| keelysevern21:41 UTC29 Oct 2007 | Frontier/The Society for Environmental Exploration is looking for a Dive Officer!
Frontier is one of the UK’s leading conservation and development non-profit organisation and we have an incredible opportunity for a Dive Officer at one of our field research sites to support our tropical environmental marine research. Dive Officer’s will supervise the training of researchers up to Advanced Open Water with the ability to instruct EFR and Dive master. They will also be responsible for maintenance of all dive associated equipment.
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn environmental research techniques; with your team you will evaluate coral cover and record fish and marine mammals through your dive surveys. Reef assessments will identify damaging practices and provide recommendations for sustainable management.
The site where our team is working is on the island of Gau. Dive Officers will be training our volunteers and staff to dive in absolutely stunning surroundings whilst gaining knowledge and experience in the field of environmental conservation, conversing with and training members of local communities and experiencing new cultures. All of which will add up to the experience of a lifetime!
Your main responsibilities will be to:
•To administer, maintain and control all diving and related equipment
•To plan, organise, and execute all diving activities, taking into account all physical, logistical, safety and financial considerations;
•To supervise, train and motivate all project staff, volunteers and host-country participants to do the work contained in the diving schedule;
Contract duration: 6 or 12 months. The post begins in Fiji on 1st April 2008.
Interested candidates are invited to send their CVs, covering letters and a photo of themselves, as well as the Dive Officer Application form found on our vacancies webpage to operations@frontier.ac.uk. Full details can be found on our website www.frontier.ac.uk<BR>
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