The Wildlife Conservation
Society (WCS) is a New York-based international conservation organization
currently working in more than 60 countries worldwide. WCS has a distinguished
history of scientists exploring and saving wildlife in some of the most remote
and wild places remaining on Earth. The Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia
Program (WCS-IP) was founded in the early 1990s and has contributed
substantially to the conservation of biodiversity in Indonesia. WCS-IP
currently has programs focusing on Sumatra, Sulawesi, Marine and Illegal
Wildlife Trade. In order to achieve our overall goal of saving wildlife and
wild places in Indonesia, we aim to protect threatened species and their
habitat through working with government agencies, civil society organizations,
private sector and local communities.
Across Indonesia, WCS
focuses on environmental policy, landscape-level conservation, protection of
globally threatened key species such as Rhinos, Tigers and Manta Rays, research
and monitoring and engagement with government, companies, universities and
local communities. Within Sumatra, our program focuses on Gunung Leuser
National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, which form part of the
World Heritage Site, Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, and Way Kambas
National Park. Together, these three sites contain the majority of the
remaining populations of Sumatran Rhino in Indonesia, and are very important
for Tiger, Elephant and Orangutans. The WCS-IP Sulawesi program focuses on
Sulawesi’s unique biodiversity such as Maleos, Anoas and Babirusas, and
piloting private land ownership as a conservation intervention. Throughout
Indonesia, the WCS-IP Marine program works to support local communities and
governments to establish marine protected areas and manage fisheries
sustainably, with staff in Aceh, Java, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara Barat and
Maluku. Finally, WCS-IP is the leading organization in Indonesia working on
strategies to support government to combatting illegal wildlife trade.
Despite the GoI’s strong
commitment and efforts in sustainably managing its protected areas, these
protected areas face serious threats, including encroachment, poaching,
over-fishing, invasive species, illegal logging, and mining, leading to habitat
loss and overall ecosystem degradation. WCS-IP opts for an approach which aims
to enhance the management effectiveness of a selected number of protected areas
by spearheading and piloting innovative interventions, which can serve as
examples of excellence for the national protected areas system. Species – such
as Rhinos, Tigers and Manta Rays – act as flagships for these efforts. WCS-IP
is also exploring new methods of conservation outside of protected areas, such
as payment for environmental services, engaging communities in conservation
actions, working with companies, etc. In order
to ensure Wildlife Conservation Society – Indonesia Program (WCS-IP) has
effective internal and external communications process which maintains
coherence inside the organization and raises the profile of the organization
externally we need a Communication Officer that could facilitate these needs.
Detail related to the vacant position, as follows :
Position: Communication Officer
Based in: Bogor office
Contract period: 1 year with possibility of extension
Overview:
The Communications
Officer is responsible for advancing WCS-IP conservation agenda through
targeted, innovative communications that reach and catalyze change in key
constituencies. The Communications Officer is responsible for building and
maintaining positive profile for WCS-IP work through impactful media and
outreach across key external online and offline communications channels;
delivering compelling stories and events that reinforce WCS-IP conservation
work, while supporting regular and efficient sharing and exchange of
information through effective internal communications.
For more information about the
position and Wildlife Conservation Society – Indonesia Program in details,
please visit our website at; HERE
