Job opportunity: Scottish Raptor Monitoring Coordinator

Job advert from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)

Scottish Raptor Monitoring Coordinator

Location: Stirling, Scotland
Salary: £29,130 per annum
Contract: Fixed term contract (2 years)
Hours: Full time, 5 days per week
Benefits: 11% employer pension contribution, flexible working

Closing date for applications: Sunday 17 May 2026 at 23.59hrs

The Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme (SRMS) is a collaborative partnership established in 2002 that monitors the abundance, distribution and breeding success of Scotland’s raptors (Golden Eagle and Raven, photo by Ronnie Gilbert)

The Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme is seeking a people-person who is keen to share their passion for raptors and raptor monitoring, to take a coordinating role within the Scheme on behalf of all its partners and keep SRMS data contributors informed and engaged with our work. The successful candidate will promote, organise and deliver face-to-face and online training to existing and new audiences, in areas such as raptor monitoring survey techniques and online data entry. They will be responsible for continuing to build and nurture a community of engaged and motivated volunteers who deliver data to inform the conservation of Scottish raptors. This will be a full-time (5 days per week) and fixed term contract (for 2 years in the first instance).

This position is based at BTO Scotland office in Stirling, although you will be able to work from home part of the time on a hybrid working regime, and flexible start and finish times can also be accommodated to ensure a good work-life balance.

Role description:

Further information is available on the BTO website, here.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 23:59 Sunday 17th May and interviews will be held in Stirling on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th May. If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@bto.org

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