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Conservation Practitioner

Conservation Practitioner

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Description

In South Africa, TNC works with government, private sector, NGOs, and community stakeholders to restore priority catchments and conserve important landscapes, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collecting baseline data to inform and plan restoration activities.
    Quality control of invasive plant control and active terrestrial and freshwater activities.
  • Planning restoration activities, including coordination and deployment of work teams
  • Building the capacity of field teams to improve execution of restoration activities and methodologies.
  • Providing guidance to field teams to improve worksite management and site safety.
  • Coordinating training interventions to develop the skills of local field teams.
  • Preparing progress reports, monitoring progress of work teams and capture key lessons to improve nature-based activities.
  • Field surveys to determine condition of native vegetation and soils.
  • Checking that the health and safety compliance procedures in field are adhered to and corrected as needed.
  • Organizing, planning and hosting workshops
  • Work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 3 years’ experience in natural resource management or similar field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience capturing and analyzing data.
  • Experience managing work teams.
  • Experience of broad ecological processes and biodiversity management
  • Experience completing tasks independently with respect to timeline(s).
  • Experience with communication via written, spoken, and graphical means in English and other relevant languages.
  • Experience of using common software applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Web browsers).
  • Working knowledge of Geographic Information System (GIS) software.
  • Relationship building experience to work closely with a variety of partners, including government officials, internal scientists, local communities.
  • Experience in data capturing and analyzing.
  • Must have a valid code 8 driver’s license and over one year’s driving experience.

Desired Skills

  • Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
  • Over 5 years experience in natural resource management, similar field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Ability and willingness to apply science to decision-making and guide activities.
  • Knowledge of ecological land management principles.
  • Familiarity with principles of Protected Area declaration and post-declaration support.
  • Knowledge of current trends and practices in conservation, land management and natural resource management.
  • Ability to identify biological threats and present suitable solutions.

 

Type: Job opportunity
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Organization: Nature Conservancy
Deadline: December 31, 2023
External website link: https://unjobs.org/vacancies/1702060714151