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Natural Networks Trainee: Citizen science in woodlands
Based in Glasgow35 hours per week
Bursary: £11,900
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TCV is the UK’s leading practical conservation charity working with people from all sectors of the community in positive action to improve the environment.
Please note that applicants should only submit one application form for the Natural Networks Traineeships currently being offered. Please use the section provided on the form to indicate your choice of placements in order of preference
Please note, we have managed to secure funding for this additional placement so note the later closing date for this traineeship which was added later than the others. The final details of the placement are still being finalised so the details of the partnership with FCS are still to be confirmed. The placement will however definitely focus on engaging communities through Citizen Science and full details will be confirmed at the interview.
Natural Networks is a new project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It will develop skills to facilitate the 'green network' of sites considered essential for the effective conservation of biodiversity, creating a UK wide web of expertise in managing and engaging people in ecological networks. The project will develop the skills of 32 individuals and hundreds of communities across the UK to understand, value, protect and increase the biodiversity of their local green places.
The trainee will be placed with the communities and biodiversity team at TCV working with our Citizen Science staff. The first half of the placement will be focused on shadowing and supporting our existing Citizen Science programme which involves using Citizen Science as a tool to engage a wide range of communities in their local greenspaces. In the second half of the year the trainee will work to develop their own projects which are likely to be engaging communities in their local woodlands across the central belt of Scotland in conjunction with Forestry Commission Scotland. They will look at developing innovative new projects to engage communities in surveying, developing and monitoring their local woodlands. These projects will be developed alongside FCS’s priorities and may focus on topics such as deadwood monitoring or on priority species.
During the placement you will be supported to learn and put into practice a wide range of natural heritage and community development skills and develop and deliver your own community environmental engagement project.
- You will need to have a basic knowledge of natural history and a commitment to conservation. Some experience of working with the public is essential and experience delivering environmental education, working with community groups or working with volunteers will be an advantage. You will be highly motivated and able to work efficiently without supervision. This role requires excellent communication and organisational skills and an aptitude for enthusing others to value, enjoy and protect our natural heritage.
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Closing date for completed applications: 11thNovember 2015
Interviews will be held in December, date TBC.
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