Hours: Full-time
Contract Type: Fixed Term (until 31 December 2025)
Salary: £28,337 per annum
Location: Working across South Wales Valleys
Buglife Cymru is seeking to appoint a full-time Conservation Officer to deliver our Coal Spoil Connections project. Working across the South Wales Valleys you will oversee invertebrate surveys, provide habitat management advice, deliver a variety of engagement events, training and workshops, produce educational resources and disseminate project learnings including delivery of a South Wales Coal Spoil conference.
We are looking for an engaging and enthusiastic person with invertebrate identification, habitat management and engagement experience to deliver this exciting project. Experience of partnership working involving community groups, volunteers, Councils and landowners is required.
Buglife Conservation Officers conserve invertebrates and their habitats by influencing others and by managing and enhancing the environment. Individual work plans are set according to organisational strategy, funds obtained and the skills and aspirations of the individual Conservation Officer.
This project is funded by the Nature Networks Programme. It is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government.
Do you have?
- Proven experience at undertaking habitat management projects;
- Experience of working with landowners, managers and contractors;
- Good level of ecological knowledge and understanding of conservation issue;
- Experience of raising public awareness of conservation/environmental issues;
- Some botanical knowledge;
- Experience of engaging volunteers and local communities in species-focused projects;
- Experience of working in partnership with other organisations, including volunteers, landowners and contractors;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including report-writing;
- Good computer skills, including use of internet, email, Microsoft Office and Excel;
- Excellent organisational skills, including time management;
- Full, current driving license.
This is a full-time, fixed term contract until 31 December 2025. You will be based at our Cardiff office in St. Mellons, although some home working will be possible. A flexible
approach to the working pattern will be considered for the successful candidate.
We pride ourselves on our commitment to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Should you require any support to assist you with your application please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].
About us
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 (rising to 28 after 3 years service) in addition to winter close between Christmas and New Year.
How to apply
A full job description is available to view or download here in English or Welsh.
To apply please email your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are the best person to work in community engagement at Buglife via the form below.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10 April 2024. Interviews will be held w/c 15 April at the Buglife Cymru office, St. Mellons Business Park, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0EY
Mae Buglife Cymru am benodi Swyddog Cadwraeth amser llawn i drosglwyddo ein prosiect Cysylltiadau Sborion Glo. Byddwch yn gweithio ar draws Cymoedd De Cymru i oruchwylio arolygon infertebratau, darparu cyngor ar reoli cynefinoedd, trosglwyddo amrywiaeth o ddigwyddiadau ymgysylltu, hyfforddiant a gweithdai, cynhyrchu adnoddau addysgiadol a rhannu dysg o’r prosiectau yn cynnwys trefnu cynhadledd Sborion Glo De Cymru.
Rydym yn chwilio am berson dymunol a brwdfrydig sydd â phrofiad o adnabod infertebratau, rheoli cynefinoedd ac ymgysylltu i drosglwyddo’r prosiect cyffrous hwn. Mae angen profiad o weithio partneriaeth sy’n cynnwys grwpiau cymunedol, gwirfoddolwyr, Cynghorau a pherchnogion tir.
Mae Swyddogion Cadwraeth Buglife yn gwarchod infertebratau a’u cynefinoedd trwy ddylanwadu ar eraill, a thrwy reoli a chyfoethogi’r amgylchedd. Caiff cynlluniau gwaith unigol eu pennu’n unol â strategaeth y sefydliad, ariannu a dderbynnir a sgiliau a dyheadau’r Swyddog Cadwraeth unigol.
Ariennir y prosiect hwn gan y Rhaglen Rhwydweithiau Natur. Mae’n cael ei throsglwyddo gan y Gronfa Treftadaeth, ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru.
Manyleb Person:
- Profiad o gynnal prosiectau rheoli cynefinoedd;
- Profiad o weithio gyda pherchnogion tir, rheolwyr a chontractwyr;
- Lefel dda o wybodaeth ecolegol a dealltwriaeth am faterion cadwraethol;
- Profiad o gynyddu ymwybyddiaeth y cyhoedd am faterion cadwraethol / amgylcheddol;
- Rhywfaint o wybodaeth fotanegol;
- Profiad o ymgysylltu gyda gwirfoddolwyr a chymunedau lleol mewn prosiectau sy’n canolbwyntio ar rywogaethau;
- Profiad o weithio mewn partneriaeth gyda sefydliadau eraill, yn cynnwys gwirfoddolwyr, perchnogion tir a chontractwyr;
- Sgiliau cyfathrebu ysgrifenedig a llafar gwych, yn cynnwys ysgrifennu adroddiadau;
- Sgiliau cyfrifiadurol da, yn cynnwys defnyddio’r rhyngrwyd, e-bost, Microsoft Office ac Excel;
- Sgiliau trefnu gwych, yn cynnwys rheoli amser;
- Trwydded yrru lawn, gyfredol.
Mae hwn yn gytundeb amser llawn, tymor penodol tan 31ain Rhagfyr 2025. Cewch eich lleoli yn swyddfa Caerdydd yn Llaneirwg, er y bydd rhywfaint o weithio gartref yn bosibl. Ystyrir agwedd hyblyg i’r patrwm gweithio ar gyfer yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus.
Rydym yn ymfalchïo yn ein hymrwymiad i gyfle cyfartal i bob ymgeisydd ac aelod o staff. Os byddwch angen unrhyw gefnogaeth i’ch cynorthwyo gyda’ch cais, mae croeso ichi gysylltu gyda ni ar [email protected].
Amdanom ni
Nod Buglife yw atal difodiant rhywogaethau o infertebratau a sicrhau poblogaethau cynaliadwy o infertebratau.
Rydym yn gweithio’n galed i gyflawni hyn drwy:
- Hyrwyddo pwysigrwydd amgylcheddol infertebratau a chynyddu ymwybyddiaeth am yr hyn sy’n herio eu goroesiad.
- Cynorthwyo gyda datblygu deddfwriaethau a pholisïau fydd yn sicrhau cadwraeth i
- Datblygu a rhannu gwybodaeth ar sut i warchod infertebratau.
- Annog a chefnogi mentrau cadwraeth infertebratau gan fudiadau eraill yn y DU, Ewrop ac ar draws y byd.
- Cynnal prosiectau cadwraeth ymarferol fydd yn cyfrannu at gyflawni ein nod.
Mae Buglife yn cynnig pecyn buddion yn cynnwys, Pensiwn wedi’i Gyfoethogi, Gweithio’n Hyblyg, 23 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol (sy’n codi i 28 diwrnod ar ôl 3 blynedd o wasanaeth) yn ogystal â chyfnod ar gau yn y gaeaf rhwng y Nadolig a’r Flwyddyn Newydd.
Sut i ymgeisio
I ymgeisio, cwblhewch y ffurflen isod ac atodi eich CV a llythyr eglurhaol yn egluro pam mai chi yw’r person gorau ar gyfer y swydd hon. Cofiwch sicrhau bod eich cais cyflawn yn ein cyrraedd erbyn Dydd Mercher 10 Ebrill. Cynhelir cyfweliadau w/c 15 Ebrill yn Swyddfa Buglife Cymru, Parc Busnes Llaneirwg, Ffordd Fortran, Llaneirwg, Caerdydd, CF3 0EY.
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