Fisheries Management Scotland
Vacancies within Fisheries Management Scotland will be posted below when available.
District Salmon Fishery Boards/ Rivers and Fisheries Trusts
Vacancies within our member network and where relevant more widely are posted below when they become available.
Loch Lomond Fisheries Trust - Senior Biologist
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the conservation and restoration of Loch Lomond’s native fish and freshwater environment at Loch Lomond Fisheries Trust. The Loch Lomond Fisheries Trust (LLFT) is an environmental charity formed in 2001 to champion the conservation and restoration of Loch Lomond’s native fish and the freshwater environment. The projects the Trust works on span from fish to forests, taking a modern catchment-scale approach to aquatic conservation whilst embedding outreach, education and communication at the core of its activities. To achieve our conservation aims we work with numerous partners including the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, The Loch Lomond Angling Improvement Association and riparian landowners.
The LLFT is recruiting a Senior Biologist who will be responsible for the operational leadership, management and delivery of the Trust’s work. Reporting to the Trust Chair, the successful applicant will seek funding for and deliver work in line with the Trust’s multi-annual fishery management plan. The successful applicant will also be responsible for the financial management, budgeting, planning and activity of the Trust, reporting on all of these matters to the board of directors. With the support of a business administration officer, the successful candidate will lead, develop and manage a small team of biologists to deliver our work.
Further details on the role and qualities required for this post can be found in the job description.
Applications by C.V. and covering letter should be submitted no later than 1700 hrs on 16th August 2024. Interviews will take place by early September with the successful candidate taking up post as soon as possible thereafter.
Please email your application to info@llft.org.uk or with any questions about the role.
Galloway Fisheries Trust - 6 Month Internship
A paid internship is available from September 2024 until end of February 2025 (26 weeks) to work with Galloway Fisheries Trust on the Solway Invasive Non Native Species INNS Control and Knowledge programme Phase 2 (advertised a few weeks ago but post was not filled).
INNS are a significant threat to native biodiversity, ecosystems and local economies by outcompeting and shading native species, increasing the risk of erosion to riverbanks as they die back in the winter thus increasing the risk of flooding. INNS such as Giant hogweed can also have direct negative impacts to our health due to phototoxic sap causing skin burns.
Galloway Fisheries Trust is a conservation charity working on fish populations, their habitats and water quality across the freshwaters of Galloway. The successful applicant will be involved in delivering INNS control, work with schools and communities to increase knowledge of INNS.
- Key items of work that the intern will assist with delivering include:
- Assist the Project Officer in strategically controlling priority plant INNS.
- Create and deliver an education project to increase awareness and knowledge of INNS in schools (both primary & secondary).
- Help create links within local communities and recruiting volunteers.
- Assessing INNS on the Annan catchment through surveys and community engagement. Map results and design a control plan.
- Foster and develop a close working relationship with key stakeholders and interested parties in your key responsibility areas.
- Assist in the overall dissemination of GFT work to a wider audience particularly using social media.
The candidate must be fit, motivated, hardworking and willing to work outdoors during all weather conditions. There may be a requirement to undertake some lone working from time to time. A full valid driving licence is desirable. The position will be based at Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway.
This full time, fixed term intern post is a wonderful opportunity for a recent graduate with a conservation degree or someone looking to enrol in such studies to gain a range of valuable work experience. It is a funding condition that the intern must be a young person aged up to and including 25 years old.
Salary will be £420 a week. Closing date for applications is noon on 21st August 2024.
Face to face interviews plan to be held on the 30th August 2024 in Newton Stewart.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter addressed to Tracy Starks at tracy@gallowayfisheriestrust.org or Fisheries House, Station Industrial Estate, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 6ND
North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) - Executive Secretary
The North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) is seeking an exceptional individual as its next Executive Secretary based at its Headquarters in Edinburgh. The appointment will be for a period of four years from 1 September 2025, renewable once for a second period of four years. This is a full-time post, working 38 hours per week and is open to applicants who are citizens of a NASCO Party or jurisdiction.
At a minimum, applicants should have significant senior administrative and managerial experience at an executive-level or higher, or equivalent; an educational standard equivalent to a Master’s degree or higher qualification in relevant fields including international relations / organizational leadership and management / fisheries / environment / social sciences; significant and practical experience in senior management; strong inclusive leadership skills, including the ability to make difficult decisions within limited timeframes, respond to setbacks and set and achieve goals collaboratively; excellent communication and interpersonal skills across cultures with demonstrated experience building relationships and networking; and be a seasoned public speaker with experience talking to the media and delivering high-level presentations to international audiences.
All enquiries should be directed to Tim Bowie, Partner at Loddon Consulting LLP our retained search consultant tim@loddonconsulting.co.uk who will arrange an initial confidential discussion and who can share a detailed candidate brief which includes details of the application process and timetable. All respondents will be considered and a long list will be established. Long listed candidates will be contacted no later than 4 October 2024.