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Natasha Beckerson
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Female
member since Aug 2 2017
British
My skills
I have an awesome work ethic and am willing to try my hand at anything! I have been working for more than 9 years at an orangutan rehabilitation centre on Borneo in a voluntary role for a conservation organisation that specialises in providing ethical tourism projects, so I have a huge amount of experience with talking to tourists, managing small groups of people, providing an excellent service in challenging conditions and working all hours of the day in a of different roles.
Languages Spoken
English (Mother Tongue) German (Beginner)Full CV / Resume
Natasha Beckerson
Arnsteingasse 13/7, Vienna, 1150, Austria
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Having just completed over 9 years of voluntary work for a conservation project with orang-utan on Borneo, I am seeking temporary roles to work from September 2017 – March 2018, from which date I will be travelling again.
My work with Orangutan Project was incredibly varied and equipped me with a multitude of skills from captive management of exotic wildlife to instructing groups of unskilled volunteers on both physical tasks and also lecturing on the subject of conservation issues and animal behaviour.
WORK EXPERIENCE
General Manager; March 2008 – June 2017
Company Name – Orangutan Project
Location: Matang Wildlife Centre, Sarawak, Borneo
Responsibilities:
· Facilitation of volunteers on the ground – this involved excellent communication skills, illimitable enthusiasm and energy for human interactions, a high level of service for the volunteers at all times, leading small groups safely in working tasks each day
· Logistical organisation of many volunteer and tourism projects – included ho bookings, organisation of transportation, liaising with international NGOs and travel agencies to co-ordinate bookings, kept booking records using Office programs to a high level of competency, created and managed staff working schedules
· site management, blog and content creation – created original content for , all project descriptions and information for travel agencies sales material
· Managed social media avenues for Orangutan Project – mostly , linked to Twitter and just recently created an Instagram
· Provided general Personal Assistance to the CEO of Orangutan Project – scheduling and minuting meetings, managing , managing diary
· Guided tours of the wildlife centre to paying clients – required confidence speaking to groups of people, in depth knowledge of the subject matter and leadership skills
· General maintenance and caretaking of the wildlife centre – anything from painting to cement mixing (no machines involved) to assist with new enclosure construction
· Husbandry and animal welfare standards for endangered wildlife resident at the centre, including critical care of infant orphan animals of a variety of species
Volunteer – March 2007 – November 2007
Company Name – Way Out Experiences
Location: Malaysia
Responsibilities:
· Varied from data collection to blog writing to physical assistance with manual tasks
· Always involved working effectively in teams with diverse members
EDUCATION
BSc 2:1, Biology - September 2001 - June 2014.
University of Keele
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Writing – I continue to manage the social media for Orangutan Project in my free time, including blog-creation
Dance – I achieved high grades in a multitude of dance disciplines from age 4-22 and continue to practise in my spare time
REFERENCES
References are available on request
About Me
I am a very relaxed character and easy to get along with. My job for the last years required me to be able to get along successfully with all different personality types who were all pushed out of their comfort zones by taking part on the projects we ran, so I was also able to make people feel comfortable and at ease in challenging environments. There was not a lot of free time in my last job, so now I am enjoying more time to read (any book will do! I have a Kindle but I LOVE to hold books and will never be as happy with an electronic version!) and practise dance. I danced a lot when I was younger at quite a competitive level but now just do it mostly by myself for personal expression and joy.
My work on Borneo was focused on conservation outcomes, and this was very challenging and to be honest, pretty depressing. It is hard to see that conservation is having any real impact on the wider world in present times, and though I am pleased to have volunteered in this area for so many years, it was definiy time for me to move on and change my focus. I am now interested in trying to experience more of life, and find more things that I enjoy and can find happiness in. To this end I have just bought a campervan and will be starting an extended journey next year with my partner to see more of the world.
