Overview

The IOM National Butterfly Recorder will act as the focal point for recording butterflies in the IOM. Based within Manx Wildlife Trust, this person will work closely with MWT’s Invertebrate Group and other Manx Biological Recording Partnership partners.

The IOM National Butterfly Recorder will act as the focal point for recording butterflies in the IOM. Based within Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT), this person will work closely with MWT’s Invertebrate Group and other MBRP partners. To function effectively, the IOM National Butterfly Recorder (with volunteer assistance) will:

• Collate the butterfly records for the Isle of Man
• Work with MWT and others to designate monitoring sites and to recruit and support butterfly recording volunteers
• Undertake quality control of records (validation of data and verification of species identification), with assistance from other experts from Butterfly Conservation
• Carry out data entry and work closely with the MBRP Biological Records Manager to maintain the computer database of the IOM butterfly records
• Work with the MBRP Biological Records Manager to upload data to Butterfly Conservation and the Manx NBN Atlas via the IOM Recorder 6 database, annually by March 31 into their UK database
• Respond to queries about records from Butterfly Conservation

The IOM National Butterfly Recorder might also undertake some or all the following tasks, which are also important components of local recording and conservation:

• Be an identifiable and approachable local butterfly expert and advocate of recording and conservation
• Provide encouragement, information, support and feedback to local recorders (e.g. through direct communication, writing newsletters, reports and articles for web pages, meetings etc.)
• Liaise with relevant local groups beyond the MBRP partners, such as other members of the Manx Nature Conservation Forum
• Help run public events (e.g. bug hunts and BioBlitz) to promote butterfly recording and engage with local communities, landowners and the wider public
• Raise awareness of butterfly losses and conservation by providing local, expert comment for the media
• Provide butterfly data and/or interpretation of data to users such as local and regional biodiversity partnerships, biological records centres, wildlife trusts, ecological consultants, planning enquiries etc

Contact details

If you are interested in taking on this volunteer role (either in full or as part of a shared post) and would like to discuss, please get in touch with Manx Wildlife Trust, via Education Officer Dawn Colley dawn@mwt.im or CEO Leigh Morris leigh@mwt.im.

The closing date for applications is 28 Feb 2022.

To apply, please email explaining your interest in butterflies and why you want the role, to enquiries@mwt.im.

We look forward to hearing from you!