Dunvegan Community Trust are recruiting for a Community Woodland Project officer to manage volunteering opportunities around tackling invasive species in the woodland and developing recreational amenity.
Hours- 21 hours per week, 9 month contract
Salary- £34,000 pro rata
The objectives of this role are to:
* Fulfil our funding requirements to the Scottish Land Fund
* Develop a woodland management plan
* Manage the actions of the management plan, including restocking
* Tackle the invasive species in the woodland by exploring novel methods
(goats? pigs?) as opposed to chemical treatment
* Drive environmentally, socially and culturally sensitive recreational
development at Cnoc nan Craobh
* To involve the community in this project through well managed
volunteering and training opportunities and good two-way
communication
* The position will report to the Chair, as part of a team of DCT staff,
which includes a Development Officer, Admin and Communications
Officer and a Project officer for Gaeltec Community Hub.
* Salary will be dependent on relevant experience, based on 21 hours per
week
* The position is based on a fixed term 9 month contract, including a 4
month review of performance to deliverables, with the potential to
extend (funding dependant)
* The Project Officer will use his or her car for work related journeys. It is
the responsibility of the post holder to ensure that their insurance covers
them for this purpose.
* Reasonable & pre-approved out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed
with valid receipts in accordance with the DCT Financial Policy
* The Project Officer will be based at home with work on site essential on
a regular basis, including some weekends.
The project includes the following elements:
* Cruachan Woodland - This woodland requires a management plan and
work to tackle salmonberry, an invasive species which has formed a
thicket. This woodland will be registered as 2 Woodland Crofts, but we
want to improve its condition in advance of tenancies commencing.
* Cnoc nan Craobh - This small woodland is a much loved local
recreation space, and will be kept as a communal woodland. The goal is
to keep it tended and enhance the recreation infrastructure (accessible
path, benches).
* Community Growing Space - There is a small area of land next to
Orbost Farmhouse which has potential to develop as a Community
Garden.
* Management of outdoor volunteer activities based around these 3 sites.
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