You can get paid £20k to spot whales and dolphins in Scotland
IF spotting whales and dolphins sounds like your idea of a dream job, you’re in luck. Leading cetacean charity Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) is looking for a “passionate” policy officer who will get paid to do just that. The charity is looking for someone to create its Shorewatch citizen science programme in Orkney, Shetland […]
IF spotting whales and dolphins sounds like your idea of a dream job, you’re in luck.
Leading cetacean charity Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) is looking for a “passionate” policy officer who will get paid to do just that.
The charity is looking for someone to create its Shorewatch citizen science programme in Orkney, Shetland and Fair Isle, with the £19,800-a-year post being funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Part of the job will be to get more volunteers on board to do dolphin and whale spotting.
You will train and support volunteers to scientifically record local cetacean species and contribute to local marine conservation.
According to the job advert: “Based within the local community, you will deliver outreach events which offer the community engaging ways to learn about local whales and dolphins and inspire action to protect them.
“You will also work closely with local stakeholders with extensive experience of local volunteering and conservation priorities and lead a stakeholder Steering Group to advise the project.”
The advert said that it was looking for someone who’s an “excellent communicator” and is able to work independently.
They should also have experience of volunteer management.
You can work from home but you’ll have to travel regularly to Shorewatch locations across the Northern Isles of Scotland.
The job involves a 35-hour working week, which is flexible but will involved weekend work and overnight travel.
You’ll also get 25 days holiday.
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The closing date for applications is January 8 with the job starting in March 2020.
To apply, you have to email hr@whales.org and be available for interviews on January 20 and 21.
The UK’s first whale and dolphin trail was launched earlier this year.
It features more than 30 sites on Scotland’s west coast considered to offer good opportunities for spotting marine mammals.
Developed by the Mull-based Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, the network ranges from the Clyde to Cape Wrath in the north and west to St Kilda.
Scotland is considered one of the best whale watching sites in Europe.
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