Consultant for Online Digital Mapping Platform Development

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY (WCS) CAMBODIA PROGRAM

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Consultant for Online Digital Mapping Platform Development (1 Post)

The Wildlife Conservation Society, founded in 1895, has the clear mission to save wildlife and wild places across the globe. WCS's goal is to conserve the world's largest wild places in 16 priority regions, home to more than 50% of the world's biodiversity. We currently manage about 500 conservation projects in more than 60 countries.

WCS has been working in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia since 1999, providing technical advice and support for the conservation of key habitats and species across the country.

The WCS Cambodia program is looking for applications from qualified candidates to fill the following consultancy position. Detailed job description of the position is attached.

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           REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in land management and land administration, agriculture, forestry, environmental science, biodiversity conservation, cartography, climate change, computer science/software engineering or a related field
  • Experience using Google Earth Engine for using a supervised learning approach to classify earth observation data and other geospatial datasets into broad mappable units
  • Experience utilizing a range of models and geospatial tools such as FIRMS Data.
  • Minimum five-year experience working in this field.
  • Strong facilitation, presentation, and coordination skills, and a good understanding of fisheries management, wildlife conservation, rural context and rural communities are advantageous. 
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Good in English (especially reading and writing)
  • Good analytical/problem solving and critical thinking skills
  • Good Computer skills (MS Words, Excel and PowerPoint and GIS)

 

Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications should apply by emailing an application letter and CV (by combining into single PDF file) together with consultancy rate requirements and the names and contact information of three references to cambodiahr@wcs.org. Closing date for application is 21st November 2021. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

About WCS contact address:

House No. 21 Street 21, Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh

Phone: 023 217 205