Assistant Coastal Birds Project Monitoring Officer

Assistant Coastal Birds Project Monitoring Officer Curdridge, Hampshire £24,479 - £26,031 per annum Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week) Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is shaping a wilder future for our counties protecting special places, restoring habitats and inspiring people to act for nature. As part of the UK s fastest-growing movement for nature s recovery, we lead with passion, integrity and bold thinking. Join a team where your work has purpose, your ideas matter, and you can help create lasting change for wildlife and people. We are seeking an Assistant Coastal Birds Project Monitoring Officer to join our cause. You will be responsible for delivering a key element of the Bird Aware Solent programme of which the Trust is a partner. Bird Aware Solent aims to raise awareness of overwintering coastal birds within the three Solent Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and reduce disturbance to coastal birds through influencing the behaviour of visitors, and through projects that aim to mitigate for increased visitor and recreational pressures in the Solent. You will assist on the design and implementation of pre and post mitigation monitoring for the projects, by surveying and assessing the impacts on coastal birds and visitor behaviour. About you: Monitoring and research work is essential to ensuring conservation decision-making is based on sound evidence. This role therefore requires experience in coastal bird ecology, ecological survey ..... full job details .....