Lowongan Kerja Program Officer wildlife

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 Indonesia’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 Management

Ø Providing 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.

Ø 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.

Ø 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.

Ø 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.

Ø 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.

Ø Providing backstopping to project activities, including planning,
implementation, and assuming quality control through monitoring, and
evaluation.

Ø Assisting in coordinating the implementation and administration of all
projects under the Wildlife + Program, including oversight in developing of
operational and M&E 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.

Ø 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.

Ø 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.

Ø Providing capacity building and technical support to Program team to
ensure that the projects are effective and achieve targets.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

Ø Liaising 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.

Ø 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.

Ø 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 Development

Ø Providing inputs regarding the vision and strategy for WCS Indonesia.
Participate as a member of WCS-IP to plan, implement, monitor, and
periodically update WCS’ strategic approach to conservation in Indonesia.

Ø 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.

Others

Ø Undertake 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.

Experience

• Proven track record of program management, including project
development, implementation and backstopping, staff supervision and budget
oversight.

• At least 8 years working experience.

Competencies

• Strong managerial capacities.

• Excellent writing skills in both English and Indonesian.

• 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.

• 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 email to the Admin & HR Manager – WCS Indonesia Program at
recruitment@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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