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:

Patient, good humoured, and positive
Dynamic and able to adapt quickly
Pro-active and independent learner
Strategic thinker

Desirable:

Broad understanding of conservation issues in South-east Asia
Ability to use GIS and R
Experience in camera-trapping in the tropics
Understanding of how to manage wildlife crime data and information

Gross-salary: 1.800 USD a month

Benefits: Annual health insurance and one return economy ticket home per year.

Location: Cuc Phuong National Park, Nho Quan District, Ninh Binh Province, with considerable time based in SVW’s main field site, Pu Mat National Park, Nghe An province.

Accommodation: will be provided at Cuc Phuong National Park.

Holidays: 12 days annual leave following Vietnamese Labour Law, plus 10 national holiday days.

Hours of work: 8 hours each day and 5 days/week. Any overtime will be accrued and time given off in lieu (TOIL).

How to apply: Applicants are requested to send their Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter addressing the position criteria to jobs@svw.vn

Application deadline: 31/01/2021

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Phone contact: 02293 848 053

Job Details

Organisation Name:

SVW

Location:

Ninh Binh; Nghe An

Application Deadline:

Sun, 2021-01-31

Candidates have to confirm having received the recruitment information through the recruiting channel NGO Recruitment in the application letter for this position