No. of Position: 1
Project Name : Counter Wildlife Trafficking (CWT)
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Duration: 1 year
Reports to: Deputy Project Manager, CWT Marine Program
About us: We work to conserve wildlife, backed by science. We work in partnership with governmental and non-governmental organisations to deal with conservation challenges such as human-wildlife interaction, voluntary relocation of people from protected forest areas, combating wildlife trafficking, conservation of endangered species and so on. Committed to wildlife conservation and the ecological world view that recognises the inextricable link between human welfare and protection of wildlife and wild spaces, we endeavour to inspire positive attitudes in people towards wildlife.
About the Project: The project aims to work with detection and enforcement agencies to build capacity to investigate, arrest, prosecute, convict and sentence criminal organizations that perpetrate wildlife trafficking of marine species.
Required Qualifications, Skills & Abilities:
- Post graduate degree, preferably a Master’s Degree in Wildlife Sciences, Marine Biology, Conservation Biology or allied sciences.
- Excellent communication skills, fluency in English and general knowledge of Indian language(s).
- Ability to work independently and to collaborate effectively as a member of a team.
- Excellent computer literacy skills and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information with attention to detail in managing data and databases
- Knowledge of handling, analysing and visualizing data using GIS and basic data analysis tools such as Microsoft Excel, R, SPSS etc.
- Highly motivated with good understanding of the various issues and policies related to conservation and management of marine biodiversity.
Job responsibilities:
- Conduct online and/or field‐based research on marine wildlife trafficking
- Assist in setting-up and managing WCS-India’s wildlife trafficking database, ensuring it is kept up to date and information products are produced as needed
- Help to manage information on illegal activities/trade obtained from informant networks and reports.
- Assist in organising capacity building workshops and liaising with enforcement agencies and local communities.
- Compile reports, dossiers and other required outputs on marine wildlife trafficking
- Assist with report writing as needed
- Receive training and capacity development as required to fulfil this role, including in research methods, information management and other topics as needed
- Assist with all other counter‐wildlife trafficking activities as required.
Remuneration: Commensurate with qualification and experience.
How to apply: Interested candidates are invited to send applications by email with a subject line ‘Application for Project Assistant: CWT-Marine’, a cover letter and CV to cwt@wcsindia.org (cc’d to marine@wcsindia.org).