Gorilla Project Field Manager - Gerant Projet Gorille (Gabon) Hiring Organization: Association Projet Gorille Fernan-Vaz Date Posted: 2014-08-29 Position Description: Project Background The FVGP is PASA-accredited and consists of both a sanctuary and a rehabilitation centre for western lowland gorilla orphans (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) who are victims of the bushmeat trade in Gabon. The project is located in the Fernan-Vaz lagoon near the town of Omboué, just north of Loango National Park. The Sanctuary consists of a forested enclosure. These gorillas act as conservation ambassadors to help educate national and international visitors to Evengue Island on the plight of great-apes. The rehabilitation centre is located on Oriquet Island, away from human exposure, where 8 orphaned gorillas currently reside. We hope to be able to reintroduce them back into the wild and efforts are currently on-going. The FVGP base camp is located at Mpando (on mainland) just 600 meters across from Oriquet Island. The FVGP field veterinary manager is expected to oversee the management of the gorillas and the local staff under the guidance of the off-site project advisor and director. Position Description: Gorilla management and husbandry - Supervise the daily husbandry and care of all the gorillas. - Oversee the gorilla health prevention program; - Coordinate ongoing development. Local staff management - Daily management of the local staff (assisted by a local human resources consultant and the local assistant manager); - Hire and train local staff (as needed); - Organize monthly salaries and daily accounting with ongoing communication with the FVGP’s out-of-country accountant and/or project advisor; - Oversee the employee health prevention program; Qualifications/Experience: 1.French-speaking a must (fluency in English an asset); 2.At least 28 years-old; 3.At least 6 months of hands-on experience with orphaned great-apes (gorilla experience preferred); 4.At least 6 months of experience managing local staff in a developing country (experience in Africa an asset); 5.Veterinary degree with a valid license an asset (with a least 1 year of clinical experience and 1 year of field experience in Africa); 6.Proven communication, team-work and leadership skills; 7.Willingness to live in an isolated and remote area with very basic living conditions; Salary/funding: Salary and benefits: to be negotiated based on qualifications and experience. Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging): Cost of visa; One yearly return-airfare; Food, basic accommodation and transportation (in-country); Health insurance (to be discussed); Term of Appointment: November 1, 2014 Application Deadline: October 1, 2014 Contact Information: Nick Bachand Gabon Website: gorillasgabon E-mail Address: fvgp@scd-conservation
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 19:53:09 +0000
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