A water board is working on the protection and strengthening of ecologically valuable water and nature areas within its management area. An important part of this is the approach to invasive crayfish, which can cause damage to nature-friendly banks, aquatic plants, and vulnerable habitats. For this task, the organization is looking for an ecological advisor who will provide substantive direction to the crayfish program and be part of the internal team.
The advisor will make an important contribution to the protection of ecologically vulnerable areas against the effects of crayfish and will serve as a substantive point of contact within and outside the organization.
What you will do.
- Advising the internal crayfish project team on ecological issues surrounding the approach to invasive crayfish
- Providing substantive expertise during tenders and the execution of the program
- Co-executing and monitoring the action plan, including objectives, planning, activities
- Serving as an internal point of contact for involved departments within the organization, such as management and the executive board, on ecological aspects and developments within the program
- Maintaining contacts with external stakeholders, including municipalities, provinces, ministries, research institutions, and nature organizations
- Representing the organization in external consultations and collaborations
- Coordinating with professional fishermen and the Fish Stock Management Committee (VBC) on implementation issues and ecological effects
- Advising on communication expressions and speaking to the media on ecological issues related to the project
- Participating in the bi-weekly crayfish team meetings
- Preparing and updating knowledge documents, working methods, and substantive principles
- Guiding and training the future crayfish dossier holder
- Transferring substantive knowledge, administrative context, stakeholder relationships, and ongoing agreements
- Ensuring a careful and transferable setup of the dossier to guarantee continuity of activities
Profile
- You provide substantive direction to the approach of invasive crayfish and advise on their ecological effects
- You are part of the internal team and are a substantive point of contact for colleagues and external partners
- You actively promote the objectives and ambitions for the management of invasive crayfish
- Before the start of the assignment, you must have a Certificate of Conduct (VOG)
What they ask
- Demonstrated university (WO) work and thinking level
- Minimum 10 years demonstrable work experience as an ecological advisor
- Substantive knowledge of ecology and crayfish, with at least 5 years of work experience regarding exotics
- Minimum 3 years work experience within a political-administrative organization such as a municipality, province, or water board, where the candidate has provided strategic advice at an administrative level
- Candidate agrees to the stated secondment conditions
Preferences.
- Demonstrable work experience within the management area of the water board
- Demonstrable work experience in maintaining contact with external organizations involved in crayfish, such as neighboring water boards, municipalities, ministry, province, research institutions, and the Fish Stock Management Committee (VBC)
- Demonstrable work experience with and executed pilots, innovations, and research concerning crayfish
Competencies.
- Organizational capacity
- Internal and external collaboration skills (team/group work)
- Independence
- Administrative sensitivity
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