ESC vacancy at SPEA, Portugal

Beskrivelse

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;

Logi, mad og transport

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

Deltagerens profil

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.

Datoer for aktiviteter

Fra 01/11/2025 til 31/10/2026

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Steder for aktiviteter

Avenida Almirante Gago Coutinho, 46A, Lisboa, Portugal

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Aktivitetstype

Individuelt frivilligt arbejde

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Leder efter deltagere fra

Belgien, Bulgarien, Cypern, Czechia, Danmark, Estland, Finland, Frankrig, Grækenland, Irland, Island, Italien, Kroatien, Letland, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxembourg, Malta, Nederlandene, Norge, Polen, Rumænien, Slovakiet, Slovenien, Spanien, Sverige, Tyskland, Ungarn, Østrig

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Emner for aktiviteten

Disaster prevention and recovery

Environment and natural protection

Education and training

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Ansøgningsfrist

Ansøgningsfrist: 22/07/2025 23:59

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