Trainers and support team member for the conservation system EcoTrack

Trainers and support team member for the conservation system EcoTrack
_{EcoNet.NZ (2020 Account)}

Estimated Time: 10 - 20 Hours Over 4 - 12 Weeks

We are seeking a number of volunteers with good communications skills who can help new users of the conservation system EcoTrack with training and issue resolution. The usual process is to meet with a conservation group at a location that suits them, to talk through their needs, to help them set up the system for their group, help them learn how to use it and then to provide support for users as they start putting it to practice.

Working location

Various locations across Auckland - currently focussing on Auckland's North Shore, Howick and west Auckland often in volunteer group members' homes. A site is available in Birkenhead to deliver classes.

Proposed project steps with time estimates

- Learn how to use EcoTrack (10 hours over 2 to 4 weeks)
- Deliver a training session with an experienced trainer (4 hours over 1 to 3 weeks)
- Support a conservation group (time frame varies greatly)
- Provide feedback to the development team on bugs, issues and areas for further development

What We Have In Place

The EcoTrack system has been in use for about two years.
It won the Mayor of Auckland's Environmental Innovation award in 2018.
The system works on a downloadable smart phone app and an internet setup

The main modules in use are:
(1) Predator control
(2) Weed control
(3) Volunteer work reporting

The system provides a volunteer level and administrator level login.

Other modules are being introduced progressively.
There is an introductory "how to" sheet is available on request to Support@ecoengage.nz

EcoNet.NZ (2020 Account)

Community Group
Environment
Good Cause

Auckland

Mission

EcoNet collaborates with community groups, Iwi, councils and national bodies to accelerate conservation outcomes. EcoNet is currently about to launch a pilot for the Conservation Activity Management System (CAMS) which will integrate CRM and ArcGIS systems.

What we Do

Aotearoa has many conservation ambitions – to be predator free by 2050, to control pest plants, increase native planting, to restore our waterways, to ensure biosecurity and manage biodiversity. All this will require millions of hours of work by actively engaged volunteers, local groups, iwi, organisations, councils and government It is more than an in-field activity challenge, it is also an information management and social engagement challenge. Currently the IT used in conservation is too outdated, inappropriate and fragmented to overcome these challenges. New Zealand needs integrated, collaborative information technology systems and standards to engage a huge volunteer workforce in a wide spectrum of activities.

Website

http://econet.nz/