CJS Professional: March 2022 edition
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Title, Employer, Location:, Basis: (contract details if known)
Conservation
Project Operative (min of 2 posts), Ecological Land Management Ltd. Wrexham,
North Wales
Ecologist
/ Senior Ecologist, Johns Associates Ltd. Bradford on Avon, near Bath
(southwest) (Hybrid Working Policy Full or part-time hours considered
Project
Manager - Martens on the Move, Vincent Wildlife Trust. Home-based, ideally
Scottish/English or Welsh/English borders (but flexible) (Initially 12 months
with prospect of a further four years if the Delivery Phase is approved.
Ornithological
Field Surveyors, Carroll Ecology. Throughout Scotland
Visitor
Experience Manager – North Coarse Fishing Operational Lead, South West Lakes
Trust. Upper Tamar Lake, near Bude (Permanent, full time 40 hpw)
Trapper
Team Leader x 3, RSPB. Orkney - Kirkwall Office (2 year contract)
Little
Tern Project Officer, RSPB. Norwich (The position is currently 0.7 FTE
across each year, working full-time hours between March-August, and then
flexible part-time hours to be negotiated over the winter months)
Livestock
Person, RSPB. RSPB Nene Washes, Whittlesey nr Peterborough (5.5 months fixed
term, full time, 37.5hpw)
Nature
Conservation Ranger, Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure. Office base Ray
Park, Woodford Green, London Borough of Redbridge. (Full time)
Ranger
(Dungeness NNR), Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership. (6 month fixed term,
part time 18.5hpw)
Project
Officer (Hertfordshire), Groundwork East. Mill Green, Hatfield (Full time
37hpw although part time may be considered)
Head
of Visitor Services & Active Travel, Cairngorms National Park Authority.
Grantown on Spey (permanent contract, 375hpw though part time of 30hpw may be
considered)
Land
Adviser - Bedfordshire, Wildlife Trust BCN. Priory Country Park, Bedford,
some home working possible. (2 year fixed term, full time 37.5hpw)
Recreation
Ranger, South West Lakes Trust. Wimbleball Lake, near Taunton (Permanent,
full time, 40hpw)
Field
Studies & Activities Instructor, Lochranza Centre CIC. Isle of Arran
(Fixed term (28-35 hpw) contract from April until mid November with possible
2023 contract from January until November)
Seasonal
Ranger x 2 - Abernethy, RSPB. Abernethy, Scotland (4 month fixed term
contract: one full time, 37.5hpw and one part time, 30hpw)
Trappers
(Multiple) – Orkney Native Wildlife Project, RSPB Kirkwall Office (2 year
and short 3 month contracts available)
Part
Time Visitor Experience Officer, RSPB. Middleton Lakes, Bodymoor Heath
(Contract June22 to March 23, part time 30hpw)
Lead
Ranger, The Greensand Trust. Ampthill Great Park (5 day week based on 8 hour
day)
Tees
Swale Farming Support Officer, North Pennines AONB. AONB Offices, Stanhope
(Contract to 30/9/25, 37hpw)
Little
Tern Warden x 3, Denbighshire County Council. Gronant Dunes, Prestatyn (37
hpw)
Little
Tern People Engagement Officer, Denbighshire County Council. Brickfields
Pond, Rhyl (37 hpw)
Ecologist
/ Senior Ecologist, Total Ecology Ltd. Corbridge, Northumberland (full or
part time)
Apprenticeships, Interns and paid trainee
roles.
Trainee
Ranger, Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership. Dover (6 month fixed term,
full time)
Tees
Swale Engagement and Interpretation Trainee, North Pennines AONB. AONB
Offices, Stanhope
Apprentice
Forest Craftsperson x 2, Forestry England. Ennerdale &
Thornthwaite
What you think CJS does: advertise jobs
for rangers. What CJS actually does...
Promotes countryside
projects, publishes adverts for volunteers, collates a daily news roundup, works
with many different organisations to highlight issues and introduce new
initiatives, runs a large directory of sector wide training courses and
professional events, hosts a wide range of advice and information covering all
parts of the conservation sector, produces three newsletters as well as managing
a large website and yes, advertises jobs for rangers, amongst lots of
others! In fact less than 16% of all the adverts placed in 2021 were for
rangers and more readers are looking for work in ecology, policy and advice and,
wildlife work than a ranger job. [more ]
Green Stories project launching in partnership with BAFTA Fictional role models can have a huge impact so the project is asking for a 5 minute video that raises awareness of the role of fictional role models in promoting sustainable lifestyles, and calls out those writers, producers and characters that implicitly promote excessive consumption as an aspiration. [more]
Reminder: free student
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As students finish final year assignments
and exams loom it's time to start thinking about the next step: finding a job
and starting a career. It's always a difficult time setting out looking for your
first 'real' job in a profession that you hope is going to sustain you, body and
soul, for the rest of your working life. Here at CJS we appreciate that this
wonderful, amazing sector can even more difficult to get started in. To help our
next generation of rangers, ecologists, wildlife warriors, landscape managers
and environmental educators CJS offers all new graduates and current students a
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Protecting yourself and the planet – Tori
Jeffers and Kathleen Harkins of Conservation Coaching - overview and
recording of the webinar.
They asked initially “What are your stress levels
right now?” – it’s important to have an awareness of your stress levels. When
you work in conservation it’s so much more than just a job. It is all consuming.
So often it’s about a lifestyle more than a career. [more ]
This week is National Careers Week and we have many careers items being shared through the week including new job profiles like this one from Hart District Council Countryside Ranger Samantha Kerr who is based in North East Hampshire covering a range of sites including Fleet Pond (SSSI) [more] and Owain Masters who is the Engagement and Education Officer for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation [more]. See more job profiles and find out how to add a one of your job here .
Features and In Depth Features
For
International Women's Day: Women in
Conservation an opinion piece By Em Witcutt
In
countdowns of the least inclusive sectors of work, conservation languishes at
the back of the pack, and women lose. Women are climbing in the frozen dark of a
winter’s night, the path’s jagged edges biting at blisters through flimsy boots,
the map taking shelter in the valley far below, long since torn from numb
fingers by the merciless wind. Surely not, you might be thinking. Maybe back in
the day, when we had to fight for the right to vote, or work outside the home.
But we found equality decades ago, right? What am I complaining about? Well…
[more]
Communities in action take lead on
marine conservation By Jenny Crockett, Outreach and Communications
Manager, COAST
An introduction to the Community of Arran Seabed Trust
(COAST), recognised as a global pioneer in community-led marine conservation
COAST has a track-record of success when it comes to protecting our blue spaces.
[more]
Your new job: could it be greener than
you think? By Roberta Antonaci, Policy and Advocacy Manager at Our
Bright Future
As society begins to slowly emerge from the Covid-19 health
crisis, there is an urgent need to shift to a greener economy, that will protect
and regenerate the natural environment, and better sustain the people who depend
on it. Often when green jobs are discussed, we hear about wind turbine
engineers, home insulation installers, or people managing green finance
initiatives. But some of the most vital green jobs involve working
directly
with the natural environment, whether it’s ecologists, hedge layers, nature
reserve managers or environmental educators. [more]
Safer recruitment: why does screening
matter? Debs McCahon, Chief Executive of Woodcraft Folk
explains.
The aim of safer recruitment is to ensure a fair process that
attracts the right individuals for the role without creating unnecessary risks
to beneficiaries or discriminating against potential employees or volunteers.
[more]
Early Career Ecologists and
Exploitation By Paul Whitby, Managing Director/Principal Ecologist at
The Ecology Co-op
For many years the number of job seekers has far
outnumbered positions available and, unfortunately, over the past 20 years this
desperation by some to get their foot in the door and start a career in ecology
has led to exploitation by some employers. Paul outlines the current siutation
and offers suggestions on how new starters can avoid the pitfalls. [more]
An introduction to the Scottish Forum
on Natural Capital
The Scottish Forum on Natural Capital was formed
in late 2013, as an outcome from the first of three World Forum on Natural
Capital conferences held in Edinburgh. At its inception, a key part of the
Scottish Forum vision was to increase awareness across society about natural
capital. This increased awareness was not considered an end in itself, rather
that it should result in increased actions to protect and enhance our stocks of
natural capital. [more]
Published for
World Wildlife Day on 3 March: Increasing efforts for greater
horseshoe bats By Julia Bracewell, Senior Design and Communications
Officer at the Vincent Wildlife Trust
The Trust has been leading the way in
greater horseshoe bat conservation for more than 40 years and has recently
focused its efforts on safeguarding a very significant, newly discovered
maternity roost in the southeast of England. [more]
Also for World
Wildlife Day: Beavers – a year in Dorset. An update on
progress.
A year ago, Dorset Wildlife Trust brought beavers back to
the county for the first time in at least four centuries for an enclosed
scientific study into the changes they have made in a landscape. Here we look
back on what we’ve learnt from these amazing animals so far. [more]
For Careers Week: Recruitment in the Countryside Sector
An opnion piece By Gemma Gregory, Senior Project Officer and Mark
Hudson, Assistant Area Manager at Derbyshire County Council
Gemma outlines
some current recruitment trends they've observed and makes some suggestions as
to how we can tackle the many problems, she conculdes: "We have never been more
relevant as a sector, and it’s a genuinely exciting time to be working in
countryside management. It’s time to re-focus and invest in our people to do the
important jobs that they have ahead of them. It may also be time to start having
some conversations about pay, and how others view us." [more ]
CJS Focus on Volunteering in
affiliation with the Association of Volunteer Managers, included in full here.
9 articles and adverts
voluntary roles along with lots of volunteering opportunities across the UK so
have a look through the regions for something you can get involved
in.
Articles on: Best practice in volunteer management from the Association
of Volunteer Managers, how to ensure your offer is fair. The job of a Volunteer
Coordinator at Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Making sure your volunteers fee;
appreciated with BBOWT. Why volunteer contributions to wildlife recording are so
important to the sector from Matt Postles. The Conservation Volunteers detail 7
ways that volunteering can kickstart a conservation career. Dorset Wildlife
Trust answer the question – what volunteering experience do employers rate? Via
Royal Forestry Society Hannah has gained paid employment, volunteering played a
massive part in this, read how. We revisit the National Trust apprenticeship
scheme and see how it’s going. To finish we hear from Keep Britain Tidy about
the little volunteering actions we all can take that make a big difference.
Lots of news this month starting with the new campaign calls for a ‘legal right to local nature’ in Levelling Up reforms, over 60 organisations are involved co-ordinated by Wildlife and Countryside Link. There's mixed news on the climate change and sustainability front: with IPCC report declaring that climate change is a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet, however there was an historic day in the campaign to beat plastic pollution: Nations commit to develop a legally binding agreement - UN Environment Programme.
Closer to home National Trust takes aim at net
zero target with largest tree planting project to date at Wimpole and details of
the Trust's plans for the 'tree-bilee' and the BTO tries to answer a burning
question: how does timing of breeding of upland birds affect risk posed by
moorland burning?
Dartmoor National Park Rangers to trial body worn video
cameras - now isn't that depressing? so lets finish on some good news - Almost
one hundred threatened species in England have seen their prospects of survival
improved after 5 years of concerted emergency work by nearly 100 organisations
funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the Back from the Brink
(BftB) programme.
Calendar of events and short courses occurring in
May 2022 plus additions made over the past month.
The next edition of CJS Professional will be published on: 14 April
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