Assistant/Program Officer : Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)

Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) is a non-profit conservation organisation with a Vision to protect India’s natural heritage. The organisation currently focuses on endangered animals and their habitats. WTI has grown into one of the top wildlife conservation organisations in India; its 150- plus workforce includes conservationists, veterinarians, wildlife biologists, sociologists, managers, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with project teams under the Right of Passage big idea and assist Project Head in ensuring project implementation and deliverables is on track.
• Coordinate with the Green Corridor Champion teams (conservation partners) on ground to ensure the deliverables committed are received on time and provide technical assistance to them.
• Update the Right of Passage publication collating information from all relevant sources.
• Assist the team in identifying and building more strategic partnerships under the project in the elephant and tiger corridors.
• Involve in conducting necessary skill-development trainings of the on-ground teams in consultation with Project Head.
• Undertake relevant field visits for monitoring, project evaluation and development of projects related to elephant corridors
• Assist the project head in database management, analysis and reporting related to all elephant corridors projects
• Assist in developing relevant funding proposals, concepts and publications for the elephant corridors projects
• Develop relevant technical reports and donor reports under the project
• Coordinate with Wild Aid team to ensure the fund disbursement schedule to GCCs are on track and putting timely reminders to the teams for necessary document submission
• Monitor the progress of the ongoing projects of the division on a monthly basis

Qualifications/ Experience

Skills:

• Qualifications: M.Sc. post-graduate degree in a biological sciences discipline such as ecology, wildlife biology, forestry sciences, environmental sciences or equivalent
• Experience: 3-4 Years
• Knowledge of ecological sampling, analysis and interpretation
• Experience in ecological monitoring and fieldwork.
• Working knowledge of analytical software like R, GIS is preferable.

Contact us to apply

Please share your CV at head.hr@wti.org.in