General Purpose: BirdWatch Ireland carries out a range of policy & advocacy work focussed on birds, their habitats and wider biodiversity which involves engaging proactively with a range of sectors. We are seeking a suitably experienced person to join our team in the area of sensitivity mapping with a focus on two key sectors, forestry and marine renewables. 2. Background Bird sensitivity mapping identifies areas in which there are particular bird sensitivities to potential changes in their environments. It is a planning tool designed for developers, planning authorities and other interested stakeholders to foresee and address potential conflicts between the ecological needs of birds and planned new developments (e.g. forestry; renewables; roads etc); to provide access to infor