IVY Project Partner for the Interreg projects "SOLPYR" & "INBIOPYR"
Support the protection and consolidation of the ecological values in the Pyrenees.
Working Community of the Pyrenees is looking for an IVY volunteer!
The volunteer will support simultaneously two Interreg projects "SOLPYR" and "INBIOPYR", under the Interreg Spain-France-Andorra POCTEFA programme.
Interreg SOLPYR
The objective of the Interreg project "SOLPYR - Knowledge and protection of the soils of the Pyrenees" focuses on the vulnerability of Pyrenean soils in relation to climate change and the consequences of mountain land use in this context. The project aims to provide unified information on mountain soils in the Pyrenees, as well as a catalog of the main types of soils and their vulnerability, define a series of good practices for their protection, and finally create educational resources to raise awareness among the population and mountain users about soil conservation, as well as involve them through participatory science actions.
Interreg INBIOPYR
The objective of the Interreg project "INBIOPYR - Contribution to cross-border harmonization in the collection of wildlife data and development of indicators for Pyrenean wildlife species sensitive to climate change." aims to go one step further and use the huge amount of the information available in FAUNAPYR and other sources to generate useful indicators to relate the spatio-temporal changes in the distribution of the fauna of the Pyrenees with the climate change.
The volunteer will be carrying out the following activities:
Assist with organization of events within the projects framework;
Contribute to the update of the projects' websites;
Assist with the graphic design of brochures and communication elements;
Help with the translation of documents;
Write news articles for the projects' websites;
Support reviewing information on the OPCC Geoportal;
Contribute to the newsletter;
Support the SOLPYR coordination meetings and Seminaries as part of the OPCC team;
Contribute to reviewing processes and dissemination of technical paper and documents concerning clima-soil risk and adaptation issues;
Assist with updating social networks.
Other information:
Financial support of: 29 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).
Location: Jaca, Spain.
Start and duration: May, for 6 months.
Deadline for application: 6 April
Languages*: English (B2), French (B2) and Spanish (B2).
*Please be aware that the languages mentioned are the minimum level of command required.
Website of the Interreg SOLPYR: Home - SOLPYR
Website of the Interreg INBIOPYR: INBIOPYR INTERREG POCTEFA
Website of the host: OPCC – OPCC
- Department
- Interreg Volunteer Youth
- Locations
- Jaca
Jaca
How we support you
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Financial support
Every volunteer receives a stipend to cover expenses for food and accommodation. The amount provided allows them to live in similar conditions as the local population where they are volunteering, and ranges from 23 to 39 EUR per day.
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Insurance
IVY volunteers are fully covered with health, liability and accident insurance. AEBR arranges the policies for you for the entire duration of the experience.
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Contribution to travel costs
Travel costs to relocate are covered by AEBR, based on lump sums according to the distance between the host organisation and your place of residence. The sum is allocated depending on the distance in km.
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