Program Officer, Marine Protected Areas
Job Description
Title: Program Officer, Marine Protected Areas
Company Name: Wildlife Conservation Society-Bangladesh
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Science (MSc) in Marine Science, Oceanography, Maritime Science, Fisheries, Geography, Zoology or Environmental Science
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Development organization, INGO
Job Context:
∎ The Wildlife Conservation Society (www.wcs.org) Bangladesh Program partners with local communities and Government agencies for a healthy ocean and healthy people. WCS a not-for-profit conservation and research organization actively engaged in Bangladesh since 2004 with a strong focus on marine conservation. WCS Bangladesh collaborated with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) to establish the Swatch-of-No-Ground marine protected area (MPA) and three Wildlife Sanctuaries for freshwater dolphins in the Sundarbans. WCS`s extensive engagement with marine stakeholders, our offices in the capital city Dhaka and Khulna, 18 experienced local staff, and an extensive network of trained interns, community members and partner NGOs place us in an ideal position to help Bangladesh establish and effectively manage MPAs in its marine waters.
∎ WCS Bangladesh is recruiting a Marine Protected Area Program officer. This program uses rigorous science, interactive outreach and effective policy development to empower the GoB to achieve its goal of protecting biodiversity in 10% of the country`s marine waters. More specifically the program will i) Identify ecologically representative areas of priority conservation importance for marine biodiversity and essential ecosystem services through rigorous scientific surveys informed by local knowledge; ii) Engage stakeholders through respectful consultations and interactive educational outreach to guide site-specific, equitable MPA declarations and management plans; iii) Work with government officials and local communities to develop policies for "Conserving globally threatened important marine species through establishment of a network of coastal protected areas including the Swatch-of-No-Ground submarine canyon," as per the Bangladesh National Action Plan for the Programme of Work on Protected Areas; iv) Apply recent conservation innovations such as a Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) for evaluating and improving marine law enforcement and fisheries/wildlife monitoring and v) Develop sustainable conservation financing to provide long-term funds to support MPA management.
∎ This position will be offered for one year with an initial 3-month probationary period and an option for renewing employment in subsequent years as per performance, availability of funds and a renewed agreement between the employee and WCS Bangladesh.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The responsibilities of the WCS Bangladesh Marine Protected Area Program Officer will be to assist the WCS BD MPA Program Coordinator, Program Manager. S/he needs to closely work with WCS BD Senior Program Adviser, Country Representative, and other WCS BD program teams with implementing WCS BD MPA Program activities and achieve its goals. MPA Program Officer directly reports to MPA Program Manager. The position requires high-level science and communication skills to plan and implement activities, analyze data, evaluate results and write reports on. The activities include:
∎ Developing maps and analyzing baseline data to identify and prioritize target areas for marine protection;
∎ Provide GIS support, perform spatial analysis, and assist in managing spatial database to the research stream of the MPA activities,
∎ Collect, compile, and do basic analysis of data for marine wildlife and habitat monitoring
∎ Organizing field survey and collect cetaceans, turtles sighting data and fishing gears information;
∎ Conducting systematic interviews with fishermen and investigation of fishery catches and bycatches on the coastal areas.
∎ Do consultations with local communities and government agencies on establishing and managing new MPAs in priority sites identified through rigorous surveys and site-based investigations.
∎ Assist in developing science-based monitoring strategy in MPAs using innovative approaches.
∎ Assist in integrating results from the WCS Marine Megafauna Program and MPA Program into marine conservation plans and policy recommendations.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Strong understanding of GIS/ Special data, and data analysis skills.
∎ Excellent communication and facilitation skills in English and Bengali (written and spoken), strong analytical thinking, demonstrated leadership capacity would be an advantage.
∎ The position will be based in Dhaka but requires substantial travel to coastal areas.
Salary: Tk. 32000 - 37000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
Application Deadline: December 1, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Wildlife Conservation Society-Bangladesh
∎ Address : House-22, Road-03, Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1205
∎ Web : https://bangladesh.wcs.org/
∎ Business : The Wildlife Conservation Society (www.wcs.org) began operations in Bangladesh (https://bangladesh.wcs.org/) in 2004 focusing on marine conservation with an emphasis on cetaceans and later marine megafauna. WCS-BD collaborated with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) to establish the country?s first marine protected area and three Wildlife Sanctuaries for freshwater dolphins in the Sundarbans. WCS-BD supports the GoB for developing science-based community informed protected area management plans, improving the effectiveness of law enforcement through patrols using a spatial monitoring and reporting tool (SMART), and strengthening the capacity for compliance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). WCS-BD?s extensive engagement with relevant stakeholders; our offices in the capital city Dhaka and Khulna; 18 experienced local staff; and an extensive network of citizen scientists, trained interns, community members and partner NGOs place us in an ideal position to help Bangladesh establish and effectively manage protected areas to conserve threatened species and their habitat.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: If you are confident to meet organization's expectations and fulfill the above-mentioned requirements, please send your CV and a cover letter to Shamsunnahar Shanta (e-mail: sshanta@wcs.org)
Deadline Expired on 1st Dec 2019
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