CJS Professional: November edition

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Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Title, Employer, Location:, Basis: (contract details if known)
Parndon Wood Manager, ECCO, Harlow, Essex (Full-time, but we would consider a job share arrangement)
Forest Planner / Assistant Forest Planner, Scottish Woodlands, Central and South Scotland
Ecological Consultant, Ecosulis, Bath
Ecologist, Ecosupport Ltd, based in Hampshire
Assistant Land Agent, Bell Ingram, based in Ayr
Full Time Forestry Worker, Lydney Park Estate, Gloucestershire
Fisheries Officer, Scottish Wildlife Trust, Edinburgh (Full-time position Fixed term for 3 years)
Estate Worker, RSPB, Ynys-Hir Reserve, Ceredigion (Fixed Term - 3 month contract, 37.5 hpw)
Forest Craftsperson, Forestry Commission England, Kielder Forest
Forest Crafts Person, Penfold's Woodland Management Ltd, Based in NE Hampshire
‘Soak it Up’ Project Assistant, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, 8 month contract
Activities Programme Workers, Iona Community Camas Centre, Isle of Mull (1 fixed term 9 month contract, 1 fixed term 3 year seasonal contract)
Visitor Experience Assistant, RSPB, Newport Wetlands Reserve, Newport, Gwent (Permanent, 22.5hpw)
Senior Programme Manager - Cairngorms Connect, RSPB, Cairngorms, Highland (Full time, Contract: 5 years)
Life Skills Mentor, Equinable Ltd, Nr Southampton, Hampshire (full time vacancy and a full time maternity cover)
Head of Landscape Conservation, Essex Wildlife Trust, Base: Great Wigborough, Essex
Farm & Environment Assistant, CLM, Based office in Hartfield, East Sussex (full time)
Moor than meets the eye Finance & Administrative Officer, Dartmoor National Park Authority, Based at the Authority’s office in Princetown, but may involve occasional travel to other sites within the National Park.(Fixed-term contract until 31 December 2019, 22.2 hpw)
Assistant Ecologist, Ecology Solutions, based at our offices in Broadway, Worcestershire(Permanent Contract)
Programme Manager - Native Wildlife Project, RSPB, Stromness Office, Orkney (Full time, 5 years)

Apprenticeships
Apprentice Assistant Rangers, Durham County Council, Wharton Park, Durham - however, you may be required to work at any Council workplace within County Durham (temporary postition for 2 years)

Volunteers
National Land Based College - Recruitment of Non-Executive Directors
Feedback on articles from the last CJS Focus promoted on social media, how do we counteract the sometimes neagtive image volunteering has?

Surveys and Fieldwork
Every listing was checked and updated during October meaing that there are three pages of new and updated listings across all sections.

CJS Focus
Advance notice of publication of CJS Focus on Employablity a week on Monday (19 November). Also a call for suggestions and article submissions for next year's editions which will be considering Volunteering (February), Recreation and Outdoor Education (May), Countryside Management (September) and The Next Generation looking at the importance of involving the younger generations (November)

CJS Information and other articles
The British Wildlife Photography Awards proudly announce the winners for 2018. The awards celebrate both the work of amateur and professional photographers and the beauty and diversity of British wildlife. Winning images are chosen from thousands of entries in fifteen separate categories including a category for film and two junior categories to encourage young people to connect with nature through photography. Including a wonderful image of sea kelp, winning Botanical Britain, the category sponsored by CJS. [more]
Our final article from this year's featured charity: The Vincent Wildlife Trust looking at considering PhD Students working with the Vincent Wildlife Trust. [Read it here]
We will be introducing our new charity soon.

Top headlines from the past month: Click here to read

Training Calendar Click here to read
Calendar of events and short courses occuring in January 2019 this month including details of courses available on an ad hoc or on demand basis.
Plus additions to long courses and providers made over the past month.
Send information about your training courses today to training@countryside-jobs.com or submit online here

Print length this edition: 77
That's a lot to read however CJS Professional is set so that you can skim the headers and pick out the articles that are appropriate for you or use the links above to go direct to each section. and now with navigation at the top of the edition.

The next edition of CJS Professional will be published on: 13 December
Got something to share or want to advertise? The deadline is: 5pm Monday 11 December
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