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The Location: Located three and a half hours from Nairobi, Ol Pejeta Conservancy lies directly on the equator, just outside Nanyuki town, with Mt. Kenya rising up on the near horizon.
Links from Nairobi to Nanyuki are excellent with the Thika Highway a proportion of the way and good roads the rest of the journey. Nanyuki town is between 30-40 minutes’ drive from the HQ offices in the Conservancy and has all major amenities and supermarkets.
Ol Pejeta sits on the Laikipia plateau, recognized globally as having some of the richest densities of wildlife anywhere in the world.
Role Deliverables
Ensure all databases relevant to Ecological Monitoring Unit are updated
Assist in timely data analysis and production of quarterly and annual reports on status, trends, viability of fauna and flora or as per the agreed frequency and highlighting any trend or patterns that may require further investigation or management intervention
Assist in developing work plans and implementing effective ecological monitoring program designs to ensure consistency in data collection and analysis using appropriate statistical software and tools
Develop monitoring tools including a set of indicators that allows for the collection and reporting of rainfall and temperature data, wildlife mortalities, movements of wildlife across corridors, grass biomass monitoring including NDVI data, and vegetation monitoring in general
Training of field assistants and interns in field work projects that include among others, field preparation activities, data entry templates, data cleaning and archiving of data sets
Competencies Expected:
Qualification
Minimum BSc. degree preferably in statistics and its application in natural resource management or related Science discipline
Experience
At least 5 years in the field of wildlife management operations in Kenyan rangelands and data analysis skills.
Key skills and qualities
Good written and spoken English.
Proactive team-player requiring minimum supervision and to work under pressure.
Good administrative skills and capable of working within the Kenyan rangelands environment.
Contacts Arising from the Job
Within the Organization;
Chief Conservation Officer
Deputy Managers in the Conservation Department
All other Conservation Department personnel
Outside the Organization;
Third party researchers on OPC, other local wildlife conservation agencies including KWS, LEWA, Laikipia Wildlife Forum etc
We look for ‘Role Models’, people who lead and demonstrate every day the values and personality that we believe in.
The values we believe in are:
Guardianship: Our people take their role as protectors of endan¬gered species, wildlife in general and the environment seriously. Whilst we aim to have a fun and humorous working environment, we keep in mind the global importance of what we do.
Innovation: Our people are always looking for new and better ways to do things, from the big (e.g. integrating cattle and wildlife) to the small (e.g. new requisition systems). We are prepared to fail as long as we learn from it.
Authenticity: Our people keep scientifically credible conservation, and measurable community benefits at the front of mind in every decision they make – especially the commercial decisions.
The personalities we look for are:
Responsibility: Our people are accountable for their work, taking responsibility for both successes and failures, focusing on long-term results and not just short term tasks.
Inspirational: Our people get the people around them (whether it be their teams, tourists or supports) excited about the value of the wildlife and of communities so that they want to further support our aims. Our people have a sense of humour and make work fun.
Passion: Our people get enthused and excited by conservation and community development
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