Overview

Assistant Warden – Oronsay
Reference: AUG20223655
Location: Oronsay
Salary: £23,939.00 – £26,558.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Permanent

Are you ready to apply for what will almost certainly be the most personally, physically and professionally challenging post of your career in land management?  Perhaps you are an existing assistant warden looking for livestock experience or a stockperson looking for conservation experience? If so, then the position of Assistant Warden on the spectacular and remote island of Oronsay may be for you!

We require a first-class assistant warden with excellent conservation/agricultural land management skills; the success of this site depends on high levels of integrated knowledge and the ability to apply it appropriately.

For someone with the right skill set and motivation this is an ideal role with an enviable mix of hands-on agricultural work in close partnership with high-end conservation delivery and biodiversity monitoring.

Oronsay is in a stunning location with awesome biodiversity that comes with unique and varied challenges: remote, isolated and with a small cohesive team, your approach to life is as important as having the right skills. The ability to live and work in an extreme island setting, often in extreme weather conditions, is therefore essential. You and the small team will form almost the entire population of the island; you will therefore need to be outstandingly committed, have understanding of island living, be resilient, mature and responsible, resourceful, adaptable and practically minded.  If this sounds like you, we would really like to hear from you.

You will spend much of your time farming, helping to manage the reserve with our own in-house luing herd and blackface sheep flock and associated feeding/cultivation/harvest. Your responsibilities range from undertaking most of the machinery and vehicle maintenance to completing the biodiversity monitoring on site too. You will need to have a positive outlook, and be an active team player to be successful in this role.

Essential knowledge, skills & experience:

·         Experience of living and working in a remote island setting

·         Relevant ecological knowledge

·         Relevant agriculture and livestock knowledge

·         Understanding of Hebridean biodiversity

·         Communication and interpersonal skills relevant to a small, intimate community

·         Active team player

·         Estate management skills

·         Record keeping/data management

·         Problem solving and practical approach

·         Able to comfortably lift objects weighing up to 25kg

·         Full, manual driving licence that is valid in the UK

Desirable knowledge, skills & experience:

·         Health and safety applicable to site management

·         IT and database experience

·         Experience Handling livestock

·         Experience of some/all of: tractor, telehandler, sit-in ATV, 4×4, and powerboat handling

·         A driving licence with trailer towing

·         A working knowledge of RSPB systems

Closing date: 23:59, Mon, 24th Oct 2022

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.

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.