CJS Professional: October 2022 edition
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Contents:
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40 adverts for posts included
in this edition.
Please note adverts are deleted as they
reach the closing date.
Scroll down or click here to see more information on this month's vacancies
Everyone want to be
happy - and that includes at work.
The last few years have made
many people reassess their lives and change what or how they work and even
before the pandemic and lockdowns
work-life balance was high on the agenda
for lots of employees and employers alike. 19-25 September was
International Happiness at Work Week. [more]
We haven't reminded you recently
that you can advertise totally free with CJS. Find out more
The final article from this year's Featured Charity : Look out for Countryside Classroom’s new Farm Visits page
Once you have taken pupils to a farm it is easy to see the range of benefits gained from such visits: pupils often talk about what they saw and experienced for many months after. In the final article from our 2022 featured charity Countryside Classroom we find out about the new Farm Visits page they have developed with lots of partners in a bid to provide as many children as possible with the chance to learn more about where food comes from. [more]
Features and In Depth Features
Creating and
restoring new habitat or accidentally spreading plant pests and
pathogens? By Ruth Mitchell, Plant and Soil Ecologist
We are
experiencing an exponential increase in non-native plant pests and pathogens due
to increased global trade and climate change which are causing substantial
economic losses. Ruth considers the impact of these pests and diseases on
agricultural, horticultural and forestry industries but also natural environment
and looks at how the pests/pathogens can cause serious ecological damage. She
discusses how those involved in habitat restoration or creation view the risks
posed by plant pests and pathogens and what people currently do to reduce those
risks. [more]
Royal Agricultural University offers new scholarships for applicants
from under-represented minority ethnic communities By Bryher Grimes,
Communications Manager
The The Royal Agricultural University is determined
that ethnic background should not present a barrier for people who wish to study
or work in the land-based sector. We need diversity in all the industries. With
climate change being the huge threat that it is we really need new ideas to keep
the world moving in the right direction. Find out more about the scholarships
offered. [more]
Organisation profile:
Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru (INCC) Filling In the Gaps By
Rob Parry, Chief Executive Officer
The Initiative for Nature Conservation
Cymru (INCC) was founded in 2018 as a charitable incorporated organisation. Our
vision is of ‘a Wales with more wildlife in more places, created by a
society that intrinsically values the natural world’.INCC was formed in
response to the growing need for a truly independent nature conservation
organisation for Wales. An organisation that was able to speak out and challenge
environmental decision makers to do more for wildlife. [more]
“Do you have any questions?” - why we should all be vetting potential
employers By Hanna Rennie, Conservation Officer/Countryside
Ranger
Many of you will be able to identify with Hanna. Between September and
December 2021, she applied for 16 jobs and was offered 15 interviews, 1 of them
she really wanted but didn’t think she would get…and was successful! But she
asks how many of us recognise the importance of ‘vetting’ potential employers?
Do you consider it an important element of job seeking? Read more about Hanna’s
journey and her top tips on how to ensure you’re happy with the employer that
chooses you. [more]
Criminal activity against wildlife By Chief Inspector Phil
Vickers, National Hare Coursing Lead, Lincolnshire Police
Hare Coursing is
illegal in the UK yet criminals continue to partake in what they see as a sport.
In 2019 the 12 forces that reported the highest volumes of Hare Coursing came
together with the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) and agreed a coordinated
approach – #operationgalileo. Phil Vickers talks about what forces are doing to
reduce the incidences via #operationgalileo. There are major impacts on human
victims, but the harm caused to hares is unthinkable. [more]
Every day is a school day says Debs Carter, Countryside
Ranger
Debs Carter has been a Countryside Ranger for over 3 years, a career
changer, she puts training & the right training high up on the list of
reasons for howshe’s managed to succeed in the conservation sector where others
haven’t. Debs has been described as an excitable puppy at times! But her
enthusiasm and drive got her the job in the end after career changing in her
50’s. The route has been hard but Debs attributes the correct training to her
success. During Adult Learners Week (1-8 September) we found out more
The British Mycological Society and UK Fungus Day By Dr Emma
Thompson, British Mycological Society
Do you have a glut of field mushrooms
in the fields around you, there are loads near the CJS offices. Obviously, we
only pick the ones we can identify. And to help you identify them check out
British Mycological Society and all the resources they have for #UKFungusDay
which was Saturday 8 October. Find out more about the British Mycological
Society, established for over 125 years this organisation has so many ways you
can get involved with fungi. [more]
CJS Focus on Working with Wildlife, in association with The Wildlife Trusts, PUBLISHED ON MONDAY. Read it in full here.
Features from CJS Focus on
Employability.
Congratulations! You have been
selected to attend an interview. Richard Dodd at the Ecology Academy
guides us through how to be successful at interview. More information here or read the
article here.
How To Move On and Up, Antony
Geddes, Associate Landscape Manager at The Environment Partnership runs us
through his journey up the career ladder. More information here or read the
article here.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
Ii was patron of many charities and organisations, we include a round up of some
of the statements from them issued on after her death.
Nature campaigners
hit out at plans to drop retained EU laws for protecting the environment stating
it's a backwards step for the UK in fighting the climate and nature crisis.
there's updated guidance for mitigating the impact of avian flu and there's bad
news for chaffinches and capercaillie. the Wild Woodbury rewilding project 1300
species have been counted after only one year.
Lots of new funding announced:
£110m fund to level up rural communities unveiled by Defra, Heritage Fund UK
sharing £15.6 million in funding between eleven projects boosting natural
heritage across the UK.
And finally the incredible sighting of a pine marten
in London and good news for harvest mice and beavers
Coaching for
Countryside Professionals By Adrian Banford, The
Environmentor
Adrian is looking for people to participate in his Masters
research - if you have been involved in any mentoring or coaching think about
getting involved. [more]
Calendar of events and short courses occurring
in December plus additions made over the past month.
The NBN
Conference 2022 is taking place as a fully face to face event on
Wednesday 9 November in the Flett Theatre at the Natural History Museum in
London. [more]
Oliver Firth: Topo Land Surveys Ltd - Reliable, Efficient, Reasonable
Jobs - full details
Title, Employer, Location:, Basis: (contract details if known)
Warden
- Belfast Reserves, RSPB Northern Ireland. Based Belfast
Sustainable
Buildings Officer, Devon Wildlife Trust. Cricklepit Mill (Full time
permanent)
Fire
Ranger, RSPB. RSPB Dove Stone Nature Reserve, Manchester (Full time 37.5 hpw
fixed term to September 2025)
Ranger,
National Trust. Flatford Bridge, East Bergholt (Permanent)
Site
Manager - Eastern Solent Reserves, RSPB. Pagham Harbour Local Nature
Reserve, Chichester (Permanent, full time 37.5 hpw)
Estate
Maintenance Worker / Ghillie, Reay Forest Estate / Grosvenor. North West
Highlands
Warden
- Mainland Orkney Reserves, RSPB Scotland. Stromness office, Orkney
(Permanent, full time 37.5hpw)
Wetlands
Officer, Surrey Wildlife Trust. Surrey
Warden
- North West Norfolk Reserves, RSPB. RSPB Titchwell Marsh (Fixed term
November 2022 - November 2023, full time 37.5hpw)
Woodland
& Greenspace Officer, Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust. Based
Swanston, Edinburgh (Permanent full time 35hpw but would consider 28hpw for
ideal candidate)
Senior
Site Manager, RSPB Scotland. Forsinard Flows Reserve, Caithness &
Sutherland (Permanent, full time 37.5hpw)
Assistant
Countryside Ranger, South Somerset District Council. Ham Hill Country Park
(Permanent 37hpw, some evening & weekend work may be required)
Policy
Officer, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management.
Romsey/flexible
Project
Manager - Uist Native Wildlife Project, RSPB Scotland. Balranald (12 months
fixed term. 37.5 hpw)
Communications
and Digital Officer, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Lower Smite Farm,
Hindlip. (full time two year fixed term contract
Project
Manager - Saving Morvern's Rainforest, RSPB Scotland. Glasgow (Two year
fixed term, full time 37.5hpw)
Landscape
Recovery Manager, The Magdalen Environmental Trust. Magdalen Farm, near
Chard
Assistant
Warden - Wiltshire Chalk Country, RSPB. RSPB Winterbourne Downs
Ranger,
National Trust. Erddig Hall, Wrexham
Project
Manager, RSPB. Purfleet – Rainham Marshes (Fixed term contract to March
2023. 37.5hpw)
Volunteer
Development Officer / Outdoor Learning Officer, Under the Trees Ltd.
Grangemouth (Two year fixed term, possible extension subject to funding,
16hpw)
Assistant
Warden - Oronsay, RSPB Scotland. Oronsay
Nature
Recovery Officer, Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Rushmore Farm, Tinkley Bottom, Tollard Royal, Wiltshire. (37hpw)
Project
Officer - Species on the Edge - Argyll and Inner Hebrides, RSPB Scotland.
Argyll Islands. (4 years fixed term contract)
Working
Wetlands Habitats Assistant, Devon Wildlife Trust. Cookworthy, near Halwill
Junction.
Head
of Land Acquisition and Estate Management Programme, RSPB. Flexible in UK.
(Permanent, full time 37.5hpw)
Agriculture
Regulatory Inspection Officer - East Anglia (3 posts), Environment Agency.
East Anglia
Warden
- Insh Marshes, RSPB Scotland. Insh Marshes, Kingussie (Permanent full time
37.5hpw)
Trails
and Access Officer – North, Cotswolds National Landscape. Head Office is
currently based in Northleach but the team are moving to new locations in 2023.
Remote and flexible working will be considered. (Permanent part time, 22.5
hpw)
Conservation
Officer (Finance & Business), RSPB. Burung Indonesia office in Bogor,
West Java (nr Jakarta) (2 year contract)
Gardener,
Babraham Research Campus. Cambridge
Monitoring
Assistant - Hope Farm, RSPB. Cambridge (Permanent full time 37.5hpw)
Ranger,
White Cliffs Countryside Partnership. Shorncliffe Barracks, Folkestone
(Permanent, full time)
Senior
Conservation Scientist - Monitoring Science, RSPB. Flexible in UK. (Flexible
working, permanent 37.5hpw but reduced / part-time or non-standard work patterns
welcome)
Woodland
Creation Officer, North Devon Biosphere Foundation. Devon.
Ranger,
National Trust. Trelissick Garden, Truro (Fixed term to 31/03/23)
Conservation
Finance Principal, RSPB. Flexible in England - Hybrid WFH - Part-Time or
Full-Time (24 month contract)
Partnership
Projects Officer, Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust. Swanston,
Edinburgh. Edinburgh (Permanent full time 35hpw but would consider 28hpw for
ideal candidate)
Nature
Conservation Grazing Manager, Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Working from multiple
bases across the County (Full time 37.5hpw)
Ecologist,
Surrey Wildlife Trust Ecology Services. Surrey.
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