Project Manager - Saving Slavonian Grebes - (Fixed Term)
Reference: JAN20255984
Expiry date: 17:00, Mon, 17th Feb 2025
Location: RSPB Scotland - Inverness
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
Would you like to help advance the conservation of a rare breeding bird species in Scotland? Significant population declines in recent years mean that Slavonian Grebe is now one of our rarest breeding birds in Scotland. This dynamic role offers an opportunity to advance Slavonian Grebe conservation focusing on the core breeding range around Inverness.
About the role:
This role will lead on developing a delivery phase project to implement solutions at breeding lochs, while building partnerships with landowners and key stakeholders. The development project will involve the creation of a cross-organisation Slavonian Grebe steering group and developing working relationships with landowners and key stakeholders such as angling associations and recreational groups.
The role will manage a Project Assistant and volunteers and be responsible for hiring and supervising contractors. The actions for the team include gathering data on habitat condition, predation pressure, fish presence, and recreational disturbance on breeding lochs through a combination of direct fieldwork and information gathering through key stakeholders, as well as testing conservation interventions such as the use of sedge bed buffers. Information gathered will be used to develop a delivery phase plan, including fully costed management measures for lochs to be agreed with landowners and any required consents secured.
What we need from you:
* Knowledge and understanding of conservation issues
* Be well organised, flexible and adaptable to take on a diverse workload
* Excellent communication skills to develop collaborative working relationships with landowners/managers and external stakeholders, and to motivate and inspire others to get things done
* Excellent project management skills, to develop and manage a project yourself
* Experience in securing and delivering contracts, including meeting Procurement, Health & Safety, and Legislative requirements
* Monitor and oversee management of the project budget so that financial targets are met
* Effective stakeholder management that facilitates collaborative external and internal relationships to ensure successful project delivery and development of a delivery project
* Risk management, ensuring the work of the team is delivered following RSPB and funder requirements to manage financial and reputational risk and contribute to suitable mitigations where required
* Experience in data management (recording, analysis, and presentation) and report writing
* Managing a team, including volunteers to deliver project objectives
* Ability to work well as part of a cross-functional project team
* Competent IT user (e.g., MS packages, Outlook, Excel, etc.) and experience with GIS and SharePoint or similar file-sharing software
* A full driving licence that is valid in the UK or ability to access remote locations without public transport
This post is a fixed-term, full-time role until 31st March 2026. We are looking to conduct interviews on 3rd March 2025. For further information contact: alison.phillip@rspb.org.uk
As part of this application process, you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
The RSPB is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse environment. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
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