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title: "Employment opportunity with Yelkouan Shearwaters in Malta"
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# Employment opportunity with Yelkouan Shearwaters in Malta

[BirdLife Malta](http://www.birdlifemalta.org) is seeking to recruit a Project Manager for its [EU LIFE Arċipelagu Garnija project](http://www.birdlifemalta.org/arcipelagugarnija), the largest conservation project of its kind in Malta.  The selected candidate will continue the successful implementation of the project which builds on BirdLife Malta’s legacy of LIFE-funded projects on seabirds, including on the [Vulnerable](http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3937) Yelkouan Shearwater *Puffinus yelkouan*, a potential candidate species for ACAP listing.

 “We are seeking a qualified and experienced Project Manager who will be capable of ensuring the effective and efficient completion and management of LIFE Arċipelagu Garnija.  He/she will also be required to deliver the project results in accordance with the funding application specifications and the contractual obligations, within normal BirdLife Malta organisational policies and practices; whilst managing the staff and volunteers involved in this project.

  ![](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Shearwaters/Yelkouan/Yelkouan_Shearwater_Alex_Olle.JPG)

 Yelkouan Shearwater, photograph by Alex Olle

 Applicants must have a minimum of three years’ experience in project management, preferably in a conservation field, and be able to demonstrate organisational, team-working and communication skills.  Budget management and financial control experience is essential.  Previous experience in an EU-funded project or seabird conservation will be considered an asset.  For the full job description, please click [here](http://birdlifemalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LIFEARCGARNIJA_PM_Job_Description_June2016.pdf).”

 To apply send a cover letter and CV to [mark.sultana@birdlifemalta.org](mailto:mark.sultana@birdlifemalta.org) by 12 pm, Monday 11 July 2016.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 27 June 2016*