Programme Officer - Raptor Conservation Programme

Raptors are beneficial to humans as they feed on carrion, thereby reducing harmful effects. However, despite their importance, raptors get little conservation attention and are becoming increasingly threatened. To address this gap, WWF India has initiated raptor conservation. WWF-India is seeking dynamic and self-motivated management graduates with backgrounds in biological sciences to assist in coordinating the program's projects to ensure their efficient and timely completion. The position requires related duties of program administration, outreach, education, management, and volunteer coordination, as well as building and maintaining relationships in the conservation space for raptor conservation. Apart from facilitating the technical outputs, other responsibilities include facilitating the development of proposals for conservation projects, supporting project management and monitoring and evaluation, engaging with key stakeholders (government and non-government agencies), and contributing to conservation research and technical output development. This position will be based in New Delhi at the WWF-India Secretariat.  

• Assist the Director-Raptor Conservation Programme in overseeing implementation of projects in the Raptor Conservation Programme.
  
• Providing technical support to different programme components, viz., conservation issues and community development, across issues where relevant and as directed by the Director-Raptor Conservation Programme.
  
• Coordinating with relevant agencies within and outside the region and the country on issues related to the Raptor Conservation Programme.
  
• Responsible for assisting the Director-Raptor Conservation Programme in technical and financial monitoring of the Raptor Conservation Programme and for timely reporting on this based on agreed timelines and formats.
  
• Responsible for communicating and collaborating with program stakeholders.
  
• Coordinating with vendors related to the raptor conservation program
  

Requirements

• Master’s in Science / Wildlife Conservation/ or a degree in management
  
• Minimum 3 years’ experience of working in biodiversity conservation and an experience of managing projects on biodiversity or wildlife would be preferred
  
• Experience of working with donors / local communities/NGOs
  
• Liaison with local partners.
  
• Excellent communication skills and ability to document and write technical reports.
  
• Ability to monitor and review work.
  
• Assist in managing partnerships.
  
• Timely delivery of work 
  

WWF-India is an equal opportunities employer. Applications from qualified women are encouraged.

Remuneration will be competitive with Indian NGO pay scales and will depend upon the candidate’s experience levels and the overall WWF-India salary structure. WWF-India does not provide housing, telephone or vehicle facilities.