CONSERVATION OFFICER

Responsibilities

• Develop standardized dashboards & analytical reports for the African Parks portfolio based on large datasets from community surveys, security patrols and/or animal tracking. These will primarily be developed using ArcGIS, R, Python and Microsoft Power BI, and serve to support park management teams in making strategic, data-driven decisions. An example could be to develop dashboards for and unpack the interface between human-wildlife conflict and animal movement data, or patrol and poaching data;
• Ensure data integrity by auditing and cleaning key data from the protected areas. This includes managing geospatial layers and databases, cleaning up tracking data and detecting outliers or discrepancies for park teams to validate;
• Developing and managing data pipelines – for example, from surveys Webmaps/Dashboard/StoryMaps;
• Digitizing and managing spatial datasets and databases across the African Parks portfolio;
• Researching and comparing open-source datasets for integration into measuring key African Parks metrics and targets; and
• Support the development and roll-out of new data collection tools and recommend improvements to existing ones. This includes writing up guidelines and technical manuals, providing training to park teams and designing surveys or other data collection tools.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in ecology, conservation, sustainability, or social sciences;
• A passion for nature conservation and keenness to apply knowledge to tangible work being done in protected areas across Africa;
• Skilled in analyzing and cleaning large data sets;
• Keen attention to detail and desire to take ownership of projects and datasets;
• Good data visualization and presentation skills;
• Affinity and experience with ecological data collection; and
• Experience in designing training materials and training individuals/groups with various skill levels.

Desirable

• Clarity in spoken and written communication;
• Comfortable working in small teams but also working on tasks individually;
• Experience with designing dashboards (ideally PowerBI and ArcGIS);
• Experience in Google Earth Engine, SharePoint and QGIS.

Applications should be sent directly through the email careers@trainconsultant.co.ke with the position being applied for as subject line

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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