Field Manager – Alderney Seabird Recovery Project

Alderney Seabird Recovery Project – Field Manager – Full Job Description

Alderney is home to some of the largest remaining seabird populations in the English Channel; yet these colonies face growing pressures including the impact of rats, which have been shown to directly effect cliff and stack nesting guillemot populations on Alderney. We are looking for an experienced Field Manager to lead the on-the-ground delivery of our seabird restoration project: managing a team of up to five field workers through the elimination phase.

They will work hand-in-hand with specialist contractors, and ensuring our rat elimination and the subsequent biosecurity/control programme is delivered to the highest possible standard.

Lead the on-the-ground delivery of the seabird restoration project, manage the team of up to five field workers, coordinate with specialist contractors, and ensure the rat elimination and subsequent biosecurity/control programme is delivered to the highest possible standard.

• Demonstrable experience leading field-based conservation or ecological management operations in complex, remote or island terrain
• IRATA Level 1 (or willingness to qualify before October 2026; training fully covered)
• Experience with rodenticide bait station programmes or other invasive species control operations
• A strong academic and working understanding of ecology.
• Strong working knowledge of H&S, safe systems of work and RAMS
• Excellent field record-keeping, data management and communication skills
• Physical fitness for sustained coastal field work and rope-access operations
• Right to work in the UK / Channel Islands (Bailiwick of Guernsey)

• IRATA Level 1 or above, with experience supervising rope-access or climbing operations in coastal or cliff-face environments
• Experience delivering island-based rodent eradication or bait station programmes, aligned with UK Best Practice Toolkit or equivalent
• Knowledge of seabird ecology, particularly cliff-nesting species such as guillemot, razorbill or puffin
• Familiarity with the Channel Islands or a comparable island jurisdiction
• Relevant H&S, STCW or first aid qualifications (training provided where not yet held)

Relocation and accommodation by negotiation, full IRATA/STCW training where needed, and the chance to play a lead role in restoring nesting grounds for guillemots and other cliff-nesting seabirds.