Species on the Edge Trainee

Location: Loch of Strathbeg AB43 & North-East Scotland
Salary: £23,401.00 - £25,122.00 Per Annum
Duration: 11.5 months Fixed-Term
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Do you have a passion for nature and looking to start a career in conservation? We recognise that starting a career in conservation is difficult with long-term volunteering to build experience impractical for some and few opportunities available in rural locations. Through Species on the Edge we aim to address this issue by providing paid traineeships in 3 different fields of conservation including wardening.

What's the role about?

As a full-time member of staff, this traineeship will immerse you in the world of conservation for a whole year.

As this is an entry-level position, we would particularly welcome applicants aged 18 to 25.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• An enthusiasm to gain practical experience of conservation land management activities.
• A keenness to learn how to operate and maintain a range of machinery, vehicles, and equipment.
• Willingness to be a good team player.
• Ability and keenness to work outdoors in remote places, and to meet the logistical and physical challenges these places present.
• Ability to use own initiative to solve day-to-day problems in the field.
• Good personal time management skills.
• Driving licence. Given the remote locations and limited public transport, the ability to drive is essential for this role.

What we offer

As a Species on the Edge trainee, our goal is to give you the experience and skills to gain your first paid role in conservation.

Early on in your traineeship, you will be given a project to manage based on one of the 37 species the project is focused on. This will be your opportunity to take ownership of your own piece of conservation work, and after a season of fieldwork, you will present the results of your project to the Species on the Edge team at our annual conference in October 2025.

As a trainee at Loch of Strathbeg, you will undertake a varied programme of practical conservation work as part of a well-established close-knit team in one of the most biodiverse areas of the country.

Closing date: 23:59, Sunday 5th January 2025

We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 20th January 2025.

Apply HERE