Grassland Bird Crew Leads

at  Birds Canada

Are you looking to channel your skills into meaningful, energizing work that will directly contribute to protecting our natural world? Do you want to work with an exceptional group of passionate and caring colleagues, while gaining valuable hands-on work experience? If so, this position may be for you!
Birds Canada is the country’s premier national organization dedicated to bird conservation. Every day, our thousands of caring donors, 100+ dedicated staff, and 70,000+ outstanding volunteers are taking action to help us better understand, appreciate, and conserve birds and their habitats. Together, we are Canada’s Voice for Birds – will you join us?

POSITION OVERVIEW

Crew Leads will provide additional responsibilities such as supporting the daily coordination and management of the team’s activities. This role offers a valuable opportunity to contribute to meaningful conservation efforts while developing leadership and fieldwork skills.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience and proficiency identifying birds by sight and sound is paramount
• Comfortable hiking off-trail on rough terrain between 5 – 15 km per day
• Comfortable working alone sometimes in remote conditions
• Careful and accurate attention to data collection, entry, and management.
• Strong communication skills for working effectively with supervisors, co-workers, and landowners.
• Valid driver’s license (G preferred, G2 accepted)
• Legally eligible to work in Canada (if applicable, successful applicants must provide a copy of their Work Permit and temporary SIN prior to commencing work)
• Valid first Aid and CPR C certification (obtained before contract start date)

TO APPLY

Please submit your resume along with a covering letter outlining how your experience makes you the perfect candidate for this role via the Birds Canada Online Job Portal by 5pm EST on February 14, 2025. Birds Canada will provide accommodation throughout the recruitment, selection, and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.
At Birds Canada, we are committed to fostering a culture that values Indigenous Engagement and Reconciliation, and Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility, as integral approaches that shape all that we do in our organization and for nature (read our full commitment to inclusion at this LINK). We oppose prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination, and aim to ensure that people of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and experiences feel a sense of belonging and can participate in protecting wild birds and their habitats.
We are actively seeking to improve our ability to reach all candidates with our job postings. Applicants belonging to racialized groups, who identify as Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, and/or who have a disability, are therefore welcome to mention this in their cover letter, if they feel comfortable, although this is not a requirement

• Provide support in supervising Grassland Survey Technicians
• Conduct fieldwork, collecting data in accordance with established survey protocols.
• Process recording data in the lab, converting it into point count data.
• Oversee the cleaning, maintenance, and proper storage of field equipment.
• Perform data entry tasks, including Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC)
• Assist in processing bioacoustic recordings.
• Undertake additional tasks as assigned by the Manager to support project goals.