Founded in the US in 1895, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a nonprofit organization. Its goal is to protect wildlife and untamed areas by a knowledge of pressing issues, the creation of scientific solutions, and the implementation of conservation measures that benefit both the environment and people. . .
Job Category: Wildlife Crime
Location: Calabar, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Description Summary:
What You’ll Do for Us
As a Counter Wildlife Trafficking Advisor, you will support pertinent field programs in Cross River State and Calabar by gathering, evaluating, and analyzing data to create a thorough understanding of wildlife trafficking of our priority species and illegal logging, which will help state partners, law enforcement, and counterparts intervene in the most effective manner possible.
Responsibilities:
- Following trails, identify and manage potential sources of information regarding illegal logging and wildlife trafficking in the region;
- Following training, implement and manage a system of information management;
- Following training, regularly update the WCS Case Management System with actions and interventions, including – but not limited to – any impending prosecutions or court cases explicitly linked with WCS CWT activity;
- Following training, and in close collaboration with regional CWT staff, to support and advise country program offices on staffing, systems, and protocols to ensure our information and intelligence work is conducted to a high quality, ethically, transparently and safely;
- Produce regular information and intelligence reports about wildlife trafficking to support the WCS interventions, government counterparts, inter-governmental bodies, and the private sector;
- Identify, develop and manage new partnerships with relevant law enforcement agencies and NGO partners to strengthen and support our research and intelligence priorities on CWT in the region;
- Provide inputs to assist fund-raising efforts for WCS’s programs on wildlife trafficking, identifying and enhancing support from existing and new sources, assisting in development of proposals and reports, building relationships with funders;
- Maintain and apply understanding of wildlife trafficking features and context, patterns and trends for WCS priority species and strongholds in the region;
- Coordinate and consolidate information gathering and analysis across WCS Nigeria programs on priority species commodity flows and/or themes.
Requirements:
- Experience and/or interest in research, analysis, and/or targeting of crime, and/or wildlife crime, policing, intelligence or criminology.
- Knowledge and understanding of criminal judicial processes in Nigeria.
- Ability to communicate effectively to a wide variety of individuals.
- Possess empathy, and able to make rapid assessments of character traits and emotions including accurate reporting and effective management of information sources.
- The capacity to acquire and use new, complex skills in a short space of time.
Additional Skills
Having the following skill sets, would be of advantage:
- An assertive attitude, combined with strong diplomatic skills are obligatory – applicants must be at ease liaising with a wide variety of law enforcement and governmental personnel with whom they will be expected to develop strong, trusted working relationships.
- Ability to communicate effectively within cross-cultural teams of varied capacity, both orally and in writing, in working out solutions to problems or questions related to the work, writing clear and concise intelligence products, and delivering written and verbal presentations;
- Familiarity with usual software systems, and familiarity with mobile communications, internet communications and messaging applications of all types is essential.
Method of Application:
Interested applicants should email their application if they match the aforementioned standards. Send a thorough application, cover letter, and CV to: [email protected] along with the names and contact information of three references. In the subject line of your email, please write “Nigeria CWT Advisor.” Only those who have been shortlisted will be contacted for an interview.
Additional Information
The position is available for Nigerian nationals only. The applicant should also provide his/her expected salary in the application.
Application Deadline
Application for this position ends October 1st 2022