West Africa IBA Monitoring Officer - Coastal Migratory Birds

BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation partnership. Through our unique local-to-global approach, we deliver high impact and long-term conservation for the benefit of nature and people.

 

We are looking for someone to assist in coordinating the Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) Programme at sub-regional level, administering the small grants and supporting the implementation of site and species projects in West Africa region within the framework of Coastal Migratory Birds project (CMB2) funded by MAVA Foundation.

 

This person will support the development of partners’ capacity in IBA monitoring, information management and reporting; publish IBA status and trends reports and contribute to scientific publication on IBA and species. He/she will support integration IBA monitoring and Africa Waterfowl Census (AfWC) and data entry into World  Biodiversity Data Base (WBDB and International Waterfowl Census (IWC) database, in collaboration with Wetlands International. He/she will also administer and oversee implementation of small grant for conservation and livelihood projects.  

 

The ideal candidate will have:

 

• Established track record of experience in biodiversity monitoring, project management, related to conservation and the conservation of habitats and/or their biological diversity especially those of birds.

• University Degree level.

• Knowledge on IBA monitoring protocols/common standards and field protocols for waterbirds monitoring; field experience in conducting field surveys, data analysis and compilation of scientific reports, familiarity with National reporting to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and GIS/Remote Sensing.

• Previous experience in management of project cycles, including project development and implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation.

• Ability to work with diverse sectors, including government officials, international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), local stakeholders, experts and consultants. 

• Good computer skills including the use of internet. Ability to update material on the web an advantage; 

• Fluency in oral and written French and English, speaking Portuguese will be advantageous

 

A detailed job description can be found here.

 

Closing date: 28 July 2016

 

Application: Applications should include a covering letter summarizing the applicant’s suitability for the position, a detailed CV and contact details of two referees known to the applicant in a professional capacity. Applications should be sent by email, stating where the advert was seen, to: Recruitment-Africa@birdlife.org.

 

Interviews: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.