The Galloway Fisheries Trust (GFT) has a six-month, paid internship post available, starting in July 2022. The Intern will work with GFT staff on a variety of projects, getting experience on everything from practical river and fish population management skills, through to planning and delivering their own fisheries projects.
The aim of the Galloway Fisheries Trust is to restore and maintain aquatic biodiversity, particularly native fish, in Galloway by means of practical, responsible and sustainable approaches to land, water and fishery management, for the benefit of the community as a whole. An environmental charity, GFT was set up in 1988 and now undertakes a wide range of work which covers most of Dumfries and Galloway’s rivers and still waters.
GFT is developing an amazing reputation for work experience and staff development. Previous GFT interns are working in a range of jobs now including Jack at the Forth Foundation, Courtney at the Wessex Rivers Trust and Abbie is an Environmental Educator in the Bahamas.
On a local note, GFT’s most recent Intern, Dan Pollard, was celebrating recently as he has secured a permanent role with the Trust, allowing him to continue his career here in Galloway.
For more information about this latest Intern position, and how to apply by 15th June, visit: https://www.gallowayfisheriestrust.org/news.php?nID=953.
Launching the search for the latest Intern, Jamie Ribbens, Senior Biologist at Galloway Fisheries Trust, said:
“We are delighted that we can now offer this internship to a local young person. This initiative has been very successful with all previous interns finding good jobs in the Conservation and Fisheries Sectors. We are very grateful for the funding from Holywood Trust and Galloway Glens which allows this work to continue.”
This role is the first of a further two roles that will be offered in the near future, jointly funded by the Galloway Glens Scheme and The Holywood Trust.
The Galloway Glens Scheme is an initiative of Dumfries & Galloway Council’s Environment Team, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Seeing the latest intern position supported through the Galloway Glens Scheme being advertised, Jan Hogarth, Education & Community Engagement Officer, said:
“We are so excited to be supporting the Galloway Fisheries Trust to run another two internship opportunities this year, with the first one now seeking applicants.
Galloway Fisheries Trust are nurturing and provide exemplar environmental training in all aspects of their important ecological work. Its great to see young people out in the landscape taking part in “real life” surveys and work on the ground. If I was a conservation, wildlife or ecology graduate I’d absolutely jump at the chance to work with them.”
