Position: Counter Wildlife Trafficking (CWT) Project Officer (Wildlife Conservation Society)__Deadline:17-August

Location:  Phnom Penh

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US-headquartered 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. 

 

Roles and Responsibilities:
Research, Monitoring, and Analysis

• Design and implement research activities related to wildlife crime, hunting, wildlife trade, and conservation threats.
• Conduct market surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and other data collection activities to assess wildlife trade dynamics and emerging threats.
• Analyze research and monitoring data and contribute to the development of crime scripts, threat assessments, and evidence-based recommendations.
• Collaborate with other WCS teams to collect, manage, and analyze wildlife and snare monitoring data to inform conservation and law enforcement actions.
• Prepare technical reports, research outputs, presentations, and other knowledge products for internal and external stakeholders.

Stakeholder Coordination and Project Support

• Support and collaborate with law enforcement agencies to strengthen wildlife crime prevention and enforcement efforts in priority landscapes.
• Assist in the development and implementation of wildlife crime prevention strategies and interventions based on research findings and field observations.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with government agencies, local communities, NGOs, donors, and other project stakeholders.
• Coordinate project activities with relevant WCS teams,
• Support project planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and donor compliance requirements.
• Undertake frequent field travel to project sites and priority conservation landscapes as required.

Key Requirements (skills, knowledge experience & qualification):

1. Bachelor’s degree in criminology, conservation, law, social sciences or other relevant areas.
2. Experience in conducting qualitative research
3. Proven analytical skills.
4. Experience writing research reports.
5. Highly organized with an ability to work independently and as part of a remote team
6. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
7. Able and willing to travel to the field in remote areas.
8. Full professional proficiency of English and Khmer language, including writing.

Please send CV and cover letter to
Email:      cambodiahr@wcs.org
Phone:    023217205
Website:  https://cambodia.wcs.org/About-Us/Careers.aspx
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