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Fauna and Flora International Technical Specialist Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs

Fauna and Flora International Technical Specialist Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Fauna and Flora International Uganda looking for “Technical Specialist”.

Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before May 01, 2023.

Established over a century ago, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s oldest international wildlife conservation organisation. We have been quietly shaping and influencing conservation practice since our foundation in 1903.

Our focus is on protecting biodiversity (the diversity of life on Earth), which underpins healthy ecosystems and is critical for the life-support systems that humans and all other species rely on.

Fauna and Flora International Technical Specialist Jobs 2023

The Fauna and Flora International has published a job vacancy announcement on April 15, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Technical Specialist to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Recruiter Fauna and Flora International
Position Technical Specialist, Biodiversity & Conservation Monitoring, Eastern Africa
Location Kampala, Uganda
Country Uganda
Total Vacant Post 01
Qualification University Degree
Experience Required Minimum Three years
Application Deadline May 01, 2023

Fauna and Flora International Job Vacancy 2023

Purpose:

Working with the Technical Specialist, Biodiversity & Conservation Monitoring, Africa, the Technical Specialist, Biodiversity & Conservation Monitoring, East Africa will:

  • Ensure that FFI and our partner organisations are able to make adaptive management decisions for conservation impact, through providing scientifically robust monitoring data
  • Ensure work is aligned across the East Africa Region in an efficient manner, ensuring biodiversity and ranger-based monitoring methods are harmonised and fit for purpose, and that knowledge and skills are shared among sites
  • Ensure FFI and partners are taking an appropriate science-based approach to influence decision makers, policy makers and other stakeholders.

Position in Organization:

  • Start Date: July 2023
  • Duration of Contract: Two-year fixed term contract
  • Probation Period: Six months
  • Salary: Circa USD 38,000
  • Reporting to: Technical Specialist, Biodiversity & Conservation Monitoring, Africa Senior Programme Manager, Eastern Africa (Matrix Line Management)
  • Location: Kampala, Uganda with frequent travel to South Sudan and elsewhere in East Africa.
  • Benefits: National appointments – benefits according to local labour law 1. Annual leave entitlement of 25 working days, plus national holidays observed in Uganda. 2. Medical insurance coverage.
  • Hours of Work: This is a full-time position, working 40 hours, Monday to Friday inclusive. These hours may vary depending on the requirements of the job in the field.
  • Other: The applicant must have the right to work in Uganda or willingness to apply for a work permit and cover any associated costs. As per Ugandan legislation, Rwandan and Kenyan nationals require work permits but are exempt permit fees

Qualification:

  • Technical skills related to the design, implementation, analysis and reporting of monitoring biodiversity and threats
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong written communication skills, including report and proposal writing
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office including Outlook and Excel
  • Fluent in written and spoken English
  • A Master’s degree in conservation biology, ecology, natural resources management, or other relevant discipline or equivalent work experience in a relevant field
  • Experience in providing technical oversight of work related to biodiversity conservation monitoring
  • Knowledge of global best practice guidelines related to the monitoring of biodiversity and ranger-based monitoring
  • Experience of identifying knowledge or capacity, and developing and implementing training materials
  • Experience of using or implementing rangerbased monitoring tools such as SMART for adaptive conservation area management
  • Experience of using conservation technology tools such as eDNA, camera traps, Earth Ranger etc.
  • Demonstrable experience of using GIS and data analysis software such as ArcGIS, QGIS, SPSS, R, DISTANCE or other relevant software
  • Outstanding communicator with ability to ensure effective communication flows within and between different teams and individuals
  • Desirable
  • Advanced data analysis skills
  • Luganda, Swahili or Arabic language skills
  • Experience working in Uganda and/or the wider East African Sub-region
  • Knowledge of the Albertine Rift in Uganda or Western Equatoria in South Sudan
  • An understanding of key issues affecting the conservation status of threatened species such as pangolins, mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, and elephant,
  • and issues affecting landscape level biodiversity conservation.
  • Experience of publishing scientific articles in peer reviewed journals.
  • Valid driver’s license

How to Apply Fauna and Flora International Technical Specialist Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://www.fauna-flora.org/app/uploads/2023/04/FFI_2023_TS_Biodiversity_Conservation_Monitoring_Application_Pack.pdf

The Closing Date: May 01, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Particulars Details Link
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Official Website www.fauna-flora.org
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