Assistant Camp Manager (Intern)

Lang Tengah Turtle Watch is searching for an individual who will assume the unpaid intern position of Assistant Camp Manager on their island-based sea turtle conservation programme off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia between the 3rd August - 4th October 2015. 

The successful applicant will be in charge of managing our site on Turtle Bay, Lang Tengah and its personnel, comprised of: one permanent staff member, up to 3 interns and 8 volunteers.  You will become one of the lead representatives of our organisation on the island, it is therefore paramount that the healthy relationships with the resorts that we have spent great care and time in fostering are maintained and even strengthened further. 

The daily routine of the Assistant Camp Manager will mean ensuring that the daily volunteer schedule is adhered to.  This must be executed in a relaxed and exciting manner.  It will be up to your discretion to tackle any unforeseen situations accordingly, while best trying not to alter the overall daily routine.  Typically daily activities undertaken by the project are: nest inspections, nighttime beach patrols, camp chores, jungle trekking, snorkelling & cliff jumping.  Upon dispatch to the site, you will be given a two-week training period.

Applicants must be confident in themselves, their manner, be easily approachable and be comfortable interacting with people from many different nationalities and cultures.  This is essential to the role, as much of your time will be spent welcoming new volunteers (and integrating them into the project), liaising with resort management, staff & tourists around the island, as well as local authorities.  Organisational & budgeting skills will also be necessary, as you will be required to undertake camp resupply approximately once a week, involving trips back to the mainland and coordinating volunteer arrivals.  

Essential Requirements:

• An undergraduate degree (or higher) in a related field
• Previous experience working and/or volunteering on volunteer projects (preferably multiple experiences)
• Have a relatively high level of fitness & health, with a strong passion for adventure activities (daily excursions & activities in the tropical heat can be physically demanding after many weeks on the project)
• Fluent in English
• Flexible to adapt to basic, communal living conditions 

Desirable Requirements:

• PADI SCUBA Certified
• Previous experience working with sea turtles
• Previous experience working and/or volunteering in rural programmes for extensive periods of time
• Basic budgeting and accounting skills

This is a good  and rare opportunity to gain experience working with a small-scale, young conservation organisation.  This internship may also be followed-up with an offer of full-time employment (at the discretion of Lang Tengah Turtle Watch) and a discretionary bonus depending on performance (also at the discretion of Lang Tengah Turtle Watch).  

In country travel costs to and from Lang Tengah will be covered by the project, as well as all living costs whilst on Lang Tengah.  Any international travel to and from Malaysia will be at the expense of the successful applicant.  

Applications should include a C.V. & Cover Letter, and be sent to raphe@langtengahturtlewatch.org before the 20th July 2015, if you don’t receive a response from Lang Tengah Turtle Watch before the 27th July 2015 please consider your application to be unsuccessful.  Please understand that we are a small organisation and we are therefore unable to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications.