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Title | Law Enforcement Monitoring Technical Advisor, WCS Gabon |
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The Wildlife Conservation Society seeks a full-time, motivated and tech-savvy Law Enforcement Monitoring Technical Advisor to field test and deploy new field technology to monitor and support law enforcement operations in Gabon’s national parks. The position requires extensive field travel and field training of national staff and field rangers. This is an exciting opportunity to apply new technologies for conservation in real-world anti-poaching situations. Program background The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit organization 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, WCS has 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 is the largest and longest-serving international conservation NGO in Gabon, having worked in the country for over 30 years. WCS started by supporting pioneering elephant research and surveys in Gabon. In 2002, WCS provided key support for the creation of a network of 13 National Parks selected to represent all major ecosystems and covering 10% of the country. In 2003, at the request of the Government of Gabon, WCS Gabon significantly expanded its operations to support the Government with a range of issues from science-based wildlife monitoring and marine protected area spatial planning, to management plan development, law enforcement monitoring and capacity building for protected area management. Today, WCS works closely with Gabon’s National Parks Agency (ANPN – Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux) in providing technical advice and support to protecting Gabon’s wildlife and wild places. Position Objectives The LEM Technical Advisor will be responsible for the leadership and management of on-the-ground monitoring and management of protected area law enforcement data, in close collaboration with ANPN’s Law Enforcement (LE) coordinator. The LEM Technical Advisor will focus on the strategic planning, training, mentoring and implementation of a law enforcement management system, building on existing systems, trialing new technology to meet management needs, pooling all data relating to law enforcement activities on a single platform and scaling up deployment and capacity building across the entire protected area network. The LEM Technical Advisor position is based in Libreville with frequent visits to field sites. The position will report to the WCS-Gabon Country Director and will work closely with the ANPN LE coordinator, Gabonese government appropriate representatives, key private sector stakeholders and WCS regional advisors. The key governmental partners include the national parks agency (Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux - ANPN), the fisheries agency (Agence Nationale des Pêches et de l’Aquaculture-ANPA) and the Ministry of Waters and Wildlife. Principal Responsibilities
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE
SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION Candidates should be available to start immediately. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please apply with a cover letter and CV with the subject “LEM TA Gabon, [your name]” to: gabitsi@wcs.org with a copy to africaapplications@wcs.org. Candidates must also apply online via the WCS career portal by searching job title at: https://www.wcs.org/about-us/careers . Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. |