BBatS / NightWatch Survey Assistant

About Us

Bats are remarkable and essential to our environment. The Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) is the
foremost non-governmental organisation dedicated to bat conservation and habitat protection.
Our mission is to secure bats’ future in a changing world.

The British Bat Survey (BBatS) and NightWatch are the newest citizen science surveys run by BCT
within the National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP) – a world-leading citizen science programme
which produces population trends for British bat species.

We are now looking for a BBatS / NightWatch Survey Assistant to join us on a part-time basis,
working 24 hours per week, for a six-month fixed-term contract.

The Benefits

• Salary of £26,164.16 per annum (pro rata)
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Flex Time Policy
• Cycle Scheme

This is a brilliant opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with experience working with
volunteers to join our dedicated organisation.

In this rewarding role, you’ll help us to make a difference by ensuring a fantastic volunteer
experience among other vital tasks, promoting conservation and helping us realise our vision of
a world rich in wildlife, where bats and people thrive together.

So, if you’re ready to embark upon a role with a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As a BBatS / NightWatch Survey Assistant, you will collect information on local bat populations
for BBatS and NightWatch.

Assisting in volunteer management, you will recruit and support new volunteers, contributing to their engagement whilst participating in BBatS and NightWatch.

You will support the delivery of NightWatch events to target audiences, as well as configuring survey equipment, administering our equipment loan scheme and preparing and sending
survey packs to volunteers.

Uploading returned data to our Sound Classification System, you will monitor project
participation via the project’s admin system and respond to enquiries from volunteers and the
public.

Additionally, you will:

• Disseminate survey results to project participants and wider audiences
• Contribute to project updates and reports
• Assist in keeping the project website updated
• Undertake an equipment audit at the end of the survey season

About You

To be considered as a BBatS / NightWatch Survey Assistant, you will need:

• Experience of working with volunteers
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications
• Excellent communication skills
• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English, Maths and Science

The closing date for this role is the 15th April 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Survey Officer, Conservation Survey Assistant,
Environmental Survey Assistant, Project Officer, Project Assistant, Volunteer Co-ordinator,
Volunteer Engagement Officer, or Volunteer Recruitment Officer.

Webrecruit and Bat Conservation Trust are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and
are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all
applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business
and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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