SMART and Biodiversity Monitoring Assistant
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Resources & Environment, Research / Development, Agriculture - Forestry, Assistant
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable + Based on Experience
Direct reports:
- Project Manager
- Community Officer
Validity: 1 year
Location: NatureLife Office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The overall purpose of the job:
The SMART and Biodiversity Monitoring Assistant provides administrative, technical, and operational support to Project Manager in implementing conservation projects at the Tonle Sap sites, including activity coordination, fieldwork, biodiversity monitoring, capacity building, data collection, and reporting, ensuring activities are delivered effectively and in line with approved work plans and donor requirements.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Support the entry, management, and analysis of SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) data from monthly patrols conducted by government rangers and Community Protected Areas (CPAs).
- Coordinate patrol planning, field implementation, and reflection with government rangers.
- Monitor ranger performance through joint patrols and provide capacity-building support, including training on SMART, bird identification, and biodiversity recording, to improve patrol effectiveness and data quality.
- Prepare monthly SMART reports, document key findings, and communicate results to the Project Manager.
- Assist in organizing and implementing project activities, meetings, training sessions, and events at project sites.
- Monitor project progress, identify implementation challenges and constraints, and collaborate with the project team to develop appropriate solutions.
- Prepare and implement monthly work plans aligned with project objectives and approved activities.
- Maintain and manage GIS data and shapefiles, and prepare basic maps as required.
- Participate in project-related training sessions, meetings, and other assignments as requested by Project Manager.
- Support fieldwork and other project activities at the Tonle Sap sites as needed
Benefits:
- Salary and benefits are negotiable and commensurate with experience
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate Degree in Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Science, Forestry, Climate Change, Agriculture
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Some experience in Biodiversity or environmental protection projects preferred
- Experience in writing quality report
- Experience with Ms. Word, Excel & Power Point
- Basic knowledge in SMART Patrol and GIS is preferred
- Good is English speaking and writing
Soft Skills
- Ability and availability to travel and work in the project site.
