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Title | Your Dream Job in Seychelles: Cousin Island Special Reserve Volunteer Coordinator |
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Activities: We are looking for an enthusiastic self-starter with the right attitude to work as the Volunteer Coordinator of the new paying volunteer program on Cousin Island Special Reserve (www.cousinisland.net) an award-winning, land and marine Special Reserve in Seychelles. Cousin Island Special Reserve is managed by Nature Seychelles (www.natureseychelles.org). Volunteers are an integral part of the conservation activities of the Reserve. The post holder will run a small paying volunteer program which is to be newly established. The post holder will be recruited before the start of this program so as to, review the current systems and existing documentation and put in place a framework, as well as all necessary documentation involved in a paying volunteer program – this plus familiarization with the Reserve and marketing the program (with the Communication Manager) will take the first 3 months. He/she will then implement the program as well as regularly report on it. The new paying volunteer program will be run in very close collaboration with the Conservation Manager on the island to support and reinforce the existing conservation work program DUTIES Additional tasks: You will be living and working on a Special Reserve, and like all staff must be involved in basic running of the island, including pumping water, island maintenance, pushing boats, etc. Qualifications and skills: Start date: 1st January 2017 Deadline and contact for application: October 20th 2016 Email a CV and covering letter to eric@natureseychelles.org and c.c to projects@seychelles.net |