Drylands Management Coordinator


SPAIN / Sunseed Desert Technology

Become a team member of a non-formal education centre for the transition towards sustainability in sunny Andalucia! Drylands Coordinator’s role is to provide environmental education, conservation and regeneration of local vegetation through sustainable methods. Our priority is to educate visitors and volunteers about the semi-arid environment, its plants, processes, geography and ecology of the surroundings and low-tech solutions. Department has basic facilities which include a library of past records, a seed bank and a digital herbarium in development.

Type: full-time volunteer / 12 months contract
Stipend: 180€ / month + lodging (food&accommodation)
Social & health insurance: applicants responsible for securing their insurance
More info: http://www.sunseed.org.uk/about-us/staff-vacancies/drylands-management-coordinator/

Key Responsibilities

Implement and monitor a management plan for land restoration while fighting erosion, drought and restoring vegetal cover of the land.
Maintain a low-tech tree nursery, ensuring the appropriate production of trees and shrubs for use in the drylands development.
Incorporating volunteers into the work and methodology and development of their own projects to satisfactory completion.

Other:

Maintain and build walls, paths, steps, fences and boundary markers.
Use low impact, sustainable methods of composting and wastewater management
Keeping clear records of the parcels of land

Essential Skills:

Experience and knowledge of drylands management or land restoration.
Tolerance of hard physical work in hot conditions.
Ability to lead and motivate volunteers, work in group

Desirable Skills:

Good spoken Spanish and English, (and/or other European Language) or willingness to learn
Previous experience living in a community environment
Age 25+, full driving license, for at least 5 years
Sense of humour

To apply please send an email with the subject line ‘Sunseed staff application – Drylands Management Coordinator’ with your CV and motivation letter stating how you meet the responsibilities of the post, why you’d like to join Sunseed and what sustainability means to you to admin.coordinator@sunseed.org.uk

Expires: Mar 31, 2019

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