Fundraising and Communications

 

Fundraising and Communications Manager

(or Fundraising & Communications Officer depending on experience)

The Limbe Wildlife Centre is seeking a Fundraising and Communications Manager / Officer to join our team and contribute to our mission of protecting Cameroon’s unique wildlife at this exciting time.

The Limbe Wildlife Centre

The Limbe Wildlife Centre (LWC) was established in 1993 as a collaborative effort between Pandrillus and the Government of Cameroon’s Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) as a sanctuary for endangered Cameroonian wildlife.

Our mission is to protect Cameroonian wildlife by rehabilitating victims of the illegal wildlife trade and other injured, orphaned or displaced animals, improving the conservation of endangered species in the wild, inspiring people to connect with nature and improving local communities’ wellbeing.

We provide care for more than 250 animals including critically endangered gorillas, endangered chimpanzees, drills and red-capped mangabeys, and reach over 2,000 kids in our conservation education programme.

Role Description

The role will work to develop communication and fundraising strategies, researching funding opportunities, identifying grants, writing proposals, and helping with daily communications on e-mail, our website, and on various social media platforms.

Raise funding from granting organisations and individual donors – finding and applying for grants and organising fundraising campaigns - promote wildlife conservation and rehabilitation, and if possible, identify and engage local and international companies to help support our work.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the essential funding and support for the Limbe Wildlife Centre and its related projects.

It is an exciting time for LWC, with the ongoing creation of a new forested site: this is expected to take place during 2026-2028, providing some animal groups with better and larger forested enclosures and a pathway to releases back to the wild. This project will interest new potential funding partners and be an exciting challenge for the successful candidate.

The role will coordinate communication and fundraising activity, working closely with a fundraising officer and/or fundraising volunteers.

Reporting to: Pandrillus Cameroon Country Director

Key collaborative staff: LWC Fundraising Team, Operations Manager, Veterinary Team, Head Keepers

This is a rewarding opportunity for a proactive and adventurous person to show creativity in developing campaigns, to gain hands-on experience with fundraising and direct marketing strategies and experience working in a multi-cultural team focused on wildlife conservation and welfare.

 

Responsibilities

• ·       Maintain or increase LWC funding, collaboration and support – from existing regular funding organisations & donors and by finding new ones
• ·       Work with management / directors to identify and write proposals for large grant funding.
• ·       Further develop effective fundraising and marketing strategies.
• ·       Responsibility for production of quarterly newsletter.
• ·       Ensure all grant reporting and communication with funders is efficient and up to date
• ·       Proactively manage relationships with funding organisations and donors, providing high quality communication, support and reporting.
• ·       Increase visibility of LWC’s mission through various communication channels.
• ·       Manage the fundraising assistance available, such as a fundraising officer / volunteers
• ·       Help ensure our website is up-to-date and effectively communicates LWC’s activities.
• ·       Track and evaluate the impact of fundraising efforts.
• ·       Act as an LWC ambassador at fundraising events.
• ·       Manage celebrity/ambassador/influencer supporter relations.
• ·       Help as required with coordinating the foreign volunteer programme to raise funds and support for the LWC.
• ·       Assist Country Director in completing annual reports and other communications for the benefit of LWC as requested.

 

Skills, Experience and Requirements

We are looking for a creative, motivated, enthusiastic, and proactive individual who is well organised and eager to gain insight and experience in biodiversity conservation communication and fundraising.

• ·       Relevant experience in fundraising or communications roles, or evidence of highly transferrable skills and proactive attitude.
• ·       Strong interpersonal skills to engage with diverse stakeholders and develop excellent working relationships in a multi-cultural environment in Africa.
• ·       Highly motivated and enthusiastic to work on fundraising, grants, and digital communications to promote LWCs mission and values.
• ·       Creative and entrepreneurial outlook.
• ·       Background in conservation, marketing, or communications is preferred.
• ·       Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• ·       Proficiency in social media, digital communications and MS Suite.
• ·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; French is a plus.
• ·       Passionate about wildlife conservation.
• ·       A commitment to the mission of the Limbe Wildlife Centre.
• ·       Willingness to commit for at least 6 months, with a strong preference for 1 year plus.
• ·       Appreciation of the communication needs of charity fundraising.
• ·       Physically fit and able to work in a hot and humid tropical climate.
• ·       Be willing to have all necessary tests (TB and medical) and vaccinations (yellow fever, typhoid, COVID-19, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, and polio).

 

Working conditions & benefits:

·       Full-time 5.5 days a week position with accommodation and expenses provided

·       Accommodation in Limbe (in shared house), including housekeeping & security staff

·       Small monthly stipend available, depending on level of experience

·       Daily local living allowance, phone/data credit and 1 meal per workday provided

·       Potential negotiable bonus or increased monthly compensation, depending on the amount of funds raised.

·       Annual leave of 21 working days

·       Annual return flight to home country (after 1 year of service, up to USD1,000)

·       Some flexibility is negotiable about if you want to split your time between Cameroon & your home country.

A probation period will apply for the first 6 months.

 

How to Apply

Please submit a detailed CV and cover letter to manager and fundraising at limbewildlife.org: manager@limbewildlife.org and fundraising@limbewildlife.org

and/or have a look on our limbewildlife website

Your cover letter must include:

1. Why you are the right fit for this role and how your skills will benefit LWC.
2. Your motivation for applying and how you heard about the position.
3. Your availability and the duration you can commit to the role.

Short-listed applications will have a video interview and be required to complete some short exercises.

 

Your time and support make a massive difference to all the rescued animals that have been given a second chance at Limbe Wildlife Centre, and we thank you for considering this role.

Offre de thèse ASNR

 

POVA DEMANDE DE THESE

Métier :	Doctorant
Sujet de la thèse :	Etude des effets des rayonnements ionisants sur les insectes pollinisateurs : cognition et service de pollinisation
Site :	Cadarache
Unité :	PSE-ENV/SERPEN/LECO
Durée :	3 ans
Date de démarrage :	Octobre 2026
EOTP/centre de coût (programme de financement) :	003/16/01/01
Environnement :	Le Laboratoire d'Ecologie et d'Ecotoxicologie des radionucléides (LECO) étudie les effets des expositions environnementales des rayonnements ionisants sur les biota non humains. Le laboratoire collabore au niveau national (CNRS, INRAE, …) et international (SCK-CEN, Université de Fukushima, Bfs, …) sur les effets biologiques et écologiques des radiations, chroniques et à faibles débits de dose. Le LECO dispose des installations (plateforme ECO2CAD, irradiateur MICADO, plateforme d’élevages des différentes espèces-modèles) à Cadarache, région PACA. Ce projet est réalisé en collaboration avec le laboratoire CBI (CNRS, Toulouse) et l’INREA Abeille environnement (Avignon)
Missions :	Les insectes pollinisateurs, notamment les abeilles, bourdons, papillons et certaines mouches, assurent la pollinisation de plus de 75 % des cultures vivrières mondiales. Le déclin des pollinisateurs, largement documenté, est attribué à divers facteurs : perte d’habitats, pesticides, agents pathogènes, changement climatique. Les effets à long terme des radiations, comme dans le cas des accidents nucléaires de Tchernobyl et de Fukushima restent moins étudiés, alors que des données acquises au laboratoire indiquent des effets à divers niveaux biologiques, de l’ADN jusqu’au comportement, y compris les fonctions cognitives. La cognition chez les insectes joue un rôle essentiel dans leur capacité à naviguer dans l’environnement, à localiser et mémoriser les sources florales, à communiquer avec leurs congénères (chez les abeilles notamment), ou encore à prendre des décisions face à des situations complexes. Toute altération de ces capacités peut impacter directement leur efficacité en tant que pollinisateurs. Ce projet de thèse a pour but d’approfondir les connaissances sur les effets à long terme de la contamination radioactive post-Fukushima chez les insectes pollinisateurs sauvages. Les objectifs sont (i) d’évaluer l’impact global de la contamination sur les capacités d’apprentissage et de mémorisation, ainsi que (ii) d’établir le lien possible entre ces altérations et la fonction de pollinisation. Ce projet combine des observations sur le terrain (Fukushima) et des expérimentations en laboratoire (plateaux ECO2-CAD et MICADO-Lab, Cadarache). Cette approche couplant étude in situ et expérimentation au laboratoire permettra de distinguer les effets spécifiques des radiations à d’autres facteurs potentiellement confondant (diversité floristique, effet site, diversité génétique etc). Au laboratoire le bourdon (Bombus spp.) servira de modèle pour des expositions contrôlées à des doses variables (0–4000 µGy/h). Les paramètres étudiés incluront la reproduction, les performances cognitives, le métabolisme, et les modifications génétiques (transcriptomique, taux de mutations). Ce volet vise à établir des relations causales entre l’exposition et les effets biologiques, en éliminant les biais environnementaux. Sur le terrain, les pollinisateurs sauvages seront échantillonnés le long d’un gradient de dose pour étudier leurs réponses biologiques (comportement, génétique, mutations) en milieu contaminé dans la préfecture de Fukushima. Les données environnementales (ressources florales, conditions climatiques) seront recueillies pour identifier les facteurs confondants. L’objectif est de corréler l’exposition aux radiations avec les altérations observées (cognitives, reproductives, moléculaires) et d’identifier les mécanismes d’adaptation ou de vulnérabilité des espèces. Dans les deux volets, la cognition des pollinisateurs pourra être mesurée notamment grâce aux labyrinthes connectés déjà testés notamment dans les projets BEECONECT et BEERAD sur les abeilles et les frelons géants japonais. Le lien avec la fonction de pollinisation pourra être évaluée au laboratoire et sur le terrain par l’utilisation de plants produisant des fruits après pollinisation comme par exemple les fraisiers.
Profil du candidat recherché :	Master II en écologie ou écotoxicologie. Une expérience de missions de terrains sera un plus ainsi que des compétences sur les insectes pollinisateurs. Maîtrise des outils informatiques de traitement de données et analyses statistiques (R ou équivalent). Très bon niveau d’anglais requis (pour les séjours au Japon). Le/la candidat(e) devra disposer d’une bonne capacité à travailler dans une équipe multidisciplinaire et diversifié.
THEMATIQUE :	Ecologie, écotoxicologie, biologie des organismes
NIVEAU DE DIPLOME PREPARE (BAC, BAC+2, BAC+3, BAC +5…) :	Master 2 ou équivalent (Diplôme d’Ingénieur, etc.) (BAC+5)
APTITUDES COMPORTEMENTALES :	- implication dans son projet de recherche - travailler en équipe - curiosité et rigueur scientifique - esprit critique vis-à-vis de ses résultats - sens de l’organisation
Personne à contacter (un seul contact par POVA) :	beatrice.gagnaire@asnr.fr et olivier.armant@asnr.fr
Le contact pour le recrutement sera-t-il le tuteur ? :	Oui

 

Field position with the LuiKotal

 

The LuiKotale Bonobo Project (LKBP) invites applications for research assistant positions at its field site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Successful candidates will join a team working with bonobos that are not yet habituated to the presence of human observers. Responsibilities include facilitating the habituation process and collecting fecal samples from multiple bonobo groups for subsequent population genetic analyses and the study of dispersal patterns. Applicants should demonstrate a strong interest in animal behavior, behavioral ecology, and/or anthropology, and should have prior field research experience. Given the remoteness of the field site and the demanding physical and social environment, candidates must be physically and mentally resilient, self-motivated, and capable of working with minimal supervision. Tolerance for cultural diversity is essential, as are social skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. LKBP is firmly committed to gender equality and maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward sexual harassment. Previous experience in animal field research, as well as proficiency in navigation using a compass and GPS unit, are considered valuable assets.

Field conditions are physically and mentally challenging. Work hours can be long, and assistants may be exposed to severe weather conditions and tropical diseases. Team members live in close quarters and must adapt to a range of personalities, social customs, and belief systems. Applicants are strongly encouraged to carefully assess their ability to cope with these conditions over an extended period before applying. The research site is located in a remote forest area. Access involves a charter flight from Kinshasa followed by a 25 km hike through dense and swampy forest. There is no running water, mobile phone coverage, or internet access at the site. Electricity is provided by solar panels. Assistants have limited access to email, and short text messages can be sent and received daily. Satellite phones and InReach devices are available and are primarily used for communication between field teams and the camp. Assistants sleep in sheltered tents and primarily consume local foods. French language skills are essential.

Candidates must possess a valid passport, proof of yellow fever vaccination, and health insurance that covers emergency medical evacuation by charter plane. Costs associated with the health insurance and accommodation in Kinshasa are not reimbursed. The project will cover the costs of the long-term visa for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the domestic return flight (paid upfront), and a contribution of up to EUR 800 toward the international return flight upon successful completion of the appointment.

Salary: 500 Euro/month

Term of appointment: 9 -12 months starting in May/June 2026

Applications include an updated CV, a letter of motivation that shows how the candidate meets the qualifications outlined above, references of three people (or their contact information). Applications should go to Dr. Gottfried Hohmann (hoh...@eva.mpg.de) and Prof. Barbara Fruth (bfr...@ab.mpg.de).

Information about the research and conservation activities at LuiKotale is available at:

https://www.ab.mpg.de/342195/prof-dr-barbara-fruth

https://www.bonobo-alive.org/en-au

Offre de stage de 2 mois

A la recherche d'un/e stagiaire pour étudier la répartition spatiale et les interactions intra et interspécifiques dans une grande volière occupée par plusieurs oiseaux et notamment des canards à ailes blanches, espèce en danger critique d'extinction. Le stage durerait 2 mois maximum à partir de mai ou juin 2026. 

Les candidatures peuvent être envoyées sur ma boite mail : elodie.rey@mnhn.fr

Position: Scientific Liaison – Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare

 

Full role description here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jK8u8z6ohu5GQkUG0_BKROX17j0KQPUomTFO8uKtbmw/edit?usp=sharing). Apply here (https://www.animalpainresearchinstitute.org/job-application).

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Hello animal behavior researchers!

At the Animal Pain Research Institute, we partner with industrial selective breeding programs to improve animal health and welfare, with current projects in shrimp and chickens.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced scientist to liaise with animal welfare and behavioral scientists, ethologists, and agricultural geneticists. Together with these collaborators, you will play a crucial role in shaping breeding strategies to improve health and welfare among numerous animals, starting with shrimp and chickens.

You will engage with researchers studying animal behavior and affective states. You either have a developed understanding of the limitations and nuances of many behavioral assays, or can quickly assimilate relevant literature and verify your conclusion via correspondence with top scientists. You will use this knowledge to determine the best assays for studying behavior and assigning behavioral phenotypes to animals.

Please reach out with any questions you may have.

Location: Remote, with occasional travel
Compensation: $50-150K USD (depending on skill and experience)
Commitment: Full-time
Project: Breeding for Animal Health and Welfare
Timeline: Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible

Thank you for your consideration!