Wildlife Demand Reduction Lead

Salary range: $50,000-$70,000/year

Want to make a positive difference to the future of people and our one shared home - the Earth? Working at WWF could be your opportunity of a lifetime.

All around the world, people are waking up to the deepening crisis of nature loss. A growing realization that nature is our life-support system. And that nobody will be spared from the impacts of its loss. Here at WWF, we are helping to tackle this enormous global challenge.

Our people come from hugely diverse backgrounds and with a variety of expertise, ranging from HR and finance to advocacy and conservation science. We welcome applications from anyone who believes they can help us create a better future for people and wildlife.

What we do

We are an independent conservation organization, striving to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. From individuals and communities to business and government, we are part of a growing coalition calling on world leaders to set nature on the path to recovery by 2030. Together, we seek to protect and restore natural habitats, stop the mass extinction of wildlife, and make the way we produce and consume sustainably.

About WWF-Vietnam

WWF was one of the first International non-government organizations working in Vietnam. In 1985, WWF began working on a national conservation strategy and since then has worked closely with the Vietnamese Government on a diverse range of environmental issues and implemented field activities across the country. Find out more at https://vietnam.panda.org/en/get_involved/jobs/. WWF recognizes that its employees are its most important asset. A competent workforce, thoroughly trained, properly motivated and bound together by mutual trust and common objectives is crucial to the success of WWF.

The “USAID Biodiversity Conservation” activity is a 5 years program starting from July 2020 to July 2025. The project aims to maintain and increase forest quality as well as protect and stabilize wildlife populations in five high conservation value provinces (Quang Binh, Quang Nam, TT Hue, Quang Tri, and Lam Dong). The project targets ten special-use forests and at least five protection forests, linking forest management units across the landscape to maintain forest cover and connectivity of habitats vital for the protection of Vietnam’s threatened and endemic species.

We are looking for a Wildlife Demand Reduction Lead, based in Hanoi/Hue to lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy to address the value chain of illegal wildlife including consumer demand for targeted illegal wildlife products in rural and urban settings by using Social and Behavior Change Communications (SBCC) approaches to conduct consumer research of segment audiences and deliver impactful messages which drive reductions in demand.

In order to be a good fit, you should have:

Degree in social marketing, strategic communications, and/or behavior change communication;
At least 5 years of applied working experience in designing and implementing SBCC programs, preferably in relation to illegal wildlife trade;
Fundamental understanding and application of SBCC approaches including evidence-based approaches such as the five-step approach and the theory of objective setting, target group identification, pre-testing, monitoring and adaptive management;
Understanding of illegal wildlife supply chains and wildlife protection legal frameworks preferred;
Experience in working with local and national level government counterparts;
Strategic and innovative thinking
Presentation, communications, public speaking and negotiation skills
Networking and interpersonal skills

How to apply:

The detailed job description could be found at https://vietnam.panda.org/en/get_involved/jobs/?uNewsID=364960

Send us your cover letter, curriculum vitae in English, and scan/photo of diplomas/certificates to recruitment.vn@wwf.org.vn stating the position title [WWF - 112020] Wildlife Demand Reduction Lead – Full name in the subject line of the email, by 4^th November 2020

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

“WWF is an equal opportunity employer and committed to having a diverse workforce.”