TWIC Directors
The Wildlife Information Centre
We are seeking two new directors to fill vacancies in our Board of Directors. We are particularly looking for applications from individuals with expertise / experience in finance, charity governance, public relations / communications and fundraising. Previous experience of working in the ecology or the wider biodiversity network, including as a service user of Local Environmental Records Centre (LERC) data, would be desirable.
The Wildlife Information Centre (TWIC) is an environmental charity with an established reputation for excellence in the provision of biodiversity data within south-east and part of central Scotland. With 3.6 FTE staff plus volunteers, TWIC currently holds 4.35 million species records as well as extensive habitats and designated sites information. Our programme of events supports new and existing recorders and stimulates interest in biological recording amongst the wider public.
As a Director you will be able contribute to the success and future development of the organisation and help ensure TWIC meets its legal and charitable obligations.
Interviews will be held online on Monday 20 October 2025. Successful candidate(s) will be proposed for election at TWIC’s AGM on Saturday 15 November 2025 at our annual conference at the Port Seton Centre, East Lothian.
About The Wildlife Information Centre (TWIC)
TWIC is the Local Environmental Records Centre (LERC) for south-east & part of central
Scotland that collects, collates and disseminates information on species, habitats and wildlife
sites in our area.
TWIC is a focal point for biological recording and is working to increase our knowledge of the
terrestrial, freshwater and marine wildlife throughout our area. TWIC seeks to hold as
comprehensive a record of the wildlife of the area as possible.
TWIC is the Local Environmental Records Centre (LERC) for south-east & part of central Scotland that collects, collates and disseminates information on species, habitats and wildlife sites in our area. TWIC is a focal point for biological recording and is working to increase our knowledge of the terrestrial, freshwater and marine wildlife throughout our area. TWIC seeks to hold as comprehensive a record of the wildlife of the area as possible.
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