Ask anyone what this job entails, and you’ll hear some enthused response about training courses, getting involved in practical work, meeting loads of new people and generally having a lot of fun. That, of course, is true, but for me there’s more to it than that. One day a week is generally our office day, which is always a good time to catch up with things like filing and the stats.
As a graduate, this kind of day-to-day running of the organisation is extremely useful to me. Ihave a head full of theory about invasive species removal and habitat creation, but when it comes to behind the scenes work such as grant proposals and the like, I wouldn’t have a clue. So I’m pretty grateful for the opportunity to learn. There are so many other aspects to this job that don’t normally get mentioned, as we tend to focus on things like taking photos and being outside.For me, though, it’s the extra things I didn’t realise I’d get to learn – such as the communitydevelopment side of things – that really make it worthwhile.We’ve got some more corporate days coming up soon, too. Unfortunately I missed the last one but I can’t wait to get more involved. It’s a good chance to meet people and participate in a different type of project.Separately, I’m still trying to get more volunteers to participate in both this blog and in the photography side of things. We’ve got a great team, we have some great sites, and I know there are at least three amateur photographers reading this, so there’s no excuse… just catch me atthe office or at one of the projects if you want to get involved. It’s all about the pictures…