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Join Buglife Cymru, and Fuel your passion for nature conservation through a unique paid traineeship.
Overview
Salary £19047 - £23809
Location Wales/Swansea - Hybrid
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Expires Expires at anytime
Buglife Cymru, a driving force in halting the extinction of invertebrate species, presents an exciting paid traineeship in the nature conservation field. Working towards sustainable invertebrate populations, the organisation plays a significant role in promoting environmental awareness, influencing policy & legislation, knowledge dissemination, encouraging conservation initiatives across the globe and undertaking direct conservation projects.
Role Summary:
- Part-time trainee role (4 days/30 hours per week) for eight months in Swansea Bay nature recovery project.
- Monitor and record threatened species and their habitats in the Swansea Bay area.
- Support at public events, conduct activities and talks, and organise themed programs.
- Opportunities to work with Adder Action and Swansea Bay Stars of the Night.
- Shared training and learning experiences with other Natur am Byth trainees.
- Hybrid working model with flexible working patterns, from Buglife’s Wales office in Bridgend or the NRW office in Llandarcy.
Role Requirements:
- Enthusiastic and passionate individual in the early stages of their nature conservation career.
- An ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
Application Process Details:
- Application process details are not provided in the description. You might need to contact them directly or look for details on their website.
Buglife Cymru is offering an opportunity of a paid traineeship to help deliver our nature recovery project in Swansea Bay. The role is part-time (4 days/30 hours per week) for eight months. The Swansea Bay project is one of eleven projects which make up the Natur am Byth! species recovery programme. This is one of three traineeships being hosted by Natur am Byth! at the same time – to provide opportunities for joint learning and shared experiences.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate person in the early stages of their nature conservation career. The trainee will have a unique opportunity to gain confidence and develop a variety of new skills. The trainee will assist the project team to monitor and record threatened species and their habitats across the Swansea Bay area including the Strandline Beetle, Fen Raft Spider, Sand Lizard, Goldilocks Aster, Broad-fruited Cornsalad and Three-lobed Water-crowfoot.
There will also be opportunities to get involved with Adder and bat surveys being carried out by our neighbouring projects Adder Action and Swansea Bay Stars of the Night. The trainee will support the project team at public events, activities and talks across the project area, and will have opportunities to organise and run their own activities (with support) following themes of wellbeing and nature connection.
As one of three Natur am Byth trainees, the trainee will participate in shared training and learning experiences. Each trainee will also have the opportunity to spend time working with other projects within the Natur am Byth programme. This will provide opportunities to experience working with a range of environmental organisations and gain knowledge of different species conservation issues.
We operate a hybrid working policy, offering a mix of office and home based working. You will be able to work from Buglife’s Wales office in Bridgend and/or the NRW office in Llandarcy. A flexible approach to the working pattern will be considered for the successful candidate.
Buglife’s aim is to halt the extinction of invertebrate species and to achieve sustainable populations of invertebrates. We are working hard to achieve this through: Promoting the environmental importance of invertebrates and raising awareness about the challenges to their survival. Assisting in the development of legislation and policy that will ensure the conservation of invertebrates. Developing and disseminating knowledge about how to conserve invertebrates. Encouraging and supporting invertebrate conservation initiatives by other organisations in the UK, Europe and worldwide. Undertaking practical conservation projects that will contribute to achieving our aim.
Buglife offer a benefits package including, Enhanced Pension, Flexible Working, 23 days annual leave (pro rata – rising to 28 days pro-rata after 3 years service) in addition to winter close between Christmas and New Year.
