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Bog of Allen Project Manager
Job Vacancy

For release 27 August 2003

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council intends to purchase the former
Peatland World Centre at Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare. The aims of the
IPCC are:

To locate our head quarters at this location within the Bog of Allen
To develop indoor and outdoor education and public awareness displays on
peatlands and environmental issues at the project and
To create a commercially viable conservation project and centre of
excellence in Co. Kildare.

The buildings cover 8,000 square feet and are located on 2 acres of land.
Initially the buildings and grounds will require renovation and upgrading of
services. Subsequently, habitat creation projects and the development of
education and public awareness exhibits will be undertaken.

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council is seeking a person to fill a
contract post as Bog of Allen Project Manager within the organisation
commencing in autumn 2003. The contract will include, but will not
necessarily be limited to, the following duties:

o working with IPCC Board of Directors and staff on the preparation of
business and development plans for the Bog of Allen Project
o fundraising to meet the costs of the development plan for the Bog of
Allen Project
o marketing of the Bog of Allen Project
o supervising building and grounds clearance at Bog of Allen Project
o supervising the installation of services at the Bog of Allen Project
o managing the Bog of Allen project budget
o welcoming IPCC supporters and sponsors to the Bog of Allen Project
o liaison with press media on the promotion of the Bog of Allen Project
o recruiting, co-ordinating and training volunteers and staff
o prepare and execute an annual reserve management plan for the Bog of
Allen Project
o assisting with design and implementation of visitor access and outdoor
exhibitions at the Bog of Allen Project
o handling enquiries from the general public
o participating in IPCC outreach education programmes at the project
o Bog of Allen Project building and grounds maintenance, keyholder and
security

The successful applicant will have relevant fundraising and PR experience,
excellent organisational and management skills, marketing, project
supervision and management, networking skills, a proven record to deliver
results and an interest and understanding of environmental issues.

The candidate will be expected to work from IPCC's head office Bog of Allen
Project, Lullymore, Co Kildare on a daily basis. Full time 24 month contract
to include annual leave entitlement. Contract value Euro 35k per annum,
plus incentives and work related expenses.

Please send a CV to
Dr Peter Foss, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, 119 Capel Street ,
Dublin 1
Tel & Fax +353-1-8722397 www.ipcc.ie e-mail: bogs@ipcc.ie

(IMPORTANT NOTICE: if you are sending your CV via e-mail, please save
document as rtf file (rich text format) in Word etc - otherwise document may
be unreadable and your application will fail).

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 12 September 2003

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