Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre (CBMWC) is recruiting an Living Seas Assistant Volunteer Coordinator for the 2016 season (14th March to 31st October) to help coordinate our volunteers and get involved with our research and education work.
About CBMWC
The Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre is based in New Quay, west Wales, UK. Since 1996 we have been dedicated to raising awareness of the local marine environment through education and research. Using boat-based and land-based surveys, photo-ID and acoustic studies we monitor bottlenose dolphin, harbour porpoise and Atlantic grey seal populations in the Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and wider Irish Sea. We also run a busy visitor centre as well as an education and activity room which offers marine educational and awareness raising activities for families, school and groups. In April 2015 we became part of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW) and will be delivering the trusts Living Seas programme.
Role Description
Volunteering for the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales at CBMWC is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn about running a small but very active marine conservation group, to develop skills in volunteer coordination and gain leadership experience. You will also meet new people who share your interests, learn about the species and habitats in Cardigan Bay, experience Wales’ marine life and gain valuable field work experience.
The assistant will work with and assist the Living Seas Volunteer Coordinator to:
- Manage and coordinate CBMWC’s team of volunteers
- Train volunteers in species ID, marine mammal surveying and data entry
- Assist with the analysis of Dolphin Watch data collected in New Quay
- Organise and promote events e.g. public beach cleans
- Provide engaging content across CBMWC’s social media
- Produce newsletters for our Adoption Scheme
The assistant will also be involved with all other activities including running our busy visitor centre and conducting research (land and boat based marine mammal surveys).
Essential skills and qualifications
- Fluency in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Approachable
- Experience of team working
- IT literate
- Enthusiastic, conscientious and hard working
- Proactive with ability to work unsupervised
- Responsible, flexible and mature attitude
Desirable Skills:
- Experience of managing small teams
- Experience in updating Word press websites
Volunteering Dates:
The successful applicants must be available to start on 14th March and volunteer for the entire field season until 31st October. In the past our volunteers have worked up to 8 hours a day six days a week.
Volunteer fee
An administration fee of £45 will be required from all successful applicants.
Accommodation and expenses:
Shared accommodation in a comfortable and fully equipped house will be arranged for successful volunteers (where required) at a cost of £55 per week, including bills. Please be aware that volunteers share same sex bedrooms. Volunteers are responsible for their own food, travel and accommodation costs but it is very easy to find part time work in New Quay.
Due to payment arrangements with the house owners, accommodation payments for each block (8 weeks) are required in advance.
For further information
Visit www.cbmwc.org/
If you have any questions please email volunteer@cbmwc.org with an appropriate subject line or call Laura on 01545 560224.
Our volunteering programme is supported by the Volunteering in Wales Fund via Wales Council for Voluntary Action