Technical Advisor Trainer Zoological Society of London East region, Cameroon
The Zoological Society of London is looking for an experienced tropical forestry specialist for its Wildlife Wood Project on a 10 month consultancy starting January 2013.
The successful candidate will work closely with ZSL’s wildlife monitoring and social team and staff of partner logging companies in Cameroon to develop a practical model for best practice wildlife management in timber concessions. This work will form the basis for producing a toolkit for sustainable wildlife management in production forests to assist the sector to meet certification standards, contribute to tropical forest conservation and sustainable natural resource management in the region.
We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with experience of working in the tropical forestry sector, including francophone Africa, a good knowledge of timber operations, demonstrated skills in developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems, knowledge and ideally experience of systems for controlling illegal activities on timber concessions, experience of delivering training and mentoring junior professionals, excellent written and verbal communication skills and be fluent in French. They will be responsible for developing, and validating wildlife management plans and delivering the necessary training and support materials to companies to enable them to implement them. A key deliverable will be to develop a toolkit for sustainable wildlife management in timber production forests, including the production of a practical handbook synthesising the work in collaboration with the ZSL team, and other stakeholders in the forestry sector.
The consultant will be recruited for 10 months under individual contract with attractive salary package, housing and one return flight from Europe to Cameroon (or equivalent). The post will be based in two field sites in East Cameroon (Mindourou and Mbang РHaut Nyong), with occasional trips to Yaound̩ and Douala. Some travel within Central Africa may also be required.
Applicants should send their CV (maximum 3 pages) and a covering letter, in French or English, detailing relevant experience and skills and stating why they want the position, by email to ZSL’s HR Department (hr@zsl.org). Terms of reference for the position can be found on the ZSL website (www.zsl.org/info/jobs).
The successful candidate will work closely with ZSL’s wildlife monitoring and social team and staff of partner logging companies in Cameroon to develop a practical model for best practice wildlife management in timber concessions. This work will form the basis for producing a toolkit for sustainable wildlife management in production forests to assist the sector to meet certification standards, contribute to tropical forest conservation and sustainable natural resource management in the region.
We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with experience of working in the tropical forestry sector, including francophone Africa, a good knowledge of timber operations, demonstrated skills in developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems, knowledge and ideally experience of systems for controlling illegal activities on timber concessions, experience of delivering training and mentoring junior professionals, excellent written and verbal communication skills and be fluent in French. They will be responsible for developing, and validating wildlife management plans and delivering the necessary training and support materials to companies to enable them to implement them. A key deliverable will be to develop a toolkit for sustainable wildlife management in timber production forests, including the production of a practical handbook synthesising the work in collaboration with the ZSL team, and other stakeholders in the forestry sector.
The consultant will be recruited for 10 months under individual contract with attractive salary package, housing and one return flight from Europe to Cameroon (or equivalent). The post will be based in two field sites in East Cameroon (Mindourou and Mbang РHaut Nyong), with occasional trips to Yaound̩ and Douala. Some travel within Central Africa may also be required.
Applicants should send their CV (maximum 3 pages) and a covering letter, in French or English, detailing relevant experience and skills and stating why they want the position, by email to ZSL’s HR Department (hr@zsl.org). Terms of reference for the position can be found on the ZSL website (www.zsl.org/info/jobs).
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