions round Poole Harbour
Annual Leave: 9.5 days, inclusive of financial institution holidays
Essential Criteria:
- Friendly and heat interpersonal model
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
- Ability to work successfully as a part of a busy workforce
- Proactive and self-motivated perspective
- Excellent hen identification abilities
Desirable Skills and Experience:
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Experience of delivering occasions
- Knowledge of native birding websites and conservation tasks, together with the Poole Harbour Osprey Reintroduction Project
- Full driving licence and access to a automobile
What you’ll be engaged on:
You’ll be serving to our workforce to ship an bold occasions schedule by means of the spring and summer season, together with our Carey Osprey Tours led in partnership with Careys Secret Garden, in addition to our guided walks and cruises. This function can be well-suited to an aspiring and enthusiastic ornithologist with wonderful communication abilities and data of British birds.
Full coaching can be offered and extra element on our venture work and occasions may be discovered right here: www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk. Please word that this position can be supplied topic to the profitable return of the nesting pair of Osprey to Careys Secret Garden, and that we’ll be unable to fulfil the function if they don’t return.
If you want to apply, please e mail our Operations Manager Laura at [email protected] with a CV (2 pages most) and a PDF with solutions to the next questions:
- What attracted you to use for this position? (200 phrases max)
- Why do you consider you’re well-suited for the function of Events Assistant at Birds of Poole Harbour? (500 phrases max)
Interviews commencing W/B 4th March with the choice for on-line interviews available. Please word that the interview will contain a UK hen species identification check.
Closing date: 9am on twenty sixth February 2024
If you might have any questions or queries concerning the function or software course of, please contact our Charity Manager Liv through [email protected]. Birds of Poole Harbour are an equal alternatives employer and are pleased to offer extra info or lodging inside our hiring practices to assist candidates.
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