BSBI Irish Officer

BSBI wish to appoint an Irish Officer (IO) to develop the Society’s voluntary and professional plant recording activities in Ireland. This part-time post will be initially for two years. The IO’s work programme (see below) will be directed by a small steering committee made up of representatives from the BSBI in Ireland (Committee for Ireland, CFI) and the BSBI’s Plant Unit. Day-to-day activities of the IO will be managed by the Chair of the CFI in consultation with the BSBI’s Head of Research and Development. The post-holder will be either home- or office-based and the successful applicant is expected to be resident on the island of Ireland. The successful applicant will need to be proficient in IT, particularly in the use of recording packages such as MapMate and will be expected to attend BSBI Committee for Ireland meetings as required. A full driving licence is essential and applicants must be willing to travel throughout Ireland.

Closing date for applications: 26 April 2012

Salary: €12K (or sterling equivalent) per year, part-time post, two days per week.

The Irish Officer will have four main roles:

• Support the BSBI Irish volunteer Vice-county Recorder network.
• Support national projects.
• Arrange a training programme in liaison with the CFI Field Meetings Secretary.
• Raise the profile of botany and the BSBI in Ireland.