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DESMAN Course Assistant

Job Title: DESMAN (Durrell Endangered Species Management Graduate Certificate) Course Assistant

Department: Durrell Conservation Academy (Headquarters in Jersey)

Reporting to: Academy Manager

Full time / Part-time: Full Time (5 days per week, occasional weekend & evening commitments may be included)

Permanent / Contract: Contract (21st January 2019– 26th April 2019)

The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to provide support to academy staff in the running of the DESMAN (Durrell Endangered Species Management Graduate Certificate) course. In addition, this position is intended to provide a practical learning experience for someone interested in developing their skills in conservation capacity building. The role will include the following:

§ Teaching support:

This will include preparation and delivery of some lectures/teaching sessions on issues relating to biodiversity, species recovery projects, research design etc;

§ Facilitating delivery of the course:

This will involve liaising with lecturers, ensuring that course materials are up to date and produced and ensuring that the timetable runs smoothly;

§ Academic support for participants:

This will include running general discussions at the end of lectures/teaching sessions, leading weekly ‘wrap-up’ summary sessions where required, tutoring students with project proposals and if necessary one to one coaching sessions with participants;

§ Administration:

Some administrative tasks including collating feedback from students.

The position is an opportunity for the successful candidate to experience working life in a leading species conservation organisation and to further their knowledge of conservation capacity building. Depending upon the candidate’s wishes, they will have opportunity to:

§ Develop skills in the preparation and organisation of learning materials;

§ Develop skills in the delivery of conservation training, particularly with respect to facilitation of active learning, running discussions, and providing for differentiation where appropriate;

§ Develop a knowledge of validated assessment methods and quality assurance procedures, with respect to conservation training;

§ Strengthen inter-personal and communication skills by working with a wide range of people within the organisation, as well as the diverse group of course participants and external lecturers;

§ Develop an understanding of how a conservation organisation operates, in particular with respect to conservation capacity building.

Accommodation will be provided in the Durrell hostel, along with all meals for the duration of the contract.

The Candidate (Position Requirements)

§ Post-graduate in conservation science;

§ Excellent presentation skills;

§ Good writing and communication skills;

§ Experience in statistics and GIS desirable;

§ Culturally sensitive;

§ Broad conservation science knowledge;

§ Some teaching experience desirable.

How to apply

To apply for this position please send your completed application form and CV with cover letter to recruitment@durrell.org together with a completed application form, clearly indicating for which position you wish to apply for.

Closing date for applications: Friday, 14th December 2017.