Louise Smith

Experience

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  Next Retail Ltd

  May 2012 - Mar 2015

  Sales Consultant

  Worked here from May 2012- May 2013 and June 2014-March 2015.

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  Marine Scotland Science

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2013

  Volunteer Survey Assistant

  Participated in the IBTS Q3 in the North Sea aboard the MRV Scotia while collecting samples for my Honours Project.

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  RSPB

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2015

  - Communicated with the public about the cetaceans in Aberdeen, their role within the ecosystem and the North-East Scotland population. - Promoted the RSPB as an all nature charity, their conservation work, outreach efforts and the importance of membership and donations to conservation efforts. - Worked as part of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation’s Shorewatch team using binocular scanning and species identification with detailed recording of behavioural, positional and environmental data. Show less

  • Pin-Badge Box Minder

    Apr 2014 - Sept 2015

  • People Engagement Volunteer (Dolphinwatch Project)

    Apr 2014 - Aug 2015
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  Marine Scotland Science

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2015

  Volunteer Survey Assistant

  Full participation in the annual Monkfish survey in Rockall and West Coast of Scotland aboard the MRV Scotia.

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  Warwickshire Biological Records Centre

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2017

  Data Entry Volunteer

  - Extracting biological records from ecological reports relating to planning applications for input into Recorder 6 using Microsoft Excel.- Use of grid reference finder websites to pinpoint sites of ecological records.

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  The Conservation Volunteers

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2016

  Volunteer Leader

  - Supervising and leading other volunteers and assisting the Senior Project Officer during projects.- Working on practical conservation projects such as; tree removal, non-native invasive species removal, community garden projects, construction projects.- Working with and supervising volunteers with additional supports needs.

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  Seven Lochs Wetland Park

  Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  Volunteer Leader

  - Supervising and leading groups of volunteers during work days to assist the Project Officer with a range of conservation projects.- Working with volunteers with additional support needs.- Assisting with community engagement events, such as Gala Days and wildlife recording workshops.

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  Cumbernauld Living Landscape

  Jun 2016 - Nov 2016

  Volunteer Engagement and Outreach Assistant

  Assisting Community Engagement Officer with organising events, managing projects and volunteers, as well as completing a personal project.-Assisted with wildlife recording training days for a wide range of people.-Experience managing volunteers from small community gala days to large national events such as Gardening Scotland.-Maintaining social media for the Cumbernauld Living Landscape, including blogs, a local newspaper column and Facebook.-Develop and deliver a Red Squirrel survey with liaison with Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels.-Developed and delivered summer program for children’s Wildlife Watch group. Show less

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  Froglife

  Jan 2017 - now

  Working to grow the Scottish Green Pathways project into new areas of central Scotland - Clackmannanshire, Dundee City, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow and Renfrewshire. Delivering Green Pathways For Life project in Glasgow and Renfrewshire for people living with dementia. Working with groups of young people to make positive improvements to their local greenspaces through practical conservation activities.

  • Development Officer

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Learning Officer

    Jan 2017 - Oct 2021