Counter Wildlife Trafficking Project Officer
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Resources & Environment, Research / Development, Law, Social Work, Community Development
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Based on Experience
Duties & 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.
Benefits:
- WCS offers a competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with qualifications, relevant experience, and organizational policies.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Fluent
- Khmer - Fluent
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Criminology, conservation, law, social sciences or other relevant areas.
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Experience in conducting qualitative research, proven analytical skills and writing research reports.
- Full professional proficiency of English and Khmer language, including writing.
- Able and willing to travel to the field in remote areas.
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Highly organized with an ability to work independently and as part of a remote team.
Wetland Community Livelihood Coordinator
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Agriculture - Aquaculture, Agriculture & Fisheries, Community Development, Resources & Environment, Monitoring & Evaluation
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Based on Experience
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Community Protected Area (CPA) and Community Fishery (CFi) Support
- Lead the official step-by-step establishment, management planning, and institutional strengthening of CPAs and CFis in target landscapes in accordance with MoE and FiA guidelines.
- Coordinate field capacity building, governance training, and organizational management for CPA and CFi committees.
- Facilitate community-led boundary demarcation, zonation processes, and participatory land- use mapping, and the implemention of their management plans.
- Support the establishment, operationalization, and financial management of CFi Mini- Trust Funds to ensure long-term community funding for conservation and local development.
- Wetland Livelihood Interventions and Enterprise Support
- Identify, design, and roll out ecologically sustainable livelihood options for wetland- dependent communities (e.g., climate-smart agriculture, sustainable aquaculture, poultry raising, or craft production).
- Provide dedicated technical assistance and business skills mentorship to women-led enterprise groups and local producer groups to enhance value chains and market access.
- Coordinate and strengthen Community-Based Ecotourism (CBET) initiatives, particularly around key wetland sites, by improving service quality, local governance, and equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms.
- Site Management and Community Patrolling
- Support and train fishery patrol teams, DoE/community rangers, and CFi committees to conduct SMART Mobile patrols using SMART devices for data collection and reporting.
- Support operational and field management efforts at the Prek Toal Ramsar Site / Fish Conservation Area and Bengal Florican Conservation Areas.
- Organize, equip, and build the capacity of local community patrol teams (CPA/CFi patrols) to improve protection against illegal fishing, agricultural encroachment, and wildlife poaching.
- Facilitate joint patrolling frameworks and coordination between community patrols, MoE park rangers, and FiA officers.
- Outreach, Engagement, and Capacity Building
- Design and deliver environmental education and public awareness campaigns on wetland conservation, fishery laws, and protected species protection across target villages.
- Organize workshops, exchange visits, and training sessions for community leaders and local authorities to promote natural resource stewardship.
- Project Planning, Reporting, and Representation
- Prepare annual and quarterly field work plans and activity budgets in close coordination with the Tonle Sap Landscape Programme Manager.
- Draft high-quality monthly, quarterly, and donor technical progress reports tracking indicator performance.
- Ensure full compliance with WCS financial, administrative, and environmental/social safeguard protocols.
- Maintain positive working relationships with local government authorities (Provincial Departments of Environment, Provincial Fisheries Administration, District/Commune Councils) and NGO partners.
Benefits:
- WCS offers a competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with qualifications, relevant experience, and organizational policies.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- Khmer - Fluent
- English - Good is preferred
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree in Fisheries, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Conservation/Management, Marine/Coastal Management, or a related discipline.
Work History:
- Practical experience working with fisheries conservation, Community Fisheries (CFi), and/or protected area management in Cambodia. for 3 to 5 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Proven experience in community-based conservation, biodiversity monitoring, protected area zoning, CPA establishment, and management plan development.
- Demonstrated experience working with Cambodian government line agencies (e.g., MoE, FiA/MAFF) in an advisory, coaching, or training capacity.
- Strong local knowledge of the Tonle Sap Lake ecosystem, Cambodian fisheries, and protected area legal frameworks.
- Good knowledge of data analysis, mapping (socio-economic/fisheries), and technical reporting.
- Fluent spoken and written Khmer; proficiency in spoken and written English is highly preferable/an advantage.
- A genuine concern for wildlife conservation and environmental issues.
- Willingness to travel extensively by boat and motorbike under difficult field conditions.
- Willingness to spend considerable time in remote locations/outposts and work flexible, long, or irregular hours when required during fieldwork.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and multitasking skills with the ability to meet strict deadlines under minimal supervision.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a proactive team member; maintains a considerate, generous, and helpful approach with all teammates and local stakeholders.
