The
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has a distinguished history of scientists
exploring and saving wildlife in some of the most remote and wild places
remaining on Earth. WCS has long recognized that successful conservation requires
a long-term commitment to individuals and places. Such a commitment has defined
the culture and style of the Global Conservation Program, including the
Indonesia Program.
The Wildlife Conservation Society – Indonesia Program (WCS-IP) has
significantly grown over the last decades, and contributed substantially to the
conservation of biodiversity in Indonesia. We currently work in several
landscapes in Sumatera and Sulawesi where we aim at protecting threatened
species and their habitat.
A
partnership of prominent conservation NGOs, led by WCS, has developed the
Spatial Monitoring And Reporting Tool (SMART), to provides a platform to
standardize the collection, management, evaluation, and communication of
patrol-based monitoring data, such as from protected areas. It is aimed at
improving ranger and eco-guard based crime prevention patrolling–and thus the
quality and accountability of on-the-ground law enforcement efforts,
facilitating adaptive management by government authorities. SMART is currently
being rolled out across 31 sites across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
In
Indonesia, WCS’s strategic approach is to use SMART as a tool to encourage
Indonesian national parks to improve management practices and systems, with the
aim of curbing forest and wildlife crimes in key landscapes. This is currently
being rolled out in Gunung Leuser and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Parks in
Sumatra and at the national-level with PHKA (Ministry of Forestry).
WCS is now preparing to
implement SMART in in northern Sulawesi.
The SMART Officer will be
required to support the implementation of SMART in key landscapes in Indonesia,
with a principal focus on WCS projects in Northern Sulawesi, under the
supervision of respective landscape programme managers and the SMART Coordinator.
This will involve supporting Bogani Nani National Park and private sector
partners in the adoption of SMART, delivering training, accompanying patrols,
establishing a SMART database and by advising on the planning, management and
monitoring of implementation. In order to increase the
effectiveness of our conservation interventions and strengthen the role WCS-IP
in implementing SMART, WCS-IP is looking for a strong and motivated candidates to fill the following vacancy:
Position: SMART (Spatial Monitoring And Reporting
Tool) Officer
Based in: Manado Office, North Sulawesi
Duration: 12
months ( possibly for an extension )
For more information about the vacant position and Wildlife
Conservation Society – Indonesia Program in details, please visit our website
at HERE
