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Wednesday, 25 August 2010

This position has now been filled.

We are currently looking for a new assistant to join the Parahawking team in Nepal for the 2010-2011 season.

Your skills:
We are a small team of 5, including you, that will be running the Himalayan Raptor Rescue and Parahawking in Nepal this season. The job description is therefore for someone who is happy to muck in and do anything in addition to being an excellent bird of prey handler or trainer - this is not a falconer’s or paragliders position. We are looking for someone with good communication skills who is comfortable giving presentations on Parahawking, bird of prey rehabilitation and vulture conservation to small groups of people on an almost daily basis. You need to be hard working and highly motivated, a good team player, fit and energetic, be trustworthy and have a mature outlook. But above all, you must be a natural bird handler with a gentle hand and a compassionate nature.

Your Role:
As the 5th member of the team, your role will be varied but your priorities are to take care of the birds, feeding, weighing, cleaning, general husbandry, preparing for daily flights etc. Parahawking tandem flights are the mainstay of our business, we are busy all of the time. The operation must run like clockwork and each team member has their role to play. You will also be responsible for giving presentations to small groups of American tourists several times a week. These presentations form part of our contribution to the the vital conservation work we do. They normally last for no longer than 1 hour, they are informal and fun and a good opportunity to raise awareness and funds for Himalayan Raptor Rescue and vulture conservation.

We offer:
A once in a life-time opportunity to be doing something truly unique in an exotic location. A chance to work with an experienced bird trainer, of almost 30 years, who have pioneered a series of techniques where passengers get to share the sky and intereact with trained vultures and other birds of prey. You will come in contact with several of Nepal’s many birds of prey through Himalayan Raptor Rescue, we are also closely involved with Vulture Conservation in Asia and Nepal specifically and assist in the funding of selected vulture conservation projects.

This is a paid position, where your accommodation and some living expenses will be covered whilst your salary will cover your other reasonable expenses while in Nepal. You will cover your own airfare, visa costs and travel insurance.

Ideally you can be available from the middle of October 2010 till March 2011.

People have been writing to us for years from all over the world for this position, we want to give everyone who is interested the same chance, but please only apply if you fulfill all the specific criteria we have set out.

We are a team of highly trained and skilled paragliders and bird trainers. Please no time wasters!

If you are confident that you meet all of the criteria above and would like to apply, please email me with a full CV to - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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