This position leads the work on anti-trafficking and law enforcement support related to big cat trade and associated illegal wildlife trade. While based strategically in Asia, the general role of coordination and law enforcement support and big cat trade is global in nature. It focuses on the development and delivery of innovative and integrated solutions, with the right partners in the right places. The role will deal with some sensitive issues, as it will work to help partners improve governance in countries where transparency is often challenging. The role will help governments and inter-governmental agencies to combat criminal activity, while also supporting partnerships to build in transparent mechanisms to mitigate corrupt practices.
• Coordinating anti-trafficking related work to reduce illegal trade in big cats with a focus on Tigers, in addition to other priority species and wildlife products, applying an insight-led, results-oriented and collaborative approach.
• Supporting technical oversight for this work, including project management where required, in order to consolidate WWF and TRAFFIC’s reputation as a leader in this field. Continuing to build the relationships required to strengthen its role as a strategic convener of governments, agencies and institutions to mitigate the smuggling and illegal trade in priority species and products, along priority trade chains.
• Supporting concept and proposal development to help leverage additional funding and technical resources that will be required to ensure the successful delivery of this work.
• Supporting efforts for a streamlined, coordinated and synergistic approach to the design and delivery of the TRAFFIC Work Plan related to trafficking, enforcement support and big cat trade, coordinated with TRAFFIC, WWF, IUCN and other partners including the Tiger HII.
• Providing strategic guidance to TRAFFIC staff working on illegal wildlife trade and ensuring best practices of safety and security are followed, implemented and refined as necessary.
• Support the compilation of technical reports, briefing papers and other communication materials.
• Monitoring performance benchmarks, to ensure they are being met and on track, and taking remedial steps to resolve slow progress or impediments, through adaptive management.
• Liaising with TRAFFIC geographic and thematic / project teams and WWF regional anti-poaching advisors, on big cat trade to ensure joined up work, particularly in linking intelligence information systems This also includes acting as TRAFFIC focal point for the WWF Tigers Alive Advisory Group.
• Providing timely and relevant internal communications to TRAFFIC on progress, challenges and opportunities.
• Fostering partnerships as appropriate, between organisations and international institutions to identify and deliver opportunities for joined-up approaches between us all.
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