Seabird & Marine Ranger - St. Kilda

Salary: £17.379

Location:St. Kilda

Closing date: Monday 14 March 2011

Description
St Kilda has a dramatic landscape with some of the highest seacliffs and stacs in Europe and is an area of outstanding natural beauty. The National Trust for Scotland has an exciting opportunity for a committed countryside conservationist to contribute to the conservation management of the natural heritage of this site. The islands are the nesting area for the largest seabird colony in the north-east Atlantic, including major colonies of gannets, puffins, fulmar, guillemot, Leach's and storm petrel. St Kilda is also home to the endemic St Kilda mouse and St Kilda wren as well as the only wild population of Soay sheep. As Seabird & Marine Ranger you will ensure that the seabird colonies and surrounding marine environment are monitored and recorded to agreed professional standards and that reports are produced and data provided to national datasets. You will also work as a member of a small team based on island and will be expected to contribute to the day to day management of the island.

To be successful in the role you will have a degree level or equivalent knowledge in a biological subject, combined with significant experience in monitoring breeding success in seabird populations. You will also have sound knowledge of Scottish maritime flora and fauna, including identification skills, and good understanding and knowledge of issues affecting the conservation and management of Scotland's marine environments and wildlife as well as current legislation.

You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate these at a variety of levels through a range of media. You will also possess highly developed interpersonal and organisational skills and have experience of supervising others. As this post is located in a remote and challenging environment, you are also able to implement work in a lone working environment.?