Conservation Monitoring Officer
| Posting date: | 24 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,123 to £28,956 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Countryside Jobs Service |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
RSPB
Contract: Fixed-Term. Up to 15 Months
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Main duties
• Working with the RSPB Senior Conservation Officer, Conservation Officer and Conservation Advisor, you will familiarise yourself with the history of RSPB wader monitoring across the North Pennines and ensure all existing data is accurately processed and stored.
• For the 2026 field season, take a lead on the existing set of in-bye surveys - planning the next rotation of surveys, farmer liaison, managing and training of volunteers, carrying out surveys, GIS mapping of data, production of results and reporting.
• To grow and train a larger volunteer team
• To scope developing the surveys further to include productivity data on waders, particularly Curlew.
• To scope out and consider developing surveys for other relevant bird species
• To scope out the potential for community volunteers local to survey sites assisting with interventions relevant to increasing wader productivity
• To scope out the use of novel technology to assist in monitoring of waders.
• To Support Farm Advisors and other members of the team with data supply and mapping and any additional surveys required
• Support farmers to record wildlife and other environmental data on their farms and to become part of a citizen science network
• To work closely with staff associated with the project and provide input to the Data Working Group.
• To undertake other duties as required
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
• Higher level qualification in a relevant subject or ability to show equivalent work experience
• Excellent relevant bird and wildlife ecology, habitat requirements and identification.
• Knowledge of the wildlife and habitats of the operational area of this role - particularly waders in the North Pennines.
• Some knowledge of a range of delivery mechanisms for conservation work relevant to the operational area of this role e.g. agri-environment schemes.
• Good organisational and communication skills.
• Experience of working to survey, protect and/or manage important sites, species or habitats.
• Experience of managing volunteers and setting clear work priorities.
• Some experience of working with land managers e.g. farmers.
• Competency in GIS.
Contract: Fixed-Term. Up to 15 Months
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Main duties
• Working with the RSPB Senior Conservation Officer, Conservation Officer and Conservation Advisor, you will familiarise yourself with the history of RSPB wader monitoring across the North Pennines and ensure all existing data is accurately processed and stored.
• For the 2026 field season, take a lead on the existing set of in-bye surveys - planning the next rotation of surveys, farmer liaison, managing and training of volunteers, carrying out surveys, GIS mapping of data, production of results and reporting.
• To grow and train a larger volunteer team
• To scope developing the surveys further to include productivity data on waders, particularly Curlew.
• To scope out and consider developing surveys for other relevant bird species
• To scope out the potential for community volunteers local to survey sites assisting with interventions relevant to increasing wader productivity
• To scope out the use of novel technology to assist in monitoring of waders.
• To Support Farm Advisors and other members of the team with data supply and mapping and any additional surveys required
• Support farmers to record wildlife and other environmental data on their farms and to become part of a citizen science network
• To work closely with staff associated with the project and provide input to the Data Working Group.
• To undertake other duties as required
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
• Higher level qualification in a relevant subject or ability to show equivalent work experience
• Excellent relevant bird and wildlife ecology, habitat requirements and identification.
• Knowledge of the wildlife and habitats of the operational area of this role - particularly waders in the North Pennines.
• Some knowledge of a range of delivery mechanisms for conservation work relevant to the operational area of this role e.g. agri-environment schemes.
• Good organisational and communication skills.
• Experience of working to survey, protect and/or manage important sites, species or habitats.
• Experience of managing volunteers and setting clear work priorities.
• Some experience of working with land managers e.g. farmers.
• Competency in GIS.