Affric Highlands GIS and Data Officer
Rewilding Affric Highlands
Rewilding Affric Highlands is looking for an experienced GIS and Data Officer to develop and manage the collection, analysis, and management of geospatial data which form a crucial part of our work in the landscape. You will be working closely with the Operations Manager to develop and manage a database and the field team to help support them with the data collection, analysis, and mapping output. In addition to this, you will train staff to increase their confidence to work with GIS and data across the organisation, and our partners at Trees for Life. Your technical knowledge and understanding of ecological data will take the whole team to the next level by streamlining the process from survey to presentation of results.
Are you passionate about rewilding and keen to support the recovery of functional ecosystems in the Scottish Highlands? If so, please have a look at the full job description and apply using the two forms attached below.
The application deadline is Sunday the 16th of February and interviews will take place in Inverness on Thursday the 20th of February.
About Rewilding Affric Highlands
In the Affric Highlands rewilding landscape Rewilding Europe is working with local partners to transform bare hillsides into forests once again, after centuries of felling and overgrazing by deer and sheep, and restore the ancient Caledonian pinewood. Natural corridors like rivers and mountain ridges will become more wooded. Wild forests and scrublands, connected by naturally regenerating tree cover, will be creating increasingly rich areas of biodiversity. Plantations will be selectively replaced with native forest.
Drained and damaged peatlands are being mapped and rewetted so they become carbon sinks once more, and provide a new source of wetland habitat. A revived peatland landscape will also act as a vast store of water, holding it upstream and contributing to flood and drought mitigation.
A 30-year vision driven by natural processes will transform the Affric Highlands into a wild refuge for many iconic species, enriching the local economy with nature-based initiatives that form more resilient ecosystems and communities. It is a partnership that will demonstrate the interdependence of nature, people and business.
In the Affric Highlands rewilding landscape Rewilding Europe is working with local partners to transform bare hillsides into forests once again, after centuries of felling and overgrazing by deer and sheep, and restore the ancient Caledonian pinewood. Natural corridors like rivers and mountain ridges will become more wooded. Wild forests and scrublands, connected by naturally regenerating tree cover, will be creating increasingly rich areas of biodiversity. Plantations will be selectively replaced with native forest. Drained and damaged peatlands are being mapped and rewetted so they become carbon sinks once more, and provide a new source of wetland habitat. A revived peatland landscape will also act as a vast store of water, holding it upstream and contributing to flood and drought mitigation. A 30-year vision driven by natural processes will transform the Affric Highlands into a wild refuge for many iconic species, enriching the local economy with nature-based initiatives that form more resilient ecosystems and communities. It is a partnership that will demonstrate the interdependence of nature, people and business.
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