Fisheries coordinator
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Fisheries biologist
Work model On location
Application due date 29 September 2024
Are you the one?
Jokkmokk is a municipality with an eye on the future! We are a place where community and responsibility are at the center, where your skills and ideas can be part of shaping the way forward. If you value a high quality of life with proximity to both nature and community, Jokkmokk offers a rich cultural life and affordable leisure opportunities to experience. Welcome to a municipality that combines drive and helpfulness - here you can help create something new. We are now looking for a fisheries coordinator with a background in natural sciences for Jokkmokk municipality. As a fish coordinator, you have an important role in running projects and developing the state of knowledge regarding fish ecology and the state of existing fish populations that are used by the public in Jokkmokk municipality. We can offer you: A good working environment, good development opportunities with exciting tasks and generous opportunities for flexible working hours. Do not wait to submit your application as we will start selection and interviews before the application deadline. WORK TASKS A large part of your work will consist of practical work during the bare ground season, some outdoor work may also take place in winter. During the winter months, the work largely consists of compiling the results of measures and investigations carried out. During the winter months, the important planning of the coming year's field season also takes place and to drive development by showing the need for future investigations and projects. An important part of the work is to run and be the driving force in various consultation groups and to communicate results and outcomes with other stakeholders such as authorities, companies, (Vattenfall performs annual releases in the Lule River) fishing associations and Sami villages. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for you who have: - academic education in natural sciences or education/work experience deemed equivalent. - experience of working with biological monitoring such as electrofishing, fish migration control, fish tagging and e-DNA sampling - good sea experience with a boat. - some knowledge of the Environmental Code and in particular the legislation on water activities, as well as knowledge of the regulatory framework for the management of fish resources. - good written and oral communication skills in Swedish and English. - driving license qualification of at least B You are used to working independently, and have experience in compiling results and writing reports. It is also an advantage if you have experience of professional or voluntary work in fisheries management. As a person, you are outgoing and committed and are used to working independently. You take initiative and have the ability to start, run and finish projects. The work is both practical and theoretical and you should enjoy working in an environment characterized by development and challenges. The assignment contains many stimulating tasks and good opportunities for personal development. We attach great importance to your personal qualities OTHER Jokkmokk municipality strives for gender balance and ethnic and cultural diversity in our activities. Knowledge of the Sami language and culture is seen as an asset. Our core values aim to set out the values that should permeate all activities in Jokkmokk municipality, where our key words are respect, equal value, responsibility, courage, commitment and competence. In order to ensure the quality of our recruitment process and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally via the link "Apply here" and not via e-mail or paper format. To staffing, placement and recruitment agencies and to you as a salesperson: We kindly but firmly exclude staffing and recruitment agencies as well as other external actors and vendors from further job advertisements.