Conservation/animal voluntary work....
Media/Education Manager
(Sanaga Yong Chimp Rescue Centre, Cameroon - six months)
Wrote, filmed and edited a corporate video for major sponsors, recorded a radio documentary, updated website, wrote and distributed e-newsletters, published articles in BBC Wildlife magazine, successfully wrote grant applications. Assisted with veterinary procedures. Designed and delivered education outreach programmes. Helped set up a seed-growing initiative. Wrote online articles.
Media/Caregiver Volunteer (International Animal Rescue, Goa - six months)
Raised awareness of health and neutering campaigns by giving local radio interviews and writing articles for newspapers and magazines. Assisted with veterinary procedures. Volunteered as a general caregiver.
Press Officer/Journal Editor (Oxford Brookes University - one year)
Organised and delivered a high-profile fundraising event, including celebrity attendance. Co-ordinated media coverage of course activities. Wrote stories, commissioned articles, assisted design, edited and printed in-house journal 'Canopy'.
Communications Manager (Gibbon Rehabilitation Project, Thailand - three months)
Planned and managed international media coverage of innovative events like a 'gibbon wedding'. Published articles, updated website, produced publications for local community groups. Carried out observational behaviour research in forest habitat alongside scientists.
Communications/Education Manager (Wildlife Friends of Thailand - four months)
Published a regular newsletter, set up an education centre, published articles in the media. Carried out observational behaviour research. Assisted with veterinary procedures.
Education Officer (Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre, Wales - two months)
Carried out land and sea observations of bottle-nosed dolphins off the UK coast. Worked as a volunteer in the Education Centre, and re-designed some of the displays. Wrote articles about the centre for the webite and for Whale & Dolphin Magazine.
Volunteer (BTCV, Dudley - two years)
Worked on various environmental and wildlife projects in the local community, volunteering as a team leader helping children with special educational needs.
Education Volunteer (Dudley Zoo - two years)
Assisted in the education department, giving educational talks to groups of schoolchildren introducing them to animals. Re-designed some of the posters and displays.
Media Officer (Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda - three months)
Researched and wrote scripts for visiting film crews, organised television filming, published articles in newspapers and magazines, recorded a radio documentary and an audio diary, organised events. Published an article on BBC Online. Researched and wrote an enrichment book for caregivers. Helped with community initiatives, including a credit union and a women's crafts enterprise. Jointly wrote and tested an environmental education curriculum for use across all Ugandan schools.
Primate Caregiver (Twycross Zoo - one month)
Worked in the chimpanzee section at the zoo, assisting a zoo keeper with all the daily duties including feeding, cleaning and enrichment. Assisted in the education department, giving presentations to children. Also designed an A-Level study guide on the Great Apes.
Volunteer Home-Checker and Fundraiser (Northamptonshire RSPCA - two years)
Media/Education Officer (Millennium Elephant Foundation, Sri Lanka - two months)
Researched and wrote news and features, achieving coverage in magazines and The Sunday Times. Project-managed the design and production of a new website, set up a new education centre, conducted educational tours, assisted research projects. Designed and delivered an environmental education programme in local schools.
Volunteer/Media Officer
(Wildlife Trust of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire - five years)
Publicised events in local newspapers and with a series of radio documentary programmes. Worked as a volunteer helping with events, fundraising and education activities.
Volunteer Caregiver/Media Officer (Jay Gee Sanctuary for Dogs, Brixworth - five years)
Volunteer dog walker and caregiver. Publicised events in local newspapers and on local radio. Helped out with fundraising and organising events.