Curlew Conservation Programme Project Manager 2023

Tender description

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is seeking tenders from interested parties to manage the Curlew Conservation Programme (CCP) from 16 January 2023 to 16 October 2023. Subject to a satisfactory tender being received, a contract shall ensue, with one person committed to being the Project Manager (PM) of the Curlew Conservation Programme. See https://www.npws.ie/farmers-and-landowners/schemes/curlew-conservation-programme The person appointed as the Curlew Conservation Programme Project Manager will be responsible for managing and coordinating the day-to-day running of the programme, dealing with the CAT fieldworkers, coordinating fieldwork, ensuring protocols are adhered to, collating data, cleaning data, encouraging and advising on habitat enhancement measures, liaising with NPWS personnel and fielding queries from various stakeholders, most notably landowners, members of the public and the media. There will also be a significant part to play in engaging with the new national Agri-Environmental Scheme, ACRES, particularly in term of liaising with the five Management teams of the Cooperation Projects and agri-environmental planners. The successful candidate will, in addition to heading the Project Team (consisting of up to 40 fieldworkers), be responsible for fostering productive relationships with all stakeholders, particularly landowners, agri-environmental planners, State bodies, local authorities, local communities and between and across team members. The successful candidate will report to the Head of Agri-Ecology within the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) and will liaise on a regular basis with NPWS professional/scientific and administrative staff. Tenderers should submit their tenders via the eTenders portal, having read the associated documents ‘RFT for Curlew Conservation Programme Project Manager 2023’ and ‘Competencies for CCP PM eTenders November 2022’. A completed copy of the competencies document should accompany the tender docum