Programme Manager - Curlew Recovery Programme

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Are you a passionate, highly-motivated and dynamic individual with excellent leadership skills and relevant experience of working in nature conservation? We are looking for someone with special qualities to lead a UK-wide programme of nature conservation work to halt and reverse the decline of the curlew, one of the UK's highest conservation priority bird species. The once widespread curlew is in big trouble and we need someone to help us help this remarkable bird.

You will lead the five-year programme from the front, support colleagues leading on the delivery of trial management work, including letting/managing land management contracts on six sites (across the UK) and be personally responsible for delivering the other core parts of the programme, including hosting demonstration days, developing best practice management advice for land managers and promoting the programme.

You will be quick to learn, a clear thinker, well organised, tenacious and possess good people skills with relevant experience of working in nature conservation (especially with land managers) and proven experience of budget management, report writing, working to deadlines and partnership working. You will use your excellent communication skills and experience to promote the programme through attending meetings and conferences and to build strong relationships with statutory nature conservation bodies.

As programme manager, you will support colleagues working in the trial management sites and in other parts of the organisation - this will entail travel (across the UK) with associated overnight stays.

Salary

£27,000 - £29,000 pa

Hours & contract information

Hours: Full time
Contract: 5 years
Replacement post: Yes

Closing date: 13 July 2015
Interview date: 29 July 2015

How to apply

For complete details of this post please download the candidate information pack. This will include details of the role and what you need to do to apply. When you make your application please ensure that you include reference number A1260615 on any correspondence.

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Who to contact

For questions about this post
Pat Thompson
pat.thompson@rspb.org.uk
0191 233 4318

Send application forms to
Pat Thompson
pat.thompson@rspb.org.uk
The RSPB, Newcastle Office, 1 Sirius House, Amethyst Road, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7YL, 0191 233 4318