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. 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. WCS-IP currently has programs focusing on
Sumatra, Sulawesi, Marine and Illegal Wildlife Trade. Flagship species
for these programs include Sumatran Tigers, Sumatran Rhinos, Elephants,
Orangutans, Manta Rays and the Maleo in Sulawesi. 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 organisations, private sectors and
local communities. A key part of the WCS-IP approach is the Wildlife
Crimes Unit (WCU), under the Wildlife Trade Program. WCU was established
in 2003 and supported the Indonesian government to conduct more than
450 arrests in Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali, Nusa Tenggara,
and Papua. To date, WCU consists of 8 units to protect both terrestrial
and marine protected species in Indonesia. More than 500 wildlife
traffickers were arrested, and thousands of protected animals and tones
of animal parts were seized from sting operations.
To
increase the effort of wildlife crime detection in exit points, WCS
will operate a Wildlife Detection Dog (WDD) project under the Wildlife
Trade Program. The WDD project will be piloted in two sites;
Soekarno-Hatta airport and Bakauheni seaport. The project aims to ensure
that by using detection dogs, wildlife detection by officers will
increase to uncover illegal distribution and smuggling of wildlife by
using boats, land transport, or planes.
WCS
is now seeking a Project Officer for the WDD project who is dynamic,
well-organized, hard-working, and a committed team player to provide key
technical support to WCS’s Wildlife Trade Program. The Project Officer
will work with and assist the Project Coordinator to develop and
implement the project with key partners such as JAAN (Jakarta Animal Aid
Network), Scent Imprint for Dogs (SIFD, based in the Netherlands),
Indonesian National Police and other relevant government agencies. The
project will be implemented through two sequential phases: Objective 1.
Design a country-specific wildlife detection dog program for Indonesia;
and, Objective 2. Implement a wildlife detection dog program in
Indonesia..
The
position will be based in Bogor, with frequent trips to the pilot sites
to implement project’ activities and reporting. The Detection Dog
Project Officer will be directly under the Detection Dog Project
Coordinator supervision.
Position: Detection Dog Project Officer
Based in: Bogor
Reports to: Detection Dog Project Coordinator
For
more detailed information about Wildlife Conservation Society –
Indonesia Program, the position and how to apply, please visit our
website at:
When you are interested on the
above position and consider that you possess the necessary
qualification, please submit your job application consisting of updated
curriculum vitae, expected salary, three professional references and a
cover letter explaining your interest towards this work and/or this
organization to wcsindonesia@wcs.org.
Please fill the “subject” column of the e-mails in this format “Detection Dog Project Officer"_(name of candidate)
April 26th, 2019
No correspondence, only short-listed candidates will be notified
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