ESC vacancy at SPEA, Portugal
Associação Spin para o Intercâmbio, Formação e Cooperação entre os Povos
Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves
Lisboa, Portogallo
Descrizione
The volunteer will be mostly involved in biological conservation work – on the field and at the office (around 70% of time) and environmental education actions (around 30%), integrated in several different projects, mainly at SPEA’s Conservation Departament – Terrestrial Area (ca. 75%) and Environmental Citizenship and Education Department (ca. 25%), with a diversity of tasks including: – Field work: bird surveys/census (e.g. steppeland birds), prospection of birds under powerlines, etc; – Office work: database input; data analysis (with Excel, QGIS, etc), etc.; – Environmental education: support the preparation and realization of actions for schools (e.g. story-telling, field visits, preparation of materials); – Events: support the organization of events for the general public (e.g. nature days), including birdwatching activities; – Support other staff members of SPEA with their projects;
Alloggio, vitto e trasporto
Associação Spin, acting as the Coordinating organization, is currently looking for 1 ESC volunteer for 1 project with our partner SPEA (Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds), starting at November 2025! Please check the full call for volunteers and follow the instructions to apply at: https://www.a-spin.pt/english/?p=4568
Profilo del partecipante
We are looking for young motivated volunteers aged 18-30, open minded, eager to learn about cultures and lifestyles, as well as to participate in the project activities. It is not required to have any particular degree of formal education, but to have positive and proactive attitude, show tolerance, flexibility, motivation and enthusiasm. In this project, patience and the capacity to work in a team, sometimes in a isolated Island environment, will be highly appreciated. We encourage applications especially from youngsters who already have some experience in volunteering or in working with environment related issues, namely with birds (e.g. birdwatching), environmental education, simple design (e.g. CANVA) and GIS software, available to commit to a long term experience of volunteer work abroad and willing to know more about the work developed in ornithology and environmental preservation in Portugal. Any knowledge of Portuguese is a plus, however it is not a requirement.
Data dell'attività
Dal 01/11/2024 al 31/10/2026
Luogo dell'attività
Avenida Almirante Gago Coutinho, 46A, Lisboa, Portogallo
Tipo di attività
Volontariato individuale
Cercasi partecipanti da
Austria, Belgio, Bulgaria, Cechia, Cipro, Croazia, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Islanda, Italia, Lettonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Malta, Norvegia, Paesi Bassi, Polonia, Romania, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Ungheria
Argomenti dell'attività
Disaster prevention and recovery
Environment and natural protection
Education and training
Termine per la presentazione delle candidature
Termine di presentazione delle domande: 22/07/2024 23:59