Conservation, Communications, Education, Fundraising and Research Intern Vacancies

06-12-2012

BirdLife Malta is looking for new interns to join their international team protecting birds and their
habitats and inspiring and educating people about birds and nature in the Maltese Islands. Interns
will be based in our offices in Ta’Xbiex, Malta.

Dates: 1st February 2013 – 31st January 2014 (start date negotiable, end date is fixed)
Costs: Voluntary positions, but all living costs will be covered
Number of positions: 6 in total – 2 Conservation, 1 Research, 1 Communications, 1 Education, 1
Fundraising

Are you:
• Aged 18-30 and an EU citizen living in France, Italy, Hungary or the UK
• Interested in bird conservation and/or environment protection
• Interested in improving bird, plant and other taxa identification skills
• Interested in inspiring people about birds and the natural world
• Willing to develop administration, work prioritising, numeracy and people skills
• Keen to handle, digitise and analyse biological and other data
• Outgoing, friendly and presentable
• Keen to meet new people, socialise and experience a different culture
• Adaptable and willing to learn
• Able to work within a charitable organisational structure
• Happy to work flexible and occasional long hours
• Physically fit (for essential fieldwork)

Description of duties

There is opportunity for each volunteer to experience a range of tasks, but for ease the interns'
duties are split as follows:

Typical Conservation Duties (2 Positions)

Conservation science work includes:
• Sea and land based surveying, monitoring and recording of bird species
• Other flora and fauna surveying
• Data inputting of survey findings.
• Practical conservation activities such as on-site habitat maintenance work, management
planning work, preparation of conservation maps using GIS mapping systems

Conservation and wildlife crime work includes:
• Collection and processing of wildlife crime evidence
• Monitoring migration and illegal hunting
• Liaison with police officers, presentation of evidence at law courts
• Answering public wildlife crime and injured bird calls and rescue
• Coordination and assistance in BirdLife Malta’s International illegal hunting and bird
migration monitoring camps; Spring Watch and Raptor Camps.

Typical Research Duties (1 Position)
• Research and conservation science work: Undertaking scientifically rigorous bird surveys
including boat based bird counts following standard methodologies
• Undertake aerial radio-tracking surveys of internationally important bird species
• Mist-netting, ringing, measuring and tagging birds in their colonies
• Predator management and on-site habitat maintenance work
• Inputting, processing and analysing collected data, filing reports (Excel, Paradox, ArcGIS)

Typical Communications Duties (1 Position)
• Advocacy and project communications: Assist the relevant staff with innovative communications strategies aligned with advocacy and public campaign strategies, and projects
• Digital Media: Updating the BirdLife Malta website, and other social media including Facebook, YouTube Channel and others
• Development of BirdLife Malta’s educational communications: Including website, magazine and other promotional materials
• Archiving: Organising and uploading multi-media material (photos and video) and maintaining the media archive
• Video production: Producing and editing high quality videos for local and international audience
• Media work: Working with project manager(s), conservation, education and fundraising
staff to develop and implement targeted project and campaign communications for print and
broadcast media
• Events: Assisting the relevant staff with the organisation of public events, and the
preparation of communications materials
• Design work: Assist relevant staff with the production of communications materials

Typical Administrative Support for Education Duties (1 person)
• Coordination: Assisting the Education staff with preparatory work to enable staff to visit
schools
• Administration: Maintenance and updating of school contact databases and files and
processing children’s membership forms with the Membership Officer
• Project preparation: Preparation of educational materials and gifts to be given out in relation
to specific projects, campaigns or events
• Communications: Supporting the design and formatting of circulars and newsletters and
updating the Education pages on the BirdLife Malta website
• Monitoring: Maintaining the Education media archive

Typical Fundraising Duties (1 Position)
• Fundraising strategies: Assisting the Executive Director with the development and
implementation of membership and other fundraising strategies
• Membership and volunteer recruitment: Promoting membership and involvement in BirdLife Malta and actively recruiting members and volunteers at stalls, fairs, events and in other public places and providing support to Membership officer with the membership administration
• General fundraising: Provide support to the relevant staff with the organising of events and
activities to raise funds for BirdLife Malta
• Project fundraising: Assist the fundraising staff in project development by carrying out research and gathering evidence that justify the need for funding
• Events promotion: Actively promoting BirdLife Malta’s international Spring Watch and Raptor Camp and coordinating bookings and logistics
• Merchandise: Assisting the management of BirdLife Malta’s sales and merchandise

Additionally, all interns are key to the success of our Spring Watch and Raptor Camp events. These are 2-3 week long bird migration and illegal hunting monitoring events which attract 40-60 international volunteers every April and September. Interns will stay at a hotel with participants for the duration of the camps; work during this period will be particularly intensive as the camps are timed to coincide with peak bird migration and corresponding peak illegal hunting. The fundraising intern is responsible for the promotion of the camps and the logistics for the participants (e.g. taxi from airport, dietary requirements). The Communications intern is responsible for the media work and processing video footage and photographs. The Conservation interns are responsible for collating and digitising data produced by participants, and assist the Camp Coordinator with running and coordinating the camp.

To Apply:
Please download and fill in the application form, making it very clear which two internship roles you
are most interested in and send it to office@birdlifemalta.org with Subject: Application for EVS Intern
Vacancy.

We highly recommend that you visit our website on www.birdlifemalta.org for further information before applying.

This position is funded by the European Voluntary Service. Only eligible countries are able to apply. For more information on EVS please visit this website.

Applications close 5pm Wednesday December 12th 2012. Telephone/Skype interviews will take
place the following week, with successful applicants ideally notified before Christmas.

In the application please indicate 1st and 2nd preference of whether you wish to be considered for Conservation Intern (2 vacancies), Research Intern (1 vacancy), Communications Intern (1 vacancy), Education Administration Intern (1 vacancy), or Fundraising Intern (1 vacancy).