Vacancy: Program Officer Wildlife At WCS Indonesia Program - Bogor

The Wildlife Conservation Society - Indonesia Program (WCS-IP) is seeking for a qualified candidate to fill the position of Program Officer Wildlife with the following terms:

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PROGRAM OFFICER WILDLIFE

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY - INDONESIA PROGRAM

Background

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has a distinguished history of scientists exploring and saving wildlife in some of the most remote and wild places remaining on Earth. WCS has long recognized that successful conservation requires a long-term commitment to individuals and places. Such a commitment has defined the culture and style of the Global Conservation Program, including the Indonesia Program.

The Wildlife Conservation Society - Indonesia Program (WCS-IP) has significantly grown over the last decades, and contributed substantially to the conservation of biodiversity in Indonesia. We currently work in several landscapes in Sumatra and Sulawesi where we aim at protecting threatened species and their habitat. In order to achieve our overall goal of saving wildlife and wild places, the WCS-IP programs are strongly supported and backed up by field activities that aim to halt wildlife poaching and other forest crimes, illegal wildlife trade, reduce and mitigate human-wildlife conflicts, and monitor and sustain the health of wildlife.

Illegal wildlife trade is a vast, international, and multi-million dollar commercial enterprise across Indonesia, key species including tiger, rhino, elephant, orangutan, birds, bears, orchids, fish, turtles, pangolins, coral, snakes, sharks and more are being hunted and traded in large volumes. While Indonesia comprises a legal environment that supports the control of wildlife trade, its effective implementation has many barriers. WCS aims to support the removal of these barriers, and to remove the threat to Indonesian biodiversity caused by both the legal and illegal over-exploitation of wildlife.

Poaching and other forest/wildlife crimes are increasingly being recognized as the leading problem facing biodiversity and forest conservation in Indonesia. Important threats to forest ecosystems in Indonesia include poaching, illegal logging and encroachment. While Indonesiaa �s legal framework for controlling forest crimes is ranked among the best in South-East Asia, its enforcement is currently under-resourced and less than effective. Through establishing patrol units on the ground and using a Spatial Monitoring And Reporting Tool (SMART), WCS aims to curb forest crimes in its key landscapes.

Human-Wildlife conflicts in the landscapes where WCS-IP works have increased over the last decennia as human populations continue to expand into the wilderness areas. These have resulted into negative impacts on people and their resources as well as wildlife species and their habitat. Through a number of interventions, WCS-IP aims to mitigate the human-wildlife conflicts and ensure a sustainable co-existence between people and wildlife.

Recent outbreaks of avian flue and other epidemics amongst the human population show that humans and wildlife are intimately connected. Studies have shown that due to the increase in interaction between humans and wildlife, species such as tigers are increasingly affected by a number of diseases, including canine distemper. Furthermore, the human-wildlife conflicts in the landscapes often result in wounded and sick animals, which need urgent veterinary help. Recognizing the complex link between human, domestic animals and wildlife health, WCS aims to address these issues through research, monitoring, policy advice as well as direct support in the field.

To increase the effectiveness of our conservation interventions and strengthen the role WCS-IP in curbing wildlife trade, wildlife and forest crimes, mitigating human wildlife conflicts, and sustaining healthy wildlife populations, WCS-IP has established a unit, called Wildlife . WCS-IP is looking for a strong and motivated Program Officer to support this unit in line with WCS-IP Strategic Plan. The Program Officer will be required to assist in the planning, management and monitoring of all projects under the unit. The work will cover both field interventions as well as on policy development. The work will include but will not be limited to assist in managing the existing Patrol Units, Wildlife Crime Units and Wildlife
Response Units in the WCS-IP landscapes, assist in compiling and analyzing data regarding forest crimes, wildlife trade, conflict, and health to identify patterns, develop innovative strategies and interventions to address the above issues.

The position will be based in Bogor, with regular trips to the field to provide direct technical advice, monitoring and oversight to the projects. The Program Officer will work under the general supervision of the Program Manager Wildlife as well as work closely together with other colleagues in the office as a team. The position will be available for a period of six months from December 15, 2012, with the possibility of extension.

The Program Officer will be responsible for:

Program and project ManagementProviding assistance to the Program Manager in the implementation of activities and interventions aimed at curbing wildlife trade. These will include but is not limited to establishing informant networks, market observations, investigative activities, assistance to law enforcement operations, as well as providing legal and policy advice to key stakeholders.Providing assistance to the Program Manager in the implementation of activities and interventions aimed at curbing forest crimes, including poaching, illegal logging and encroachment. This will include but is not limited to patrol activities, establishing information networks, assistance to law enforcement operations, as well as providing legal and policy advice to key stakeholders.Providing assistance to the Program Manager in the implementation of activities and interventions aimed at mitigating human-wildlife conflict.This will include but is not limited to investigative activities, community-based mitigation activities, patrolling, assistance to law enforcement operations, as well as providing legal and policy advice to key stakeholders.Providing assistance to the Program Manager in the implementation of activities and interventions aimed at reducing and mitigating diseases amongst wildlife populations. This will include but is not limited to investigative and surveillance activities, mitigation activities, assistance to health operations, as well as providing policy advice to key stakeholders.Providing oversight in the compilation of data, quality control of data, and ensure that all data is transferred to existing database systems such as SMART, WCDB, and SIGAHAR.Providing backstopping to project activities, including planning, implementation, and assuming quality control through monitoring, and evaluation.Assisting in coordinating the implementation and administration of all projects under the Wildlife Program, including oversight in developing of operational and MdanE plans, and ensuring that approved workplans and activities are undertaken in a timey manner in line with budgetary means, as well as adapt the objectives, strategies, workplans and budgets as circumstances dictate, ensuring that annual, mid-term and end-of-project targets will be met.N Assisting in the selection, management and supervision of partners and sub-contractors to implement activities and produce deliverables in timely fashion, including developing Terms of Reference, providing assistance in their selection and recruitment process, coordinating sub-contractor work, and monitor and evaluate their deliverables, and ensure that they are submitted in a timely manner.Preparing activity reports and assist in preparing financial reports as required by donors and/or stakeholders, in Indonesian or English, written or verbal, as well as submit monthly technical report to the Deputy Director for Program development.Providing capacity building and technical support to Program team to ensure that the projects are effective and achieve targets. Stakeholder Engagement and CommunicationLiaising and establishing good working relationships and/or strategic partnerships with key stakeholders such as local government, forestry department, academia, NGOs, private sector, donors and others to ensure the successful coordination, implementation and follow-up of project activities, as well as the mobilization of additional resources to the projects.Providing technical and facilitating support to meetings, seminars, workshops and public outreach activities as required and formally represent WCS as necessary in such meetings, workshops and conferences.Assisting in writing regular updates on the project activities, including news flashes and updates for WCS-IP website and other social media postings, and articles for brochures, leaflets, and printing media. Project DevelopmentProviding inputs regarding the vision and strategy for WCS Indonesia. Participate as a member of WCS-IP to plan, implement, monitor, and periodically update WCSa � strategic approach to conservation in Indonesia.Developing project proposals, by compiling information, documenting lessons from projects, developing future strategies and sharing and discussing ideas and concept notes with Deputy Director for Program Development. OthersUndertake any other duties, as assigned by the Program Manager Wildlife , Deputy Director for Program Development and Director of WCS-IP.Job Requirements

Qualifications

The postholder should have a bachelor qualification in biology, ecological science, social science or a related discipline.

ExperienceProven track record of program management, including project development, implementation and backstopping, staff supervision and budget oversight.At least 8 years working experience. CompetenciesStrong managerial capacities.Excellent writing skills in both English and Indonesian.N Leadership, results-orientation, team-building.Strong facilitation, coordination, networking and negotiation skills.Good analytical and planning skills; ability to set forecasts and refine/review them in the light of experience and further analysis.Decisiveness and independence.Good judgement, ability to work under pressure.N Ability to maintain financial and technical control of projects in the field.Good report writing and presentation skills.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.MS Office, as well as database and other analytical software. Please note that the above TOR constitutes only the main responsibilities and duties of this position. As WCS-IP is a flexible organization, staff members are expected to undertake any other tasks that are allocated to them but which are not part of their regular TOR.

Apply by surat elektronik [surel/email] to the Adminimal dan HR Manager a � WCS Indonesia Program at recruitment--at--wcsip.org. Your application should include a short covering letter, an up-to-date CV, and three professional references.

Deadline: 13 December 2012.

No correspondence, only short-listed candidates will be notified.
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