Dirige proyectos de conservación de mamíferos amenazados desarrollando técnicas de monitoreo y restaurando sus poblaciones

Oferta compartida por Cristina

 We are looking for a new Head of Conservation!

Are you a highly skilled and strategic scientist and leader with strong interpersonal and management skills? Do you have a post-graduate degree (or equivalent) in biological sciences, wildlife conservation or a related discipline?

Would you like the opportunity to develop and deliver a wide range of on-the-ground mammal conservation projects, work closely with university partners to address evidence gaps through our PhD programme, and advocate our approach to mammal conservation more widely with our stakeholders and the public?

Full time, permanent Starting salary: up to £41K per annum 

We are looking for a new Head of Conservation at Vincent Wildlife Trust to lead a team of scientists developing innovative monitoring solutions, delivering population restoration, and employing conflict management approaches to secure the future of threatened mammals. Our work focuses on smaller carnivores and rare bats in Britain, Ireland and more widely in Europe. The team has a track record of delivering ground-breaking projects, including the translocation and re-establishment of the pine marten to mid-Wales, running the first project to build climate change resilience into bat roosts and employing cutting-edge social science techniques to develop consensus in potentially divisive carnivore reintroductions. This role offers an unrivalled opportunity to develop and deliver a wide range of on-the-ground mammal conservation projects, work closely with university partners to address evidence gaps through our PhD programme, and advocate our approach to mammal conservation more widely with our stakeholders and the public. You will need to have a combination of excellent leadership skills, a great track record in mammal conservation and scientific research, and experience of successfully managing conservation projects from inception to conclusion. The Trust offers a quality employment package, the chance for continued professional development and the opportunity to travel and engage with your peers further afield. For a job application pack, please visit www.vwt.org.uk Deadline for applications 17:00 on 25 November 2022 by email to averil.clother@vwt.org.uk or by post to Vincent Wildlife Trust, 3-4 Bronsil Courtyard, Eastnor, Ledbury, HR8 1EP First interview date: 9 December 2022