Are you passionate about protecting beach nesting birds and empowering others to take action for nature? We are looking for an enthusiastic, practical person with ecological experience and good communication skills to join our Humber conservation team. The successful candidate will support monitoring and protection of important beach nesting bird populations (little tern, ringed plover, and oystercatcher) on the north bank of the Humber in East Yorkshire.

Beach nesting birds are a high conservation priority for the RSPB and this role will help towards securing a future for them. This is a partnership project, and you will work closely with colleagues across organisations such as the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Spurn Bird Observatory and Environment Agency.

Essential Requirements:

• Higher level qualification in a relevant subject or ability to show equivalent work experience e.g. agriculture practices.
• Knowledge of bird and wildlife ecology, habitat requirements and identification to enable credibility in the role.
• Knowledge of a range of delivery mechanisms for conservation work relevant to the operational area of this role e.g. agri-environment schemes.
• Maintenance and analysis of datasets.
• Managing conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work effectively as a team player both internally and externally.
• Effective communication skills (verbal, written and presentational) - including an ability to speak confidently and cogently in public to a variety of audiences.
• Experience of managing volunteers.

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