Seabird Monitor

7 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa SANCCOB Full time

**Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area (MPA)**

SANCCOB, a leading marine conservation non-profit organisation, seeks to employ a Seabird Monitor to join their dynamic team. The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining a high-quality service to SANCCOB and SANParks by upholding their conservation mandates.

The position will be based on Bird Island, to carry out conservation related duties that will contribute to the overall protection of the Endangered African penguin, Cape gannet and other seabirds.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Reporting directly to the Section Ranger, conduct regular monitoring and surveillance of seabird colonies and identify seabirds at risk.
- Rescue injured, oiled or abandoned penguins and other seabirds.
- Maintain and clean the designated storeroom, stabilisation kit and rehabilitation/response equipment.
- Provide assistance to a long-term African penguin demographic project, by providing support to qualified persons undertaking the injection of microchips (transponders) to identify individual penguins and by maintaining installed ground readers on the Island.
- Record sightings of transpondered penguins and birds marked with bird rings.
- Provide support and assistance to the SANParks Section Ranger, specifically in the African penguin and Cape gannet colonies within the Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area.
- Field surveys: baseline data collection and ecological monitoring, including penguin nest boxes.
- Provide support and assistance to approved research projects pertaining to seabirds.
- Produce required reports and data sheets timeously.
- Conduct monthly stock takes for the equipment on the Island.
- Assist with training new Monitors and/or SANParks rangers in bird handling techniques.
- Assist with rehabilitating seabirds at the SANCCOB Gqeberha facility in the Eastern Cape if required.

**Requirements**:

- A passion for seabirds and the marine environment is essential.
- A conservation or biological diploma or higher is required.
- Minimum 2 years’ working experience in the environmental or conservation field required.
- A valid Code-B driver’s licence.
- Ability to swim.
- Physical fitness.
- Previous experience of isolated working conditions or working on islands desirable.
- Willingness to work irregular hours (2-3 weeks on Bird Island, 1 week time off).
- Willingness to work in the field at times during inclement weather conditions.
- Ability to work unsupervised and is self-motivated.
- No criminal record, Police clearance checks will be conducted.
- Experience with Microsoft Office software (Access, Excel, Word) required.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to operate well in a team.

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