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WCS Mamabay Landscape/Seascape Coordinator Maroantsetra, Madagascar

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Sectors Terrestrial / Aquatic Ecology & Conservation
Location Madagascar - Africa
Type Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status Full Time
Level Mid Level
Deadline 14/10/2015
Company Name Wildlife Conservation Society
Contact Name Recruitment- Global
Telephone 718-220-5886
Email pWatim@wcs.org
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Recruitment of WCS Mamabay Landscape/Seascape Coordinator
Maroantsetra, Madagascar

The Mamabay landscape / seascape (comprising Masoala National Park (a World Heritage site), Makira Natural Park, and Antongil Bay) in the northeast of Madagascar is the epicenter of Madagascar’s terrestrial biodiversity, as well as harboring exceptional marine biodiversity. WCS has been working in Mamabay for over 20 years in partnership with the Government of Madagascar, Madagascar National Parks, local communities and other stakeholders. WCS implements an integrated conservation strategy in the landscape / seascape that aims to preserve the zone’s unique biodiversity while improving the well-being of the 230,000 rural people living in the area. WCS is the delegated manager of the Makira Natural Park where it implements a range of activities including conservation and biodiversity research, forest restoration, community based natural resource management activties, health and education activities, and activities designed to generate tangible economic incentives for local people engaged in conservation. In addition, WCS supports the Malagasy Government to implement a pioneering REDD + program within Makira that makes sales of carbon credits on the voluntary market with the benefits used for conseravtion and community development. To complement its activities in Makira, WCS works in partnership with Madagascar National Parks in the implementation of conservation actions within the adjacent Masoala National Park and its buffer zone and provides technical support and assistance on a range of conservation issues. Finally, WCS has a growing program of marine conservation interventions in Antongil Bay, having supported the establishment of 25 locally managed marine areas, a Bay-wide shark sanctuary and the development of the country’s first seascape level fisheries management plan.

WCS is seeking to recruit a Coordinator to coordinate its interventions in the Mamabay landscape / seascape. Based in Maroantsetra, under the supervision of the Country Program Director and in close collaboration with the Director of Makira Natural Park, this position is responsible for overseeing the implementation of WCS’s actions in the Mamabay landscape / seascape and for the administrative and financial management of WCS’s offices in the landscape. Specific tasks include the following:

• Supervise planning of WCS’s interventions in the Mamabay landscape / seascape and oversee implementation of WCS’s interventions to meet the technical and budgetary requirements of donors and the established workplans.
• Contribute to the preparation of funding proposals and the search for technical and financial partners to support WCS’s activities in Mamabay.
• Develop and implement a program-wide monitoring and evaluation system to track the impacts of WCS’s interventions in the Mamabay landscape / seascape.
• Act as the administrative supervisor for all WCS staff in Mamabay and oversee the administrative, logistical and financial management of the WCS program in Mamabay, including management of all human, material and financial resources.
• Liaise with partners, including Madagascar National Parks, to facilitate adoption of a common conservation vision across the landscape/seascape.
• Together with the Director of Makira Natural Park, ensure representation of WCS with regional and local stakeholders and with visiting technical and financial partners.

Required Qualifications

- At least a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.
- At least 5 years relevant professional experience.
- Solid technical skills in conservation biology, protected area management, REDD+ and/or marine conservation.
- Demonstrated experience in the development, technical and financial management, and monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects in rural development, agriculture and/or environment.
- Understanding of the challenges facing conservation in the northeast of Madagascar and of the key actors involved in conservation activities.
- Excellent communication, organization and facilitation skills.
- Highly developed sense of autonomy.
- Ability to work in and manage teams in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary context.
- Willingness to travel frequently and work in rural areas with basic facilities.
- Written and verbal communication skills in French and English are essential. Malagasy language skills – or a capacity to rapidly learn Malagasy to a functional level – are also required.

Written applications including a cover letter, CV, and an indication of salary expectations will be accepted until 30 September 2015. Applications should be sent to cramilison@wcs.org with copy to wcsmad@wcsmad.org and africaapplications@wcs.org. The full Terms of Reference for the post can be obtained from wcsmad@wcsmad.org.Recruitment of WCS Mamabay Landscape/Seascape Coordinator

Maroantsetra, Madagascar

 

The Mamabay landscape / seascape (comprising Masoala National Park (a World Heritage site), Makira Natural Park, and Antongil Bay) in the northeast of Madagascar is the epicenter of Madagascar’s terrestrial biodiversity, as well as harboring exceptional marine biodiversity. WCS has been working in Mamabay for over 20 years in partnership with the Government of Madagascar, Madagascar National Parks, local communities and other stakeholders. WCS implements an integrated conservation strategy in the landscape / seascape that aims to preserve the zone’s unique biodiversity while improving the well-being of the 230,000 rural people living in the area. WCS is the delegated manager of the Makira Natural Park where it implements a range of activities including conservation and biodiversity research, forest restoration, community based natural resource management activties, health and education activities, and activities designed to generate tangible economic incentives for local people engaged in conservation. In addition, WCS supports the Malagasy Government to implement a pioneering REDD + program within Makira that makes sales of carbon credits on the voluntary market with the benefits used for conseravtion and community development. To complement its activities in Makira, WCS works in partnership with Madagascar National Parks in the implementation of conservation actions within the adjacent Masoala National Park and its buffer zone and provides technical support and assistance on a range of conservation issues. Finally, WCS has a growing program of marine conservation interventions in Antongil Bay, having supported the establishment of 25 locally managed marine areas, a Bay-wide shark sanctuary and the development of the country’s first seascape level fisheries management plan.

 

WCS is seeking to recruit a Coordinator to coordinate its interventions in the Mamabay landscape / seascape. Based in Maroantsetra, under the supervision of the Country Program Director and in close collaboration with the Director of Makira Natural Park, this position is responsible for overseeing the implementation of WCS’s actions in the Mamabay landscape / seascape and for the administrative and financial management of WCS’s offices in the landscape. Specific tasks include the following:

 

·         Supervise planning of WCS’s interventions in the Mamabay landscape / seascape and oversee implementation of WCS’s interventions to meet the technical and budgetary requirements of donors and the established workplans.

·         Contribute to the preparation of funding proposals and the search for technical and financial partners to support WCS’s activities in Mamabay.

·         Develop and implement a program-wide monitoring and evaluation system to track the impacts of WCS’s interventions in the Mamabay landscape / seascape.

  • Act as the administrative supervisor for all WCS staff in Mamabay and oversee the administrative, logistical and financial management of the WCS program in Mamabay, including management of all human, material and financial resources.
  • Liaise with partners, including Madagascar National Parks, to facilitate adoption of a common conservation vision across the landscape/seascape.

·         Together with the Director of Makira Natural Park, ensure representation of WCS with regional and local stakeholders and with visiting technical and financial partners.

 

Required Qualifications

 

-          At least a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.

-          At least 5 years relevant professional experience.

-          Solid technical skills in conservation biology, protected area management, REDD+ and/or marine conservation.

-          Demonstrated experience in the development, technical and financial management, and monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects in rural development, agriculture and/or environment.

-          Understanding of the challenges facing conservation in the northeast of Madagascar and of the key actors involved in conservation activities.

-          Excellent communication, organization and facilitation skills.

-          Highly developed sense of autonomy.

-          Ability to work in and manage teams in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary context.

-          Willingness to travel frequently and work in rural areas with basic facilities.

-          Written and verbal communication skills in French and English are essential. Malagasy language skills – or a capacity to rapidly learn Malagasy to a functional level – are also required.

 

 

Written applications including a cover letter, CV, and an indication of salary expectations will be accepted until 30 September 2015. Applications should be sent to cramilison@wcs.org with copy to wcsmad@wcsmad.org and africaapplications@wcs.org. The full Terms of Reference for the post can be obtained from wcsmad@wcsmad.org.

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