Reserve Surveyor (Volunteer Coordinator – Surveying & Monitoring)

What will you be doing in this role? 

Kingsbrook Meadows will open in phases over the next two years, and as it does so, it will require roles to mature and grow with it. In this role you will help build, co-ordinate, motivate and manage a team of volunteers to understand how wildlife is using and making its home in this new reserve as it develops. We want to find out how close proximity to humans and housing affects the reserve and its inhabitants. This is a role for keen naturalists , keen to protect green spaces for future generations.

Tasks associated with this role will include:

• In conjunction with the Project Manager and Volunteering Coordinator recruit a team of Species Surveyor volunteers, and Data Entry and Analysis volunteers. 

• Be the focal point to help them develop and grow including ensuring that they have the appropriate training and resources to do their roles successfully 

• Act as a liaison between the Biodiversity Monitoring team and the Project/Reserve team 

• Organising and planning the seasonal surveying and monitoring rota, making sure that all transects have been covered at appropriate times, for all relevant species and survey methodologies 

• Ensuring that all of the data collected is entered into RSPB systems and analysed in a timely fashion

The Skills you will need to be successful 

• Passionate about wildlife, including some basic knowledge of common species survey techniques 

• The ability to work independently or as part of a team • Good communication skills for engaging with different audiences both face to face and via technology like WhatsApp, email and Microsoft Teams or Zoom 

• IT skills, including using Microsoft 365, particularly spreadsheets, and an understanding of using recording apps