Technical Specialists for Southern Africa Countering Wildlife Crime

Tetra Tech International Development (International Development Jobs – Tetra Tech) is currently accepting expression of interest from qualified candidates for various technical specialist positions for the USAID-funded anticipated Southern Africa-funded Countering Wildlife Crime Activity in South Africa. These positions will be based in Pretoria, South Africa.

Position Description/Summary:

The anticipated five-year USAID-funded Southern Africa Countering Wildlife Crime Activity will reduce threats to and protect biodiversity from wildlife crimes in Southern Africa. The Activity will build on the long history of the USAID Southern Africa Regional Mission in countering wildlife crime (CWC) through partnerships with regional organizations, governments, the private sector, and civil society. The goals of the Activity are to: 1) Improve coordination, collaboration, learning, and sharing; 2) Strengthen criminal justice sector capacity, collaboration, and commitment; 3) Reduce and build resilience to corruption; and 4) Increase community support for and participation in efforts to counter wildlife crime.

Various Technical Specialists will provide technical and management leadership and contributions to activities within their field of expertise to achieve project outcomes. These would be full-time positions based in Pretoria, South Africa and potentially in SADC representative countries.

Tetra Tech seeks candidates specialized in the following areas:

Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation Specialist: Southern Africa experience in combating wildlife crime to reduce illegal trade in wildlife at the nation/sub-regional and international level. Experience designing and implementing programming related to wildlife conservation, natural resource management, policy development, wildlife crime and trafficking prevention, with an emphasis on working with regional institutions, civil society and strengthening local institutions.

Wildlife Trafficking/Wildlife Crime Enforcement Specialist: Southern Africa experience in combating wildlife trafficking to reduce illegal trade of wildlife at the nation/sub-regional and international level. Experience assessing and strengthening national and regional wildlife crime policies, developing wildlife trafficking enforcement strategies, and supporting training related to wildlife crime enforcement and prosecution.

Governance and Anti-Corruption Specialist: Southern Africa experience in combating wildlife trafficking to reduce illegal trade of wildlife at the nation/sub-regional and international level. Collaborate with influential regional stakeholders, coordinate multi-agency responses, and strengthen natural resource management by implementing anti-corruption practices. Expertise in fostering dialogue and building collective responses among diverse coalitions of actors, contributing to the fight against wildlife crime and corruption in Southern Africa.

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Specialist: Southern Africa experience promoting equity and inclusion for underrepresented groups including women, youth and indigenous peoples within natural resource management. Experience with mainstreaming GESI into activity design, supporting capacity building and institutional strengthening, and facilitating inclusive dialogue and coordination approaches across broad coalitions of actors.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

* Minimum of a master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline is required;

* Minimum seven (7) years of experience in the respective field of technical expertise; preferably in the biodiversity conservation, environmental sciences, natural resource management, and working on large donor funded projects;

* Experience designing and implementing programming related to wildlife conservation or enforcement, natural resource management, policy development, wildlife crime and trafficking prevention, with a focus on institutional capacity development and best practices;

* Proven track record collaborating with a diverse array of stakeholders and fostering collaborative learning and adaptive management, and social inclusion with women, youth, indigenous and other vulnerable populations;

* Experience working in Southern Africa required.

* Professional fluency in English required.