Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust - Finance & Admin Officer
Salary: £24,950 per annum, pro rata
Hours: 30 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Responsible to: Director
Location: Tobermory, Isle of Mull
Closing date for applications: 3 November.
Interviews: will take place in person in Tobermory, Isle of Mull on 13 or 14 November.
The overall purpose of this job is to ensure the efficient operation of the office and administrative systems and the day-to-day finance tasks; to be a friendly and professional first point of contact for email enquiries and callers to HWDT offices; to give administrative support to the senior management team and project officers as needed. The Finance and Admin Officer will be pro-active, organised with good attention to detail, and able to problem solve and work to tight deadlines.
Application procedure: Send a CV and a Covering Letter describing your skills and experience relevant to the role, and two references to: Alison Lomax at alison.lomax@hwdt.org with ‘Finance Officer’ in the subject line. For an informal chat about the role, contact Alison Lomax.
Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust - Science Officer (seasonal)
Salary: £24,050 pro rata, per annum
Hours: 34 hours per week, worked flexibly to a scheduled expedition timetable
Duration: 10-month seasonal contract to 23rd October 2025
Responsible to: Science and Conservation Manager
Supervision of: Volunteers and research expedition participants
Location: HWDT’s research vessel Silurian, operating from Tobermory, Ullapool and Mallaig
Closing date for applications: Monday 28 October.
Interviews: will take place in person in Tobermory, Isle of Mull on 11 or 12 November.
Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) is a marine conservation charity based on the Isle of Mull. A core activity for HWDT is delivering a long-term programme monitoring whales and dolphins in the Hebrides using an adapted motor sailing vessel, Silurian, as a dedicated research platform.
This role is responsible for delivering scheduled HWDT research expeditions on board Silurian. During the expeditions the Science Officer will train volunteers’ skills in marine mammal monitoring and oversee accurate visual, photographic and acoustic data collection. Alongside the Skipper and First Mate you will deliver an inspirational and memorable on-board experience for expedition volunteers.
This post has been generously funded by NatureScot.
Application procedure: Send a CV and a Covering Letter describing your skills and experience relevant to the role, and two references to: Alison Lomax at alison.lomax@hwdt.org with ‘Science Officer’ in the subject line. For an informal chat about the role, contact Alison Lomax.
Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust - Senior Science Officer
Salary: £29,650 per annum.
Hours: Full-time, 37 hour per week
Duration: 3 year fixed-term contract
Responsible to: Science and Conservation Manager
Supervision of: Volunteers and paying research expedition participants
Location: WDT’s research vessel Silurian to deliver the boat-based survey work. The employee will be required to work in the HWDT office in Tobermory following each research expedition to back up and process the data collected and regularly
throughout the year to attend meetings and maintain survey equipment.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 28 October.
Interviews: will take place in person in Tobermory, Isle of Mull on 11 or 12 November.
The role is responsible for the management and delivery of HWDT’s boat-based marine mammal monitoring programme. The Senior Science Officer will provide scientific leadership for research expeditions on board Silurian, train volunteers and oversee accurate visual, photographic and acoustic data collection. They will coordinate the programme delivery and ensure all communication, reporting, data processing, analysis, and data sharing requirements are fulfilled.
This post has been generously funded by NatureScot.
Application procedure: Send a CV and a Covering Letter describing your skills and experience relevant to the role, and two references to: Alison Lomax at alison.lomax@hwdt.org with ‘Senior Science Officer’ in the subject line. For an informal chat about the role, contact Alison Lomax.
Fundraiser - Froglife
We are seeking to recruit a fundraiser with specific expertise in raising funds from private individuals, corporate sponsorship and through general fundraising activities. The project will be operating in Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and the Lothians, therefore fundraising efforts should focus on individuals and corporates within these regions. Likewise fundraising activities, such as crowdfunding or sponsored events should also focus on these regions.
The fundraiser will work with the CEO during the development phase in securing the co-funding and will report to the CEO. The CEO will be responsible for securing the required additional grant funding.
The delivery phase of the project, if successful, will be mainly funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) at approximately 71% of total costs with the balance of approximately 29% derived from other sources of funding.
The fundraisers contract will be for 32x days from January – August 2025, at a rate of £350 per day plus VAT with a total contract value of £11,200 plus VAT.
There is a fundraising target of £175,000.
Interested consultants should contact Kathy Wormald, Froglife CEO by email on Kathy.wormald@froglife.org, we will arrange a virtual meeting to discuss the requirements further.
Deadline for Expressions of Interest is 30th October 2024.
