Wildlife Conservation Society Community Based Conservation Expert Jobs in South Sudan
Wildlife Conservation Society Community Based Conservation Expert Jobs in South Sudan
Position: Community Based Conservation Expert, South Sudan
Reports to:
Country Director, South SudanLocation: Southern Sudan
Country Program/Sector:
Global Conservation/Africa Program
Position Type:
Full-Time
Organization Background:
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting science-based solutions, and taking conservation actions that benefit nature and humanity.
With more than a century of experience, long-term commitments in dozens of landscapes, presence in more than 60 nations, and experience helping to establish over 150 protected areas across the globe, WCS has amassed the biological knowledge, cultural understanding and partnerships to ensure that vibrant, wild places and wildlife thrive alongside local communities.
Working with local communities and organizations, that knowledge is applied to address species, habitat and ecosystem management issues critical to improving the quality of life of poor rural people whose livelihoods depend on the direct utilization of natural resources.
Major Responsibilities:
Oversee design, development, and implementation, of the community conservation components of the Boma-Badingilo landscape program.
Provide training, mentoring, and expertise to the WCS South Sudan Program staff and assist in training and mentoring of nationals in socio-economic data collection, analysis, community relations and engagement, and community awareness/outreach methods.
Design research, oversee data collection and analyze baseline data on socio-economics, community relations, people-wildlife interactions, and traditional land-use patterns in the region.
Develop strategies to integrate and implement community and socio-economic related aspects of the overall program.
Organize, arrange, and facilitate local meetings, workshops, and other participatory processes working with communities, State and local authorities, WCS staff, and other relevant partners to integrate community concerns into conservation, natural resource management and the land-use planning processes.
Coordinate and oversee the WCS community conservation outreach teams.
>Work with international, national and local staff and organizations to create an awareness to promote wildlife conservation, sustainable natural resource management, and conflict resolution, and address particular land-use management issues.
Work with consultants and the WCS team to train for, implement and monitor a community livelihoods program (including the small grants program) that directly links with conservation, natural resource management, conflict mitigation, and climate change resilience.
Work with the WCS staff and GIS expert to integrate the socio-economic and land-use/tenure data into the relevant GIS databases to contribute to the overall natural resource, protected area, and zoning plans.
As a senior member of the WCS South Sudan Program Team, participate in strategy
meetings and the tasks identified to help ensure sound operations of the program.
Work with the WCS South Sudan staff and Director to ensure on work plans, and budgets, organization of logistics, and responsibility for basic accounting.
Assist in fundraising for the WCS South Sudan Program.
Minimum Requirements:
The successful candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and display evidence of good leadership, be pragmatic and result-orientated.
S/He must have excellent written and oral communication skills. S/He must be well organized, self-motivated, resourceful, flexible, effective and efficient at coordinating multiple resources to get things done; can work on multiple tasks at multiple levels and switch between them; can foresee and plan around obstacles, i.e.:
Master degree (or higher education level) in a relevant study of community conservation and natural resource management, wildlife management, etc.
Commitment for wildlife conservation.
Proven experience with international organizations in Africa (5+ years) in community based conservation and natural resource management, experience with working in South Sudan and/or neighboring countries is considered a benefit.
Proven experience and comfortable with living and working in a multicultural environment in isolated areas.
Effective “roll up the sleeves” work ethic; ability to get things done.
Self-motivated, diplomatic, able to work with limited supervision.
Creative, solution oriented with excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
English fluency required.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates, who meet the above qualifications, should apply by sending an application letter and CV together with the names and contact information of three references to the addresses below not later than 14th January 2019 Please include “Community Based Conservation Expert, South Sudan” in the subject line of your email. Send to: jkilonzi@wcs.org with a cc to aschenk@wcs.org.
Candidates must also apply online via the WCS career portal by searching job title at: http://www.wcs.org/about-us/careers.
WCS is an equal opportunity employer and the organization complies with all employment and labor laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in hiring and ensures that candidates from all backgrounds are fairly and consistently considered during the recruitment process.
We are dedicated to hiring and supporting a diverse workforce. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment and look for future team members who share that same value
The organization provides equal employment opportunities for all qualified candidates.
The organization does not discriminate for employment based on age, color, disability, gender identify, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by laws and regulations
Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted for interview.
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