Communication Officer

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY (WCS) CAMBODIA PROGRAM

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

 Communications Officer

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.

WCS is now seeking applications from qualified Cambodian candidates to work on a full-time basis to fill the following position. Detailed job description of the position is attached.

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·       Duty Station: Phnom Penh, Cambodia with regular travel to Project Sites.

·       Net Salary Range: $1200-$1600

Qualifications and Experience

·       A degree in Communication, Design, Natural Resources Management, Forestry, Climate Change, Development Studies, Geography, or other relevant field.

·       At least five years of relevant senior experience with projects in Cambodia, with an emphasis on communications, coordination, governance, capacity building, and/or local stakeholder issues. Supervision of multiple staff in a project management or coordination role.

·       Demonstrable strong capacity in IT and document layout / design, with experience of training, and also learning, adapting and training others in new software technologies and tools.

·       Excellent written and spoken Khmer and English language. Ability to write fluently in English for an international audience.

Interested candidates are invited to send by email a cover letter and CV to cambodiahr@wcs.org. Closing date for applications is 27 March 2018. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.