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Conservation and Education Officer
Closing Date: 5th July 2024
Salary: €29,000

The Irish Peatland Conservation Conservation Council are now accepting applications for the position of Conservation and Education Officer with the Council. The Conservation and Education Officer role will involve managing IPCC’s national network of peatland nature reserves and raising the profile of peatlands through IPCC’s education programmes. The first year will consist principally of training in the skilled areas of IPCC’s work of conserving and managing peatlands, educating school groups, working with visitors to our nature centre and fundraising for projects and campaigns.

For full job specifications please view Conservation and Education Officer Job Description 2024. To apply for the position of Conservation and Education Officer with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council please download and complete the Conservation and Education Officer Application Form 2024 and post it together with a covering letter to Nuala Madigan, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51V293 or e-mail to bogs@ipcc.ie no later than 5pm 5th July 2024.

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council thank and acknowledge funding support from the Heritage Council through their Heritage Organisational Support Fund 2024.

Applications now closed
Conservation and Education Officer
Closing Date: 6th October 2023
Salary: €29,000

For full job specifications please view Conservation and Education Officer Job Description 2023. To apply for the position of Conservation and Education Officer with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council please download and complete the Conservation and Education Officer Application Form 2023 and post it together with a covering letter to Nuala Madigan, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51V293 or e-mail to bogs@ipcc.ie no later than 5pm 6th October 2023.

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council thank and acknowledge funding support from the Heritage Council through their Heritage Capacity Fund 2023.

Applications now closed
Conservation and Education Officer
Closing Date: 21st January 2023
Salary: €29,000

The Irish Peatland Conservation Conservation Council are now accepting applications for the position of Conservation and Education Officer with the Council. There are two positions available and both Conservation and Education Officers will work together managing IPCC’s national network of peatland nature reserves and raising the profile of peatlands through IPCC’s education programmes. The first year will consist principally of training in the skilled areas of IPCC’s work of conserving and managing peatlands, educating school groups, working with visitors to our nature centre and fundraising for projects and campaigns.

Applications now closed
Campaign Officer
Closing Date: 7th October 2022
Salary: €26,000

The Campaign Officer will act in a supporting role to the four core posts in
Conservation, Policy, Education and Fundraising within the Irish Peatland
Conservation Council (see www.ipcc.ie). The first year will consist principally of
training in the skilled areas of IPCC’s work of conserving and managing peatlands,
educating school groups, working with visitors to our nature centre and fundraising
for projects and campaigns. Projects will to be undertaken in each of the core
areas of training during the first year to assess how the Campaign Officer is growing
into the post. In the second year, the Campaign Officer will be given more responsibilities fundraising for specific projects that need to be undertaken in education and
conservation as outlined in IPCC’s Strategic Business Plan. The overall aim will be to
build their own profile and that of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council.

For full job specifications please view Campaign Officer Job Description 2022. To apply for the position of Campaign Officer with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council please download and complete the Campaign Officer Application Form 2022 and post it together with a covering letter to Nuala Madigan, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51V293 or e-mail to bogs@ipcc.ie no later than 5pm 7th October 2022.

Applications now closed
Campaign Officer
Closing Date: extended to 9th November 2021
Salary: €24,000-€26,000

The Campaign Officer will act in a supporting role to the four core posts in
Conservation, Policy, Education and Fundraising within the Irish Peatland
Conservation Council (see www.ipcc.ie). The first year will consist principally of
training in the skilled areas of IPCC’s work of conserving and managing peatlands,
educating school groups, working with visitors to our nature centre and fundraising
for projects and campaigns. Three projects will to be undertaken in each of the core
areas of training during the first year to assess how the Campaign Officer is growing
into the post. In the second year, the Campaign Officer will be given more responsibilities fundraising for specific projects that need to be undertaken in education and
conservation as outlined in IPCC’s Strategic Business Plan. The overall aim will be to
build their own profile and that of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council.

For full job specifications please view Campaign Officer Job Description 2021. To apply for the position of Campaign Officer with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council please download and complete the Campaign Officer Application Form 2021 and post it together with a covering letter to Nuala Madigan, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51V293 or e-mail to bogs@ipcc.ie no later than 5pm 9th November 2021.

Applications now closed
Climate & Biodiversity Officer
Closing Date 8th October 2021
Salary: €32,000 per year

The Climate and Biodiversity Officer will act in a supporting role to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and will be directed by them. The core area of responsibility of the Climate and Biodiversity Officer will be promoting and implementing peatland conservation actions with the emphasis on biodiversity and climate change which are fully documented in the 6th and 7th Peatland Conservation Action Plans. The Climate and Biodiversity Officer will support and work with the CEO in devising strategy helping to position IPCC strategically for the future, office management in the absence of the CEO and the annual fundraising, conservation project and publication schedule. The first year of the post will consist principally of training in the skilled areas of IPCC’s work of conserving and managing peatlands, peatland policy, educating school groups, peatland site and species monitoring and conservation, working with visitors to our nature centre and fundraising for projects and campaigns.

For full job specifications please view Climate & Biodiversity Officer Job Specification. To apply for the position of Climate and Biodiversity Officer with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council please download and complete the Climate and Biodiversity Officer Application Form 2021 and post it together with a covering letter to Nuala Madigan, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51V293 or e-mail to bogs@ipcc.ie.

ENDS

Applications now closed
Campaign Officer 2019
Closing Date 1st February 2019
Salary €24,000 per year
Please download and complete the Campaign Officer Application Form 2019 and sent it together with a covering letter to Dr Catherine O’Connell, Chief Executive, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51V293 (bogs@ipcc.ie).

The Campaign Officer will act in a supporting role to the three core posts in Conservation, Education and Fundraising within the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (see www.ipcc.ie). The first year will consist principally of training in the skilled areas of IPCC’s work of conserving and managing peatlands, educating school groups, working with visitors to our nature centre and fundraising for projects and campaigns. Three projects will to be undertaken in each of the core areas of training during the first year to assess how the Campaign Officer is growing into the post.

In the second year, the Campaign Officer will be given more responsibilities -fundraising for specific projects that need to be undertaken in education and conservation as outlined in IPCC’s Strategic Business Plan. The overall aim will be to build their own profile and that of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council. The work will involve the following activities to enhance both the hard and soft skills of the Campaign Officer:

Meeting, greeting and guiding visitors and school groups to the Bog of Allen Nature Centre in Kildare
Writing and desk top publishing skills including preparing articles and designing IPCC’s supporters newsletters, information leaflets, educational work sheets, advertising posters and issuing press material
Web and social media development and maintenance skills
Presentation skills including giving talks on open days and teaching peatland field studies to school groups
Reporting skills including project results, maintaining records of visitors numbers and oral reporting
Reception duties including dealing with telephone and face to face enquiries, taking bookings and operating audio-visual and other equipment
Research skills including collecting and analysing field data from IPCC’s reserves
Fundraising skills including direct mail and project funding
Identification skills – peatland plants, raised bog ecotopes, habitats, butterflies, invertebrates, bees, garden birds
Site Management skills including drain blocking, drain profiling, butterfly transects, species monitoring, Sphagnum transfer, vegetation mapping, vegetation surveying, managing grazing, water table monitoring
Policy work including implementing the IPCC’s Peatland Conservation Action Plan 2020.

A suitable candidate will have excellent inter-personal skills, be enthusiastic and knowledgeable about nature conservation and peatlands, be excellent at communicating, have an interest in people, be flexible and want to work as part of a small but dedicated team. A full clean category B driving license is needed, together with computer skills and a higher education qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. environmental science, ecology, botany).

The Campaign Officer will be based at the IPCC headquarters at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare R51 V293 but will be required to work on site at community venues or schools and at our reserves in Kildare, Meath, Kerry and Waterford. Full time to include annual leave entitlement. Annual salary €24,000 per year. A two year contract is being offered at €24,000 per year.

ENDS

Applications now closed
IPCC Education Officer 2018
(Education officer application form)

Job Description

The role of Education Officer is a core position within the IPCC and is essential to deliver IPCC’s vision of conserving a representative sample of the peatlands of Ireland for people to enjoy now and in the future. This post includes in house and outreach education programmes.

The duties of the Education Officer will be as follows:

To organise, promote and deliver nature studies programmes focusing on bogs and other habitats at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre to visiting primary and secondary school groups.
To organise, promote and deliver awareness-raising visitor programmes to groups and individual visitors to the Bog of Allen Nature Centre
To fundraise for and develop a nature studies classroom with wildlife exhibits at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre that provides a wildlife experience for visiting school groups
To maintain the resource library at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre and to facilitate its use
To deliver outreach education programmes with IPCC educational partners
To develop new educational and awareness-raising resources for the IPCC in liaison with sponsors
To develop and deliver training courses focusing on nature and wildlife for the general public
To attract meetings and conferences to the Bog of Allen Nature Centre
To attract funding and sponsorship to help deliver new garden projects.
To maintain and develop the website and social media sites of the IPCC
To contribute to IPCC’s publications for supporters including Action for Bogs and Peatland News
To maintain records of visitors numbers and visiting groups to the Bog of Allen Nature Centre
Reception duties which will include dealing with telephone and face to face enquiries and operating audio-visual and other equipment
To maintain all education exhibits in the gardens, museum and visitor centre
To maintain all educational resources and equipment used in the nature centre
Any other duties considered relevant to the position or to be undertaken as part of the IPCC team.

IPCC Education Officer Person Specificiation

1. Education
Essential

Full, clean category B driving licence
Fluent English
Basic computer skills (MS Office suite and social media)
Higher qualification: preferably in a relevant third level discipline (e.g. environmental science, ecology, botany, geology)

Desirable

Knowledge of Irish peatlands
Conversational Irish
Graphic design work
First Aid

2. Relevant Work Experience And Heritage Knowledge
Essential

Proven ability to work as part of a team
Previous experience in working with children
Knowledge of school curriculum
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

Knowledge of bog wildlife and peatland habitat and environs
A good knowledge of local tourism and hospitality sites
Previous fundraising experience
Previous supervisory experience
Previous retail sales and customer service experience
Previous experience as a tour guide
Experience working with education groups, leading school groups on nature tours
Database experience

3. Personal Attributes
Essential

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Excellent organisational skills
Calm and responsible under pressure
An enthusiastic, friendly and outgoing personality
Flexibility in working hours
The ability to forge links with agencies and schools
The ability to identify new opportunities in promoting learning at the nature centre

Please note that successful candidate will be subject to vetting by the
National Vetting Bureau.

The Education Officer will work from the IPCC headquarters at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare R51 V293 but will be required to work on site in schools, community venues and at our reserves in Kildare, Meath, Kerry and Waterford. Full time to include annual leave entitlement. Contract value for 24 months: €48,000.

Please write a cover letter and complete an application form and send to:
Dr Catherine O’Connell, Chief Executive, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare R51 V293. E: bogs@ipcc.ie Please put education officer post in the subject line.

Closing date for applications 15th October 2018

ENDS

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Applications Now Closed

Conservation Policy and Fundraising Officer 2016

Applications by the 9^th September 2016

Application Form Conservation Policy and Fundraising Officer 2016

Job Description

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council is a national charity campaigning for the protection of a representative sample of bogs and fens. As Conservation Policy and Fundraising Officer you will have a key role to play in implementing the annual supporters fundraising cycle of the IPCC and the national save the bogs campaign. This will involve you in monitoring development applications and policy decisions that impact on peatlands of conservation importance, designing campaigns so that IPCC supporters can participate in realising the goals of the Peatlands 2020 Conservation Action Plan and implementing the fundraising cycle of the IPCC which raises all of the funds needed to run the IPCC. At all times you are an official representative of the IPCC.

The job will involve the following tasks and targets in the core areas described:

 Maintaining a database of 2000 supporters including inputting all responses such as funding donations, volunteer activity and other responses
 Outputting fund raising and supporter appeals as part of the annual fundraising strategy of the IPCC and organising volunteers to pack and mail items
 Preparing the annual direct debit files for subscriptions
 Mail order and nature shop business trading including processing and dispatching orders, stock control and developing a network of external outlets for IPCC’s products

 Maintaining IPCC’s database of 1000 peatland sites and adding new wetland sites identified by surveyors
 Handling site enquiries from the general public
 Networking and liaising with state and national groups on peatland sites and issues (such as the cessation of turf cutting, Peatlands Council, Environmental Pillar, Irish Environmental Network, and community site conservation projects etc)
 Implementing the short and long term goals of the Peatlands 2020 Conservation Action Plan
 Designing public campaigns relating to the goals of the Peatlands 2020 Conservation Action Plan
 Liaising with press media on site and campaign issues
 Responding to planning applications and making submissions on policy documents affecting peatlands of conservation importance
 Applying for funding in relation to sites and policy work

The job will involve the following general tasks undertaken as part of the team:

 Meeting, greeting and guiding visitors and school groups to the nature shop and Bog of Allen Nature Centre
 Preparing and delivering talks, writing press releases, newsletter materials and posts for social media used by IPCC supporters and volunteers, giving interviews
 Additional work as directed by the Chief Executive Officer

Skills in the use of a database, knowledge of the implementation of environmental legislation, experience in business management and fundraising desirable and writing/publishing achievements; excellent inter-personal, communications and organisational skills; computer and internet literacy, knowledge of the environment and biodiversity; a willingness to be flexible in terms of working hours and learning computer packages operational within the organisation and a proven record to deliver results. IPCC operates in a Macintosh Environment.

Ideally the successful candidate must be suitably qualified with a background in environmental science combined with a qualification in business studies. Above all the successful candidate must enjoy meeting people and winning their support for the Save the Bogs Campaign.

The applicant will work from the IPCC headquarters at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare on a daily basis. Full time 24 month employment contract from the 4th October 2016 to include annual leave entitlement and an extension option. Contract value for 24 months: €48,000 plus work-related expenses.

Complete an application application form form and send to Dr Catherine O’Connell, Chief Executive, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293.

Closing date for receipt of application 9th September 2016

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SUMMER JOB VACANCY 2014 – Visitor Guide

Applications Now Closed

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 6th June 2014

Interviews will be arranged in the week beginning the 9th June 2014

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council is a national charity campaigning for the protection of a representative sample of bogs and fens. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council is seeking a person to fill a 16 week full time contract post as Visitor Guide at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre. The work will involve the following activities:

Meeting, greeting and guiding visitors to the nature shop and Bog of Allen Nature Centre
Conducting research on IPCC’s visitors
Preparing an Atlas of the Natural, Cultural and Economic Resources in Lullymore, Co. Kildare
Assisting the Environmental Education Officer with primary and post primary school visits
Promoting and delivering IPCC’s summer camp for children aged between 7 and 13
Preparing articles and designing IPCC’s supporters newsletters
Inputting records to IPCC’s library and frog databases
Assisting with the organisation of open days at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre and at Girley Bog
Co-ordinating International Bog Day Events nationally and internationally
Preparing worksheets, notices, invitations etc in relation to upcoming events
Maintaining educational displays in the visitor centre and gardens of the Bog of Allen Nature Centre
Promoting the Bog of Allen Nature Centre as a great family day out
Additional work as directed by the Chief Executive Officer

The successful applicant will have relevant teaching, education, writing/publishing and databasing experience; excellent inter-personal, communications and organisational skills; computer and internet literacy, an interest in the environment and natural habitats; a willingness to be flexible in terms of working hours and a proven record to deliver results. Above all the successful candidate must enjoy meeting people and winning their support for the Save the Bogs Campaign. Full training will be given to the successful applicant.

The Visitor Guide will work from the IPCC headquarters at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare on a daily basis. Full time 16 weeks employment contract from June to September (dates negotiable) to include annual leave entitlement. Contract value for 16 weeks: €5,536.

Please complete an application form and return it to Dr Catherine O’Connell, Chief Executive, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.

Closing date for receipt of application Friday 6th June 2014

Further Information

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council is a national charity campaigning for the protection of a representative sample of bogs and fens. We are based in the Bog of Allen Nature Centre at Lullymore in Co. Kildare. We manage two areas of peatland adjacent to Lullymore for conservation and education. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre occupies a renovated mid 19^th century farm building and stables. Within the buildings we have a visitor centre which includes a museum and permanent exhibitions, a nature shop, a classroom and a research library. We also have our administrative offices in the buildings. Within the grounds we have developed a variety of wetland and woodland habitats, a greenhouse of insect-eating plants, composting area and nature conservation gardens all of which are used as resources to educate visitors and school groups. We recently purchased another peatland reserve at Girley Bog in Co. Meath which is also a focus for our conservation and education work in 2014.

At the Bog of Allen Nature Centre we are working to develop a centre of excellence for peatland conservation, education and research. The Information Guide will be responsible for promoting IPCC’s goals of peatland education and sustainable living. They will draw on all of the resources included at the centre to complete the tasks outlined below. At all times the Visitor Guide is an official representative of the IPCC.

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council thank and acknowledge funding support from the Heritage Council through their Heritage Organisational Support Fund 2024.

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council thank and acknowledge funding support from the Heritage Council through their Heritage Capacity Fund 2023.

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