Livelihood Assistant at Wildlife Conservation Society
WCS's goal is to conserve the world's largest wild places in 15 priority regions, home to more than 50% of the world's biodiversity.
- This is outlined in our 2020 strategy, which positions WCS to maintain its historic focus on the protection of species while developing an ambitious plan to engage with a rapidly changing world.
Job Summary:
The Livelihoods Assistant will be required to work across the Cross River gorilla landscape.
- S/he will assist with community-related programme activities around the Oban Division to improve local support for conservation and reduce community-based threats to conservation targets.
Why Join Us?
Leverage in-house expertise in livelihood conservation programs and capacity-building.
- Exceptional opportunity to make significant contributions to Livelihood activities and conservation outcomes.
- Dynamic Team: Join a dynamic team and work in a collaborative and conducive environment where your ideas and everyone's input are valued.
- Growth Opportunities: We believe in providing an enabling environment to develop your career. We are committed to developing your skills and competencies
- Supportive Environment: Work with a team that values respect, teamwork, and excellence.
- Competitive benefits.
Responsibilities:
Support all livelihood, community conservation and outreach activities for the Cross River Gorilla program.
This position will help support cocoa farmers to improve yields on existing farms and reduce forest loss rates.
- Assist the Livelihoods Manager in signing conservation contracts with each farmer to reinforce the link between WCS-supported livelihood activities and conservation outcomes.
- Support with the engagement/collaboration with women groups to improve income levels from NTFPs, focusing on bush mango and helping develop cooperatives.
- Provide support for BNS surveys across the Oban Division.
- Provide governance support for the landscape by strengthening community governance institutions and developing and implementing governance-strengthening action plans for local forest governance groups.
- Support the monitoring of socio-economic performance by assisting the Livelihoods Manager to develop, coordinate, and maintain a comprehensive monitoring system for all WCS livelihood projects (particularly governance and well-being).
Establish good working relationships with WCS site managers and work with them to ensure that communities recognise and appreciate the link between WCS’s livelihood work and law enforcement.
Required Skills and Experience
- A minimum bachelor’s degree in agricultural sciences, economics, social sciences, environmental sciences or related fields.
- At least 1 year of relevant experience in livelihood or related program activities implementation.
Deadline: 19 March
How to Apply
Send your CV and cover letter (in a single document) with three references to:
Use the subject line: “Livelihood Assistant”
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