Hiring Organization:
HELP-Congo (Habitat Ecologique et Liberté des Primates)
1) Project Coordinator
Position Description:
For twenty years, HELP-Congo has contributed to the conservation of primates and their habitat, the rainforest, to scientific research and education for sustainable development in the Kouilou region of Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville). A pioneer in the release of chimpanzees into their natural environment, the association has established reintroduction as one of the methods of conservation, most significantly for chimpanzees.
The association is looking for the Coordinator of the project. The Coordinator is to work in close collaboration with the members of the Board and the HELP-Congo office in Pointe-Noire, and thereby implement the development strategy of the association with respect to the project and its values. The Coordinator’s activities will be divided between Pointe Noire (50%) and the project site in Conkouati-Douli National Park (50%).
The Coordinator will be responsible for:
- Controling the administrative and financial management of the project and ensuring the delegation of responsibilities amongst the employees;
- Supporting and coordinating field teams (three sites, approximately 20 employees);
- Representing the association for meetings with partners;
- Ensuring internal and external communications of the association,
- Coordinating fundraising and accounting
Qualifications/Experience:
- High school/Baccalaureate +3 years of continuing education minimum
- 3 years of professional experience minimum
- Demonstrated practical experience in administration and with financial projects
- experience supervising in a foreign country
- knowledge of the functioning of associations
- organized and responsive, rigorous manager
- good writing skills and ability to write reports and summarize well
- mastery in basic computer skills (Word, Excel), and GIS (MapSource, ArcView)
- Good physical condition (for work in the rainforest)
- Driver’s License
- Autonomous, flexible, adaptable
- Motivated : interested in fieldwork and the conservation of biodiversity
Salary/funding:
1200 Euros / month.
Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):
Plane ticket, visa, lodging, insurance
Term of Appointment:
ongoing
Application Deadline:
ongoing
Contact Information:
Ewa Kaniowska
Congo
Website:
http://www.help-primates.org
E-mail Address:
ewakan@yahoo.fr
2) Volunteer for Chimpanzee Post-release Monitoring
Position Description:
Daily monitoring of chimpanzees at release sight in their natural habitat in Conkouati-Douli National Park.
Volunteers will learn to track chimpanzees with radio telemetry and note behavior and learn to work with GPS for data collection. The release site is a remote camp in the jungle, accessible only by boat, known as "The Triangle."
Qualifications/Experience:
Minimum age: 18.
Minimum diploma: high school
No medical history which could endanger the safety of the individual in the forest.
Preferred diploma: university with a background in science
Candidates with experience with animals are preferred.
French language is not mandatory, but a desire to learn is highly recommended.
Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):
Volunteers must pay for their own food and lodging (450 Euros per month, which includes the transport of supplies by vehicle and by boat into the Triangle). This fee may be waved after the first year of working in the release site if both the volunteer and HELP-Congo want the stay to be prolonged.
Term of Appointment:
ongoing
Application Deadline:
ongoing
Contact Information:
Naftali Honig
Congo
Website:
http://www.help-primates.org
E-mail Address:
naftalihonig@gmail.com
HELP-Congo (Habitat Ecologique et Liberté des Primates)
1) Project Coordinator
Position Description:
For twenty years, HELP-Congo has contributed to the conservation of primates and their habitat, the rainforest, to scientific research and education for sustainable development in the Kouilou region of Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville). A pioneer in the release of chimpanzees into their natural environment, the association has established reintroduction as one of the methods of conservation, most significantly for chimpanzees.
The association is looking for the Coordinator of the project. The Coordinator is to work in close collaboration with the members of the Board and the HELP-Congo office in Pointe-Noire, and thereby implement the development strategy of the association with respect to the project and its values. The Coordinator’s activities will be divided between Pointe Noire (50%) and the project site in Conkouati-Douli National Park (50%).
The Coordinator will be responsible for:
- Controling the administrative and financial management of the project and ensuring the delegation of responsibilities amongst the employees;
- Supporting and coordinating field teams (three sites, approximately 20 employees);
- Representing the association for meetings with partners;
- Ensuring internal and external communications of the association,
- Coordinating fundraising and accounting
Qualifications/Experience:
- High school/Baccalaureate +3 years of continuing education minimum
- 3 years of professional experience minimum
- Demonstrated practical experience in administration and with financial projects
- experience supervising in a foreign country
- knowledge of the functioning of associations
- organized and responsive, rigorous manager
- good writing skills and ability to write reports and summarize well
- mastery in basic computer skills (Word, Excel), and GIS (MapSource, ArcView)
- Good physical condition (for work in the rainforest)
- Driver’s License
- Autonomous, flexible, adaptable
- Motivated : interested in fieldwork and the conservation of biodiversity
Salary/funding:
1200 Euros / month.
Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):
Plane ticket, visa, lodging, insurance
Term of Appointment:
ongoing
Application Deadline:
ongoing
Contact Information:
Ewa Kaniowska
Congo
Website:
http://www.help-primates.org
E-mail Address:
ewakan@yahoo.fr
2) Volunteer for Chimpanzee Post-release Monitoring
Position Description:
Daily monitoring of chimpanzees at release sight in their natural habitat in Conkouati-Douli National Park.
Volunteers will learn to track chimpanzees with radio telemetry and note behavior and learn to work with GPS for data collection. The release site is a remote camp in the jungle, accessible only by boat, known as "The Triangle."
Qualifications/Experience:
Minimum age: 18.
Minimum diploma: high school
No medical history which could endanger the safety of the individual in the forest.
Preferred diploma: university with a background in science
Candidates with experience with animals are preferred.
French language is not mandatory, but a desire to learn is highly recommended.
Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):
Volunteers must pay for their own food and lodging (450 Euros per month, which includes the transport of supplies by vehicle and by boat into the Triangle). This fee may be waved after the first year of working in the release site if both the volunteer and HELP-Congo want the stay to be prolonged.
Term of Appointment:
ongoing
Application Deadline:
ongoing
Contact Information:
Naftali Honig
Congo
Website:
http://www.help-primates.org
E-mail Address:
naftalihonig@gmail.com