Technical Specialist, Wildlife Trade

Start Date: 1 July 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter
Location: Fauna & Flora, Cambridge.
Current policy offers partial remote working with the UK
Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora is the world’s longest-established international
conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where
biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the
conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are
sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted
entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.
An opportunity has arisen to join the central Wildlife Trade team to ensure that good practice
and innovation in wildlife trade approaches are effectively integrated and implemented into
projects. This is a role based in our UK Headquarters providing technical input and support to
our regional programmes, with an initial focus on supporting our projects in the Caribbean and
Nicaragua. These projects involve working with local partners to implement interventions based
on crime prevention and behaviour change techniques and to build law enforcement capacity.
A team player also able to work on your own initiative, you will have strong interpersonal and
communication skills, including the ability to liaise across teams and cultures. You will enjoy
applying your critical thinking to complex issues and explaining these in plain and accessible
language. In addition to essential fluency in written and spoken English, skills in relevant
languages, particularly Spanish, are also desirable.
You will have excellent facilitation, training and coaching skills, ideally with experience in
developing and applying blended learning materials and methods. The ability to plan, organise
and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines will be a key attribute. You will be passionate
about supporting others to develop their knowledge and skills while being open to learning and
able to quickly pick up new skills.
You will hold a relevant degree or equivalent qualification and/or professional experience on
unsustainable or illegal wildlife trade issues in international conservation or related field.
You will have technical skills and significant experience in the development, management,
implementation and monitoring and evaluation of approaches to understand and tackle
unsustainable and illegal wildlife trade in a conservation context. You will understand the
need for inclusive, collaborative and evidence-based approaches to preventing illegal and
unsustainable wildlife trade including, but not limited to, effective crime prevention,
community-level responses to illegal wildlife trade, building enforcement capacity and demand
reduction.
You will be joining Fauna & Flora at an exciting time as we seek to improve our ability to
design, implement, monitor and evaluate initiatives that have positive impacts on biodiversity.
The role offers the opportunity to work within an international, impactful and
ground-breaking organisation, at the forefront of global conservation.
In addition, Fauna & Flora offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual
leave allowance and life insurance. Our offices are located in central Cambridge, just a few
minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the
central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.
The closing date for applications is Monday, 6 May 2024. Interviews are likely
to take place during the week commencing Monday, 13 May 2024.
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