PROJECT LEADER
Scimitar-horned Oryx Reintroduction Project
Republic of Chad
The
Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF) is recruiting a dynamic, highly
motivated and experienced Project Leader to oversee operations and
manage the site, staff and infrastructure of a new, ground-breaking
wildlife reintroduction project in the Republic of Chad, Central Africa.
Job
duties will include significant organizational, logistical and social
tasks and include responsibility for the building and maintenance of the
reintroduction site, recruitment and supervision of local staff and
contractors, contracting for the provision of food and water, transport
and welfare of the antelopes to be reintroduced, and general management
of the project’s field-based operations, including facilitation of
visits of international project technical and scientific staff. The
Project Leader will also be responsible for building and maintaining
excellent working relations with the project’s government partners, the
project’s sponsors, the local Chadian administration, and the local
communities.
The successful candidate will have:
- experience and a proven track record of directing similarly complex, field-based conservation projects in Africa and preferably Chad or neighboring Sahelian countries
- experience managing captive wildlife and or livestock, possibly in a zoo or ranch setting
- the ability to recruit, manage and lead a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team
- the ability to function effectively in a demanding social and physical environment, trouble-shooting and implementing effective measures rapidly
- the ability to liaise effectively with a largely external team of technical support staff, advisors and consultants
He or she will be:
- fluent in French, have good English, with knowledge of Arabic a distinct advantage
- a good leader and team-worker demonstrating loyalty and commitment to the organization and team members
- an excellent and proactive communicator
- able to function and thrive in a remote and isolated natural location
- strongly committed to wildlife conservation and the care of wild animals
Apply by:
11 Sep 2014
For more
information on this unique job opportunity, download the full terms of
reference and information on how to apply at the following sites:
French: CLICK HERE
English: CLICK HERE
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