WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY (WCS) CAMBODIA PROGRAM
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Agronomy Officers
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 growing rapidly! We are expanding our family and are looking for applications from qualified candidates to fill the following positions. Detailed job descriptions of the positions are attached.
1. Agronomy Officers (2 posts) Click Here for Full Job Descriptions
- Duty station: Kompong Thom province
- Salary range: 500-600USD
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor Degree in Agronomy or related fields.
- At least 2-years work experience particularly on sustainable rice cultivation and agriculture extension, or experience in applying agricultural practice in any specific field in Cambodia.
- Experience on environmentally friendly agriculture would be good asset.
- Understanding agriculture value chain concept
- Experience in training and facilitation skills
- Be able to handle project tasks with less supervision
- Excellent speaking, reading, and writing skills in Khmer.
- Good speaking, reading, and writing skills in English.
- Computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
- Able to work in remote area with low levels of technical support on site, with significant portions of time spent living and working in communities.
- Ability to travel by motorbike
- Maintain good team discipline and motivation.
- Maintain good team discipline and motivation.
WCS provides competitive salary and benefits packages based on educational background and work experiences. Interested candidates are invited to send by email a cover letter together with CV by combining into single PDF file to cambodiahr@wcs.org. Closing date for application is 31 December 2019. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Notes:
- The applicant shall clearly state the position for which s/he wishes to apply in the application.
About WCS contact address:
House No. 21 Street 21, Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh
Phone: 023 217 205