Jobs!!!
Excellent employment opportunities in the south west brought to you by Ethical Jobs (clears throat, and us at the People’s Republic of South Devon of course).
Job of the week (for closeness) is the Citizen’s Advice Bureau business support co-ordinator in Exeter. And for all you media hungry young things there’s a production assistant/youth team member job going at Positive News Publishing, in Shropshire.
Read, enjoy, apply and change the world.
Job Title: Travel Planner
Employer: The University of the West of England
Location: Bristol
Closing Date: 16 Aug 2006
Salary: £29,000 - £33,400
Working Hours: Full time
Job Description: The University of the West of England, Bristol is committed to delivering more choices and more environmentally friendly ways for our staff, students and visitors to travel to our campuses and accommodation.
As the University Travel Planner, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our existing Travel Plan through managing and delivering sustainable transport projects relating to alternative fuels and vehicle technology; car clubs and car sharing; travel planning and travel awareness. You will also drive forward research and stakeholder consultation, advice and education, the development of client relationships and bids for project funding.
More info - jobs/aug16_Travel_Planner.htm
Job Title: Community and Corporate Donor Development Officer
Employer: Tree Aid
Location: Bristol
Closing Date: Sept 1st 06
Salary: £18,336 to £20,373 + Attractive benefits
Working Hours: Full time
Job Description: Tree Aid is a small but perfectly formed development charity in Bristol, with a mission to create sustainable solutions to poverty in rural Africa.
Through our programme in Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana and Ethiopia, we are aiming to help poor families to unlock the potential from trees and forests, so they can meet their basic needs and generate income to transform their lives.
This sounds great, but we need funds to do it and that’s where you come in.
More info - jobs/sept1_Community_Corporate.htm
Job Title: Branches Development Adviser
Employer: RSPCA
Location: Wiltshire, East Dorset and the Isle of Wight
Closing Date: 18 Aug 2006
Salary: c.£22,000 pa plus benefits
Working Hours: Full time
Job Description: The work of the RSPCA’s branches is vital in helping the Society to achieve its aims.
As part of a team of branches development advisers, your role will be to work with volunteers in local RSPCA branches. Responsibilities will include working in partnership with volunteers to develop branch activities, training of volunteers and helping branches to expand their animal welfare services.
More info - jobs/aug18_Branches_Development.htm
Job Title: Business Support Co-ordinator
Employer: Citizens Advice Bureau
Location: Exeter, Devon
Closing Date: 16 Aug 2006
Salary: £27,344 pa
Working Hours: 36 1/4 per week
Job Description: The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing information and advice, and by influencing policymakers.
At national Citizens Advice we work in close partnership with bureaux to ensure an effective and high quality service for all.
Our regional teams deliver a wide range of vital services to bureaux and ensure that Citizens Advice plays an influential role in shaping the development of the voluntary sector.
As a core member of the South West team your role will be to support the co-ordination of consultancy support to bureaux, making sure that we make the most of the management information available to us, leading on various projects and acting as a key communication post.
More info - jobs/aug16_Business_Support.htm
Job Title: Production Assistant/Youth Team Member
Employer: Positive News Publishing
Location: Shropshire
Closing Date: 1st September
Salary: TBC
Working Hours: Full time
Job Description: The job of production assistant involves all areas of production from co-ordinating writers and image research to organising the office systems and ensuring that copy and print deadlines are met. You would be working with a small team, producing various publications and managing content for the Positive News website.
Work for the youth project would consist of helping to co-ordinate the production of the Positive Youth News pages within the paper and building on our existing network of young journalists.
More info - jobs/sept1_Production_Assistant.htm
Job Title: Ecology Training and Professional Development
Employer: Environment Agency
Location: Various
Closing Date: 18 Aug 2006
Salary: not specified
Working Hours: Full time
Job Description: We need someone to help us to deliver our strategic work to support the future training and professional development of the Environment Agency’s aquatic ecologists. There are a number of specific training outputs to be delivered within the next year and you will help to provide a national focus and steer on these outputs. A skilled influencer and natural communicator, you will have an excellent understanding of the training and development needs of professional ecologists and sound project management skills.
More info - jobs/aug18_Ecology_Training.htm
Job Title: Standards Manager
Employer: The Soil Association
Location: Bristol
Closing Date: 18 Aug 2006
Salary: c. £24,000
Working Hours: Full time. Fixed term maternity cover for 6 months initially.
Job Description: As an experienced individual, you will manage the development of standards for organic production across the sectors of agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry and ethical trade.
You will also be responsible for managing the Standards Research Officer.
You will have a relevant degree, knowledge of organic principles and research experience in agriculture or horticulture. You will also have experience in a wide range of production sectors.
More info - jobs/aug18_Standards_Manager.htm
Job Title: Standards Research Officer
Employer: The Soil Association
Location: Bristol
Closing Date: 18 Aug 2006
Salary: c. £17,500
Working Hours: Full time
Job Description: You will undertake research to support the development of the Soil Association organic standards. You will evaluate organic production and processing methods, technologies and systems, identifying key current issues for our standards in a wide range of sectors.
You will be educated to degree level or equivalent in an appropriate scientific subject and have experience and interest in agriculture or horticulture and food processing or the environment. Research experience is required, along with excellent analytical and writing skills.
More info - jobs/aug18_Standards_Research_Officer.htm
Job Title: Outreach Officer
Employer: Butterfly Conservation
Location: Dorset
Closing Date: 25 Aug 2006
Salary: £18,400 - £21,150 pa plus benefits
Working Hours: Full time
Job Description: National Moth Recording Scheme
This exciting initiative will network together thousands of existing moth recorders, establishing a database to underpin effective moth conservation, inform policy and planning decisions, stimulate research and encourage a greater appreciation and enthusiasm for moths among the general public.
The project will promote moth recording among a wide new audience through public moth events, citizen science surveys and training workshops. (3-year contract, full time).
This post would suit a well-organised and enthusiastic person with experience of organising wildlife or environmental public events and citizen science biological recording.
More info - jobs/aug25_Outreach_Officer.htm
Job Title: Project Finance and Administration Assistant
Employer: Butterfly Conservation
Location: Dorset
Closing Date: 25 Aug 2006
Salary: £13,900 - £15,700 pa plus benefits
Working Hours: Full time
Job Description: National Moth Recording Scheme
Interest in moths is growing rapidly amongst naturalists, conservationists, policy makers and the media. Butterfly Conservation is recruiting a new team to set up and run a National Moth Recording Scheme.
This exciting initiative will network together thousands of existing moth recorders, establishing a database to underpin effective moth conservation, inform policy and planning decisions, stimulate research and encourage a greater appreciation and enthusiasm for moths among the general public. The project will promote moth recording among a wide new audience through public moth events, citizen science surveys and training workshops.
This post would suit a well-organised person with strong administration skills and experience of handling financial data.
More info - jobs/aug25_Project_Finance.htm
August 11th, 2006
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