Full time and consultancies
Background
WCS's Ruaha Katavi Landscape Program is aiming to safeguard two remaining critical wildlife corridors across this landscape. Grazing is a common threat to wildlife habitat, so a clear understanding of grazing dynamics is critical to helping address various conservation challenges. Poor grazing management can lead to poor pasture management, overuse of grazing resources and ultimately habitat and soil degradation. In the hope of finding virgin pasture, grazers have increasingly settled in national priority wildlife corridor areas, placing increasing pressure on natural resources, displacing wildlife, and often raising tensions between local communities, wildlife authorities and others. There is a need to better understand these dynamics to develop a strategy for engagement and management of grazing interests.
Position responsibilities:
Other Duties
Integrate with a dynamic and mixed team of conservation professionals, to work under pressure, meet deadlines and remain flexible regarding other work requests.
Required Qualifications
Work Duration
The position will be hired on a Specific Task Contract of 8 months
Project Location / Workstation
The employee will be based at Rungwa village located at Sikonge District. No reallocation allowance will be provided.
The position will involve frequent travel within Chunya, Itigi and Sikonge Districts in villages, especially in villages engaged in managing wildlife corridors.
How to apply
Qualified candidates should send 1) Cover letter, 2) CV and 3) name, phone, and email for 3 referees. Applications should be sent via email to WCS Tanzania, Country Director at wcshrtanzania@wcs.org by January 27th, 2023.