Nick Abery

Program Coordinator at IMD
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Lausanne Metropolitan Area, CH
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Full professional proficiency
  • German Professional working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Advancing on REDD+
    UN CC:Learn
    Mar, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Fundamentals of REDD+
    UN CC:Learn
    Feb, 2022
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • Switzerland
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Program Coordinator
      • Mar 2023 - Present

  • Self-employed
    • Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
    • Freelance Consultant
      • Aug 2022 - Feb 2023

    • Switzerland
    • Musicians
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Stagehand
      • Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

    • Switzerland
    • Business Supplies & Equipment
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Technical Coordinator
      • Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

      • Coordination for installations of signage across Switzerland.• Client liaison in French and German. International production liaison in English. • Ensuring all projects comply with local and national construction and H&S laws and regulations.

    • Installer
      • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

    • Switzerland
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Coordinator
      • Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

      • Responsible for overseeing and managing projects as they related to the RLE. Including targeted ecosystem assessments, and global initiatives including sea grass, mangroves and forests. • Incorporation of Nature-based solutions into project proposals and methodologies. • Reporting, budgeting and project submission to donors, governments and partners. • Provide training on the RLE. Events organised both internally and externally, ranging from online cours-es to three-day training sessions. • Supporting the commission on ecosystem management (CEM). • Collaboration with staff, member organisations and governments globally to impellent projects. • Represent IUCN at meetings and conferences with external stakeholders and members. Show less

    • Denmark
    • Civil Engineering
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Environmental Consultant
      • Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

      • Managing and administering projects related to environmental impact across the UK. • Tender applications for large scale national schemes and projects. • Authoring both EIA and EcIA project reports, for submission to clients, and local authorities. • Conducting preliminary and on site assessments, using GIS to determine areas of impact. • Ensuring comprehensive evaluation and reporting, to ensure compliance with EU and national regulations for the protection of ecosystems, habitats and species of high importance. • Writing environmental mitigation planning to limit the effects of developments, retain important habitats, as well as habitat enhancement and creation. • French translation for international EIA projects. Show less

    • Ecologist
      • Jan 2017 - May 2018

      • Managing environmental assessments for the High Speed 2 railway development project (HS2).• Managing static monitoring assessments for bat species in an area of high importance for Bechstein bats (Myotis bechsteinii).• Ensuring construction works are conducted in accordance with legislation and best practices, acting as an Ecological Clerk of Works. • Writing tender applications for future project packages. • Budgeting and survey planning to ensure works are completed on time and within budget, achieving key project milestones. • Contribute to annual reports and project summaries for national government submissions. • Communication and external meetings with key partners and clients.• Managing teams of surveys of up to 30 people to complete larger projects. • Training junior staff on survey techniques, site health and safety and data analysis. • Schedule and coordinate survey, procuring additional resources and subcontracting works, data management, health and safety plans, equipment and logistics. • Achieved two promotions for performance and progression. Show less

    • Assistant Ecologist
      • Sep 2015 - Jan 2017

      Leading and assisting with protected species surveys across southern England including reptiles, GCN, badgers and bats. Other tasks included report writing as well as data compilation and analysis.

    • Project Officer/Field Assistant
      • Apr 2015 - Sep 2015

      Scheduling and coordination of ecological surveys; including resource schedules, database management, quality assurance of data, health and safety plans, as well as equipment and logistics planning.

    • United Kingdom
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Volunteer Support Intern
      • Sep 2014 - Mar 2015

      Managing and supporting active and prospective trust volunteers, ensuring digital administrative systems are up to date, planning volunteer training programmes and coordinating volunteer events, as well as communications via newsletters and social media feeds. Managing and supporting active and prospective trust volunteers, ensuring digital administrative systems are up to date, planning volunteer training programmes and coordinating volunteer events, as well as communications via newsletters and social media feeds.

    • Researcher and Project Leader
      • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

      Independent research conducted on cheetah behaviour whilst also coordinating an international volunteer programme. Responsible for running day to day conservation and wildlife monitoring activities. Independent research conducted on cheetah behaviour whilst also coordinating an international volunteer programme. Responsible for running day to day conservation and wildlife monitoring activities.

    • Volunteer programme coordinator
      • Sep 2008 - Sep 2009

      Coordinating an international volunteer programme. Responsible for running day to day conservation and wildlife monitoring activities. Coordinating an international volunteer programme. Responsible for running day to day conservation and wildlife monitoring activities.

Education

  • University of Sussex
    Ecology & Conservation, BSc
    2009 - 2012
  • University of Brighton
    Research Ecology, MRes
    2012 - 2013
  • International School of Lausanne
    International Baccalaureate
    2005 - 2007

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