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Volunteers needed for Shannon Callows Breeding Wader Project
We are now looking for volunteers to help carry out maintenance work on our Shannon Callows breeding wader fence during February 2012, prior to the 2012 breeding season. Please click here for more details.
Closed Positions
Education & Lifelong Learning Officer Position (Closed)
Policy Officer (Land-use & Habitats) (Closed)
Corncrake Habitat Management Tender (Closed)
Shannon Callows Breeding Wader Fieldworker (Closed)
BirdWatch Ireland Customer Service and Office Administration Assistant (1 position, 19.5 hours per week, applicants must qualify under FAS Community Employment Scheme) (Closed)
Curlew Fieldworker, Halting Environmental Loss Project (HELP) (Closed)
BirdWatch Ireland is looking for a Fieldworker to assist with the delivery of the EU funded Halting Environmental Loss Project (HELP). BirdWatch Ireland is a partner with RSPB Northern Ireland (the lead partner) in this new £1.5 million project, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the INTERREG IVA Programme for Northern Ireland, the Border Region of Ireland and Western Scotland. The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) is the Managing Authority for the European Union's INTERREG Programme.
The project is designed to deliver targeted cross-border biodiversity action for a range of priority species and habitats across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The Fieldworker will assist with the survey and monitoring of breeding curlew in the border counties and with the selection and management of two habitat restoration areas, which will provide the focus for trial restoration management for curlew over a three year period. The Fieldworker will be experienced in bird monitoring, habitat management for key species, providing advice to landowners and report writing and will be literate, numerate and professional in their day to day work.
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