[Gender] RV: Job Opening: Conservation Biologist for Sahara Conservation Fund in Niger

[Paula Zuñiga]

Please see the following job announcement from the Sahara Conservation Fund
for a conservation biologist working in Niger.  Apologies for
cross-postings.

 

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From: Monfort, Steven [mailto:monforts at si.edu] 
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 2:23 PM

 

 



 

The Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF) is recruiting a Conservation Biologist
for its Termit / Tin Toumma project

in the Republic of Niger

SCF is an international NGO dedicated to the conservation of nature in the
Sahara and Sahel.

Position: To assist the Niger government establish a new protected area for
the conservation of threatened desert fauna and flora in the Termit / Tin
Toumma region of the country.  This is a fixed term position of 2 years with
possibility for extension based on the needs, performance and the
availability of funding.

Candidate

*        Experience: 3-5 years experience in nature conservation, protected
areas management, wildlife inventory and ecological monitoring, preferably
in the aridlands of Africa; excellent understanding of biodiversity
conservation issues in Africa; keen naturalist (botanist, ornithologist,
mammalogist, etc.).

*        Education: M. Sc. or Ph. D. in zoology, conservation biology or
aridlands ecology; fluent French with excellent communications skills in
both French and English; sound working knowledge of GIS technology and
software, especially ArcView.

*        Skills: Excellent team worker; good organizational and project
management skills; strong aptitude for training local counterparts; aptitude
to learn local languages (Toubou or Hausa) at least to functional levels. 

*        Personality: strong sense of human relations in a cross-cultural
environment; ability to live and work in isolated Saharan conditions.

Remuneration: Commensurate with skills and experience.

Contact:  Please send a letter of motivation, current CV and photo to John
Newby at scf at bluewin.ch  The closing date for applications is June 30, 2006.

 <mailto:monforts at si.edu> 

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