Wildlife Protection Coordinator

This is a full-time field based position responsible for supporting WCS's day to day protected area management and conservation activities in cooperation with the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism.  Duties include training and mentoring of wildlife law enforcement teams, representation at meetings with law enforcement authorities, communications and development of collaboration with local partners. The position will be based in Juba, with regular travel to field sites.  The Wildlife Protection Coordinator reports to the WCS South Sudan Program Director. 

Qualifications

The desired qualifications for this position are a Master's degree or equivalent experience in conservation and wildlife protection, or related field, at least 3 years of experience working on conservation and protected areas management issues in Africa, proven ability to work well in a team in multi-cultural situations and under difficult field conditions.  Fluency in written and spoken English required.  _____________________________________________________________________________________

Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications, should apply by sending an application letter and CV together with the names and contact information of three referees to the below address not later than November 26th 2011.

jkilonzi@wcs.org (file size should be limited to under 500kb)

Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

For more information about Wildlife Conservation Society and its Southern Sudan Program visit our website at: http://www.wcs.org/international/Africa/sudanprogram