Technical Advisor, Wildlife Trade

Start date: March 2021

Positional name: International Technical Advisor (Law Enforcement)

Duration of contract: 2 year, with the possibility of renewal

Probation period: 3 months

Line managed by: Executive Director

Overall responsibilities:

To provide technical and direct support to SVW’s conservation research team, with a focus on the organization’s growing portfolio of projects on combating the illegal wildlife trade. Funded projects include activities aimed at reducing wild meat consumption in Nghe An province, as well as illegal snaring inside key sites of SVW. The primary focus of this role is on developing capacity within SVW’s Vietnamese team to implement these activities. This will include supporting the development of grant writing, donor reporting, and technical reporting skills in the team.

Specific activities:

Developing the use of SMART enforcement in Protected Areas in Vietnam, including the use of SMART profiles
Working with external technical consultants on a behavioural change project, focused on wildlife consumption
Supporting biodiversity monitoring activities, including systematic camera-trapping in National Parks
Assisting in the analysis of SMART enforcement data, the combating illegal trade data.
Helping to develop policy briefs and similar public-facing materials
Assisting with donor reporting
Identifying training opportunities and workshops for Vietnamese staff and assisting with applications
Identifying grant and fundraising opportunities
Working with Vietnamese colleagues to develop successful grant applications

Requirements

Qualifications: At least a bachelor in biology, ecology, wildlife conservation or a related discipline

Knowledge, skills and experience:

Experience designing or implementing interventions against the illegal wildlife trade
Experience using SMART enforcement tool in protected area management or site-based enforcement
Experience working overseas, ideally in developing countries
Experience working with or in rural communities
Experience in project planning, including project design, budget management and monitoring and evaluation
Experience writing technical scientific or donor reports in English
Fluent in English

Personal qualities: