Volunteer Coordinator
- Employer
- Turtle Trax S.A.
- Location
- San Miguel nesting beach project is located on the Southern Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica
- Closing date
- May 24, 2019
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- Sector
- Academic / Research, Nonprofit, Training / Education
- Field
- Conservation science, Education / Training, Social Science / Humanities
- Discipline
- Ecology, Fisheries, Marine, Sustainability, Urban Conservation, Project Management, Customer Service/Interpretative Service, Biology, Wildlife Biology
- Job Level
- Entry level, Mid level
- Salary Type
- Stipend/Per Diem/Living Allowance
- Employment Type
- Volunteer, Temporary / Seasonal
Job Details
Volunteer Coordinator 2019.
Period
June 10th to December 15th
Background Information
The Rescue Center for Endangered Marine Species (CREMA) runs four sea turtle conservation projects on nesting beaches of the Southern Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica. The projects are open annually during the Olive Ridley nesting season. Olive Ridleys are the principal species that nest on these beaches, but there is also sporadic nesting of Green, Leatherback, and Hawksbill sea turtles. In the beaches CREMA and Turtle Trax S.A (volunteer and rural tourism agency) operates we use a multifaceted approach for the conservation of sea turtles, including; beach patrols, relocating nests into project hatcheries, volunteers, environmental education and awareness with the local community, generating job opportunities for the locals and promoting sustainable tourism development.
Project location
San Miguel nesting beach project is located on the Southern Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste in Costa Rica´s Pacific
Principal responsibilities
- Communicate frequently with volunteers to ensure they are satisfied and well- placed.
- Produce weekly schedules and assign responsibilities.
- Handle and resolve crisis and conflicts.
- Provide volunteers with information on available tours and help them arrange activities.
- Organize environmental activities with the community and volunteers.
- Maintain positive community relations.
- Sea turtles work (hatchery, night patrols, release hatchlings, exhuming nests, collect data, etc)
Requirements
Stay at the project site for the entire period for which are selected.
- Conversational and written Spanish and English.
- Previous experience working with sea turtles or conducting field research, environmental education and volunteers.
- Independent, positive, reliable and responsible.
- Ability to accept and give feedback.
- Able to adapt to unexpected situations and unfamiliar cultures.
- Able to undertake physical labor during night and day in extreme weather conditions while maintaining energy and stamina.
- Experience working within a team and community projects.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, decision making, logistical and organizational skills.
- Comfortable working in the outdoors or in isolated settings.
Benefits/Costs
Meals and accommodations covered by CREMA
- Stipend of 100,000 Costa Rican colones per month (designed to cover living costs).
- CREMA and Turtle Trax Certificate.
- Sea Turtles conservation training.
Additional Contact Information
Please send applications to both of the following email addresses:
volunteers@turtle-trax.com; ashley@turtle-trax.com, cmejiasbal@gmail.com
Company
Turtle Trax S.A is a company contracted by Rescue Center for Endangered Marine Species (CREMA) to manage all International and National volunteers who wish to work alongside CREMA on one of their four nesting beaches, protecting marine turtles of the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Over the last 12 years, volunteers have protected thousands of sea turtle nests and released hundreds of thousands of hatchlings back into the Pacific Ocean. Volunteers not only work with sea turtles, but with the funds generated through these programes help provide an income for local community members and serve sustain CREMA’s various sea turtle conservation projects along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Turtle Trax also its part of one reforestation program, do environmental education and socio-environmental community projects.
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