Assistant Coordinator, Conservation Action

Job Description

Title: Assistant Coordinator, Conservation Action

Company Name: WildTeam

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ At least a bachelor degree from a relevant discipline (see below). Masters preferred. Conservation management, natural resources and environmental sciences/studies, development studies, biological science, social science, anthropology, Monitoring and Evaluation or something similar.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Oversee activity and performance of community based conservation action.
∎ Design, plan, implement and monitor conservation education and awareness campaign to achieve organisational/project goal and objectives.
∎ Oversee wildlife rescue operations, data management and reporting.
∎ Design and implement capacity development training events for local stakeholders and implement those in field.
∎ Design and organise workshop and experience sharing sessions for project stakeholders.
∎ Design and implement alternate livelihood and eco-tourism activities to promote wildlife conservation practices.
∎ Build and maintain relationship with relevant organizations and community groups.
∎ Oversee field level coordination with local stakeholders like Bangladesh Forest Department and Co-Management Committee and organise monthly coordination meetings; and review, finalise and distribute meeting minutes accordingly.
∎ Should be able to adhere to NGOAB and other GoB guidelines.
∎ Project report writing
∎ Project monitoring & evaluation report writing
∎ Produce team work plan and associated checkpoint reports.
∎ Review team accounts.
∎ Develop and monitor team budget.
∎ Manage staffs and their performance.
∎ Support in procurement and administrative operations.
∎ Support supervisor in grant proposal writing.
∎ Perform tasks as per supervisor's direction.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 5 years of working experience in community engagement and capacity development initiatives. Working experience with community based organisation/ initiative, community behaviour change initiatives or with local government.
∎ Experience in community based projects in wildlife conservation sector will be beneficial.
∎ Working experience with community based organisation and community behaviour change initiatives.
∎ Developing department's goal, work plan and tracking/reporting on activities.
∎ Highly skilled in writing project proposal and managing grant application process.
∎ Able to take decision in complex situation while ensuring compliant work flow of the respective department
∎ In addition, for this position WildTeam is looking for the following: The person should have excellent documentation (Bangla and English), project management, budget management, problem solving, and decision making skill.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per the policy of WildTeam

Application Deadline: 21 Sep 2020

Company Information:
∎ 5 Sep 2020
∎ WildTeam
∎ Business : WildTeam is a conservation organisation working to save endangered wildlife and their habitats. The team has a current focus on tigers in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. It is a registered non-profit and non-government organisation in Bangladesh.

Category: NGO/Development