The Wildlife Conservation Society, founded in 1895, has the clear mission to save wildlife and wild places across the globe. WCS's goal is to conserve the world's largest wild places in 16 priority regions, home to more than 50% of the world's biodiversity. We currently manage about 500 conservation projects in more than 60 countries.
WCS has been working in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia since 1999, providing technical advice and support for the conservation of key habitats and species across the country.
The WCS Cambodia program is growing rapidly! We are expanding our team and are looking for applications from qualified candidates to fill the following consultancy position. Detailed job description of the position is attached.
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- Duty Station: Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia with a strong remote working component.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES:
Essential
- At least MSc in environmental sciences, zoology/ecology, conservation science or related field;
- At least 10 years’ professional experience in biodiversity monitoring and/or conservation science
- Data manipulation and analysis skills;
- Proficiency in Excel and R;
- Experience working with large biodiversity datasets;
- Experience in technical/scientific writing;
- Excellent attention to detail;
- Pragmatic and solution oriented, the ability to learn quickly and adapt to solve new challenges;
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision;
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
Desirable
- Experience in social science and / or interview surveys
- Knowledge and/ or experience of working in on human- wildlife dynamics Understanding of and experience with the conservation context in Cambodia, preferably in the Eastern Plains;
Interested candidates should apply by emailing:
- a CV and cover letter that address the criteria outlined in the qualifications and experience section, links/examples that demonstrate your skills
- your expected rate for the above listed deliverables
to: Duch Thannirorn cambodiahr@wcs.org, latest by April 10th, 2024. Please include the Position Title “Application for Consultancy for the development of a Human Wildlife Co-existence strategy in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, WCS Cambodia program” in the subject line of your email. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Moreinfo: https://cambodia.wcs.org/About-Us/Careers.aspx
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