WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY (WCS) CAMBODIA PROGRAM
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Regional Technical Advisor, Health Program (1 Post)
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting science-based solutions, and taking conservation actions that benefit nature and humanity. With more than a century of experience, long-term commitments in dozens of landscapes, presence in more than 60 nations, and experience helping to establish over 150 protected areas across the globe, WCS has amassed the biological knowledge, cultural understanding and partnerships to ensure that vibrant, wild places and wildlife thrive alongside local communities. Working with local communities and organizations, that knowledge is applied to address species, habitat and ecosystem management issues critical to improving the quality of life of poor rural people whose livelihoods depend on the direct utilization of natural resources.
WCS has established programs in all the countries of the Greater Mekong, and in Bangladesh and India in South Asia. These are focused on long-term commitments to large landscapes, particularly in the Greater Mekong countries of Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand.
The Greater Mekong and South Asia are some of the most important global priority regions for biodiversity conservation, and their forests provide a natural barrier against the emergence of zoonotic pandemics. However, current deforestation rates, wildlife trade, and livestock encroachment make the region one of eight global hotspots most vulnerable to biodiversity loss.
WCS delivers cross-sectorial One Health actions directly within our land- and sea-scapes and synergizes with our core thematic programs. Increasing contact between humans, domestic animals, and wildlife is driving novel disease spillover and other emerging health threats. WCS takes a multi-sectoral approach to address these drivers impacting nature’s strongholds and priority species we care about. We target our efforts at the interface between humans, domestic animals, and wildlife, and we are focused on supporting and implementing practical change on the ground, working simultaneously at community, sub-national, national, and trans-boundary levels.
- Regional Technical Advisor, Health Program (1 Post) Click Here for Full Job Description
- Duty Station: Vientiane, Laos or within region
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES:
- Advanced degree in veterinary medicine or a related discipline.
- Minimum of five-year experience in epidemiology, pathology, wildlife medicine, and/or disease ecology.
- Demonstrated project management skills including workflow and budget planning, prioritizing tasks across multiple project components, and delivering on deadlines.
- Demonstrated writing and oral communication skills to effectively communicate project findings to a broad constituency, including both local and international scientific and lay audiences.
- Comfortable working in complex and diverse cultural settings; an ability to adapt approaches to local cultures and project situation, while maintaining a high professional standard.
- Willingness to work across time zones
- English language proficiency required, and regional language skills preferred.
Interested candidates, who meet the above qualifications, should apply by sending an motivation letter and CV through the application tab. Closing date for application is 30th November 2024.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.