Marketing and Fundraising volunteer opportunities
Team Gold volunteers
Would you like to help Cornwall Wildlife Trust organise its 50th Anniversary celebrations and become part of Team Gold? It’s our anniversary in 2012 and we are planning our celebrations now. We are bringing together a team of volunteers to help us organise or run events and activities to raise our profile and funds and to commemorate this special milestone.
We need volunteers who can commit to working either at least two full days throughout the year at our events, or on a more regular basis for one day a week, either on a Thursday or a Friday. If you enjoy working with people, or are creative and have a keen interest in marketing, fundraising and PR, then we want to hear from you.
Most volunteer work would be based at our head office in Allet, Truro at our Five Acres Nature Reserve, although there will be opportunities to help out with various activities throughout Cornwall. If you are interested and want to join Team Gold, please contact Serena Pettigrew-Jolly, Marketing and Fundraising Co-ordinator, on (01872) 273939 ext 205 or by email for more information. You’ll become part of something wonderful.
Race for Wildlife Co-ordinator
Cornwall Wildlife Trust is hosting its second Race for Wildlife October 2012. It involves a 10km run and 1 mile fun-run in Penzance. The race is being held to raise much needed funds for the Trust, and we need a volunteer who can help us co-ordinate this exciting event. We need someone with excellent organisiaitonal skills, who has ideally taken part in running races, or who has event organisation experience. You will need to be IT literate with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office. You must be available from January to November 2012, for one day a week (either Thursday or Friday). This role would suit someone who works part-time, is retired, or a student / graduate looking for some voluntary work experience in the charity, marketing and fundraising sectors to enhance their CV. Full support and training will be given to the successful volunteer. To apply for this volunteer role, please send a covering letter and CV by email to Jasmin Appleby, Deputy Marketing and Fundraising Manager. If suitable you will then be asked to an interview. If you have any enquiries about the role please contact Jasmin on (01872) 273939 ext 251.
Events Volunteers
If you have a few hours a month to spare and enjoy meeting people, perhaps you can help us by attending local community events throughout the year, working on the Trust’s information and sales stand to raise the profile of the Trust.
Person Specification:
- Be an excellent communicator with adults and children alike.
- Be happy to work with the general public.
- Be enthusiastic, positive and professional.
- Be literate and numerate.
- Be in good health as some lifting is required.
- An interest in wildlife would be an advantage.
- Own car and clean driving licence is essential, fuel costs of 20p per mile paid.
All necessary training will be provided – to include information on the Trust’s work and setting up the stand.
If you would like to help us, please contact Carolyn O'Hagan on (01872) 273939 ext 204, or by email.
Magazine deliverers needed to deliver Wild Cornwall and Wild Scilly
Are you prepared to hand deliver Cornwall Wildlife Trust's membership magazine Wild Cornwall? This volunteer activity saves us thousands of pounds a year on postage costs, so please contact Andrea Toy, Membership Manager; andrea.toy@cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk, or on (01872) 273939.
Land-based conservation volunteer opportunities
Full-time nature reserves volunteers - recruiting at various times
Support the work of the Mid and West Cornwall Reserves Officers and develop your knowledge and skills in practical habitat and reserve management. Become one of the team of full time volunteers working both independently and alongside staff out on our nature reserves. You’ll benefit from a training package to meet your needs including theory and vocational courses, qualifications in chainsaw, tractor, first aid, brushcutter and pesticides.
A passion for nature conservation, a commitment of 12 months, and a full UK driving licence are essential.
Previous experience and a relevant qualification desirable.
For more information on the Volunteer Estates Team role, please click here to download a PDF.
If you are interested in joining our volunteers, email or post your CV and covering letter of application to: samantha.woon@cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk / (Samantha Woon, Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Five Acres, Allet, Truro, Cornwall TR4 9DJ. Please quote ‘Estates Team Volunteers’. We do start new volunteers at different times throughout the year, so send us your information for our next recruitment drive.
If you have any queries about the role please contact Rich Moore: (01872) 240777 ex. 216.
One-off practical conservation work opportunities
If you are looking to attend a one-off conservation work party these are sometimes organised by our Local Groups. To see if there are any coming up in your area please see the What's on page and search for 'Work party' in the 'Type of event' search field. Other than these occasional work parties on our nature reserves, we are unable to offer casual conservation work to volunteers, however the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) specialise in this so please contact them. We do have full time practical conservation volunteer positions available within the Nature Reserve Estates Team, please see above.
Wild Penwith Volunteer Group project
This group helps with our Living Landscapes project in the west of Cornwall and is funded by the Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities Fund. Volunteers who live in the West Penwith area are invited to join us ... to undertake weekly practical conservation tasks. Since January 2010, the volunteer group has been helping us to improve their local environment. Tasks have included the clearing and re-establishment of a ditch, some rhododendron clearance, construction of an otter holt and some Cornish hedging. If you live in the Penwith area and would like more information or to be involved in this weekly (Tuesday) working group, please contact David May on 01872 273939 ext 201 or email david.may@cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk.
Marine conservation volunteer opportunities
Divers needed for Seasearch project
Seasearch is a national project for volunteer sports divers who have an interest in what they are seeing under water, who want to learn more and want to help protect the marine environment. Cornwall Wildlife Trust is responsible for co-ordinating all Seasearch activities in the county. Go to the Seasearch page to find out how you can help as a volunteer.
Become an Seaquest Southwest Basking Shark Project Volunteer
Since 2008, the Trust has been running seasonal basking shark surveys up at Gwennap Head, Land’s End. Volunteers are trained to carry out land based surveys to monitor basking shark populations and behaviour. Basking shark watches begin on the 1st June and end on the 31st August. Training for volunteers takes place from May onwards. Go to the basking shark page for more information on how to volunteer.
Surveyors needed for Seaquest Southwest project
Seaquest Southwest is a marine recording project run jointly by Cornwall and Devon Wildlife Trusts which collects sightings of all marine creatures from the public. Everyone who uses the coast and sea, for work or play, can help us recording marine life. Your sightings will help us to learn more about where these creatures live, feed and breed, and help us to protect them.
Aside from adhoc sightings, which can be sent to us via sightings page, we are constantly recruiting, training and supporting volunteers so that they are able to carry out the land based surveys in specific areas where offshore acoustic monitoring is taking place and in turn gather information on marine wildlife.
To find out more please see our Seaquest Netsafe page about how to get involved.
Voluntary Marine Conservation Area (VMCA) volunteers needed
If you live near a VMCA (Looe, Fowey, Helford, St Agnes or Polzeath) you can become involved as a volunteer - take the first step by emailing abby.crosby@cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk, our Your Shore Project Officer. If you are in the vicinity of Looe, which has an established Volunteer Group, you will be welcomed if you want to take part in the regular socials, meetings and survey work - such as the monthly seal survey on the Trust's Looe Island Nature Reserve during the summer or rocky shore surveys, or helping with the education and events programme.
The Helford VMCA also has an established group, and new VMCA Groups are being established in Polzeath, St Agnes and Fowey where a programme of activities, events and training are being set up (see VMCA page). Volunteers can help in these areas with education work involving schools, the events programme and diving / Seasearch. For all activities involving youngsters, volunteers will require a CRB check, which is organised by Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
Fox Club volunteer opportunities
Volunteers wanted to help run events
Fox Club is Cornwall Wildlife Trust's junior membership branch and attracts some of the most committed volunteers in the Trust. Fox Club relies upon a dedicated team of volunteers. Would you like to be one of them? Go to the Fox Club volunteering opportunities page to find out more and how to apply.
Local Groups volunteers
Getting involved with a Cornwall Wildlife Trust Local Group is great way to meet like-minded people and to help raise awareness of Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Many Local Groups organise wildlife walks and talks for all to enjoy - see our What's On pages. You can help out with activities, deliver our Wild Cornwall magazine and more. Contact our head office for details of your Local Group.
