Onsite Elephant & Forest Guide

Position available at
ELIE’s Elephant Valley Project

www.elephantvalleyproject.org
12km from Sen Monorom, Mondulkiri, Cambodia 

Description

Here at the Elephant Valley Project visitors and volunteers are the key aspect to this project, after the elephants of course. We have day visitors, short term independent travelers, week long group programs and long term volunteers. All visitors and volunteers visit the elephants and watch them in their natural habitat, while volunteering onsite to continue to develop the site for elephant care.

We are currently looking to fill the position of Onsite Elephant and Forest Guide, to take daily tours to visit the elephants and engage these visitors in an interpretive way, educating them on the elephants, forest conservation and local community development programs.

The position will be based onsite, helping with the day-to-day tour program of visitors, Sun evening to Fri afternoon. Please note there is a lot of hiking involved across tough terrain to get to the elephants, sometimes between 2-5km per day while also talking to and engaging with visitors, therefore you will need to be fit and energetic. We will provide your own room and food onsite, which is 12km from town. Please note the site has limited electricity and no internet access. You will then also receive a local salary to help you cover your expenses, as food and accommodation in town on the weekend will be at your own cost. An initial commitment of 6 months is required as a minimum, however we would prefer 1 year, or longer for the right person. We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible. 

Experience

Essential

-  Outdoor education, interpretive guiding, groups management background necessary for this position

-  Current first aid certificate

-  Driving License

-  You will need to be a bubbly, outgoing  and resourceful person who is ready to deal with all the questions and problems from visitors that pop up daily

Preferable

-  Basic knowledge of conservation

-  You don’t need to have any real experience with elephants, as this will be all learnt on the job, however a keen interest in wildlife is essential.

-  Experience on an ecotourism project, voluntourism project or something similar would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

-  Working alongside a local counterpart to conduct a daily tour program, educating visitors on the elephant situation, forest conservation, the local indigenous community and ELIE/EVP projects

-  Help out onsite when no tour is running

-  Engage with visitors during meal times

-  Occasional overnight on call duty

-  Other duties as required

If you are interested, or know someone who is, please email Jemma a cover letter and your resume at: jemmabullock@gmail.com