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Associate Manager – Conservation Ecologist

Brief Job Description:

If you are hungry to be part of an adventurous endeavour of designing and implementing solutions through a lens of ecological conservation, this might be a job for you. The Terrestrial and Freshwater Programme offers an opportunity to work on a range of projects aimed at securing ecosystems across India, promoting human well-being.

This role will enable you to develop, drive, manage, and monitor projects related to biodiversity, climate, and ecosystems, both in-house at THT and with a wide range of partner organisations.

Key Responsibilities :

• •Understand the contexts and purpose of existing as well as new projects and ensure they are carried out in an ecologically sound manner.
• •Assist in conceptualising, drafting and reviewing project proposals and developing strategies for their execution.
• •Build and maintain relationships with partner organisations, experts, and government bodies to ensure the smooth execution of projects.
• •Develop protocols and frameworks in collaboration with other team members to streamline processes within the T&F programme.
• •Develop strategies to overcome project execution and admin-related challenges.
• •Draft letters, articles, reports and manuscripts originating from various projects or from the overarching work of THT.
• •Review project progress and its direction towards the goal by compiling and vetting the information.
• •Assist the team lead in creating and tracking the current and subsequent years’ budgets versus expenditures.
• •Analyse datasets (primary and secondary) to provide information to assist senior management in making decisions and assessing the impacts of projects.
• •Generate maps and analyse required parameters from existing maps & datasets using QGIS/Arc GIS, Google Earth Engine, etc.
• •Review literature on required topics to inform decisions for any project.
• •Maintain seamless communication with various departments within the THT & Shiv Nadar Foundation ecosystem
• •Carry out project-related admin tasks, including tranche processing, MoU & addendum drafting
• •Visit various field sites to assess ground conditions and assist in collecting primary data for in-house projects.
• •Assist THT team members with ecological insights across programmes.

Requirements

• •7-10 years of experience in working on the research, development and implementation of projects in the biodiversity space, with at least three years of experience in managing such projects.
• •Deep ecological understanding of a taxon, such as flowering plants, birds, mammals, invertebrates, etc.
• •Understanding of ecological topics such as community/landscape/population/movement/behaviour ecology and conservation law and policy.
• •Experience in designing, planning and executing projects.
• •Understanding of research methods and their application in conservation planning & action
• •Quantitative skills to handle various kinds of data and interpret statistical results
• •GIS skills to map and analyse spatial data.
• •People management skills to maintain collaborative working relationships with teammates, partners, experts and government bodies.
• •Communication skills (oral &written) to understand & share information.
• •At least a Master’s degree in any relevant field for ecology, wildlife, environment or conservation.

Desirable

• •Collaborative attitude.
• •Team player.
• •Problem-solving attitude for any given challenge (within or beyond expertise).
• •Systems thinking.
• •Self-driven.
• •Constant hunger for learning in a space of advancement of all fields.
• •Empathy for all.