Jobs at Wildlife Works

Responsibilities:

• The Regional Manager Biodiversity & Social Monitoring is to undertake the following tasks:
• Define, design, and execute Wildlife Works’ Biodiversity and Social monitoring strategies for all REDD+ projects in Africa. This involves evaluating various methods and monitoring protocols to 
• determine the most appropriate ones for each project setting or objective, whilst balancing scientific rigour, cost, ease-of-execution, and replicability
• Support Wildlife Works’ REDD+ projects’ validation and verification audits, particularly ensuring delivery of accurate and complete information for reporting requirements, both for validation or 
• verification bodies and financial partners, plus resolving biodiversity and social impact-related questions from clients or auditors under guidance from the Global Director for Conservation
• Wildlife Works Carbon / Regional Manager Biodiversity & Social Monitoring 2
• Write, and/or support writing of, concise and informative internal reports plus scientific, peerreviewed publications, including dissemination of lessons learned and contributions to best 
• practices from all Wildlife Works’ projects in Africa for research, knowledge and learning purposes
• Link with relevant REDD+ policy processes nationally, especially on REDD+ nesting and 
• safeguards, to ensure Wildlife Works’ interests, opinions and positions on MRV are articulated in the best way
• Develop and maintain professional networks, including research and Government, build 
• research partnerships and propel research and monitoring excellence at Wildlife Works
• Work with or train partners on the ground to develop and implement Biodiversity and Social 
• monitoring plans that are adequate for compliance with key standards such as CCBA, and reflect company’s ethos
• Conducting desk research and/or rapid reconnaissance field visits to prospective REDD+ projects in Africa whenever needed, describing their biodiversity and community (social) profiles 
• including key drivers of forest loss and potential impacts
• Provide in-house expert guidance and support for the screening of prospective Wildlife Works’ 
• projects for potential environmental and social impacts and risks, plus identification of risk 
• management opportunities or mitigation strategies
• While Wildlife Works commits to fund core monitoring budgets fully, solicit co-funding and 
• grants for undertaking offshoot or student biodiversity or social research that augments core research work
• Represent Wildlife Works in various local and international meetings and forums.
• While the description above covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the tasks anticipated for this 
• position, other tasks may be assigned as necessary in line with organizational needs.

Qualifications:
Required Qualifications

• Master’s or higher degree (PhD an added advantage) in environmental- or social-related field including policy, natural resources, sustainable or community development, wildlife management, environmental science and management, or other relevant fields
• A minimum of five years’ work experience post-MSc (preferably international and/or with clear 
• application) in academia, the private sector, a development research organization or other institution undertaking research, monitoring and/or impact assessment.
• Required Skills and Competencies (obligatory)
• Experience with managing research projects and interfacing with external partners, such as multilaterals or other bilateral development or public agencies in Africa
• Good understanding of monitoring, impact assessment and risk-based approaches to managing projects and programmes
• Demonstrated familiarity with the environmental impacts of various drivers of forest loss, 
• including social and economic issues and mitigation options including Payment for Ecosystem Services
• Wildlife Works Carbon / Regional Manager Biodiversity & Social Monitoring 3
• High level of proficiency with MS Office Suite (including Access) and other core research programs 
• like mapping (ArcMap or QGIS), statistics (SPSS, R or similar), project management tools and other 
• specialised tools (like SMART, Distance, Wrike, MIRADI etc)
• Experience with undertaking systematic reviews, meta-analysis or other forms of evidence synthesis
• Excellent research, analytical and writing skills, both popular and scientific, with high levels of attention to detail
• Fluency in English and Swahili is required; French is a strong added advantage