Educator - Dao Tien
Conservation Educator – Dao Tien
Primate Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, Vietnam
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a conservation educator to expand their
skills and gain experience working as an integral part of the Endangered Asian Species
Trust (UK Charity 1115350, www.go-east.org) at their rescue
and rehabilitation centre, Dao Tien, in Southern Vietnam.
The Role
As
conservation educator you will be primarily focussed on delivering tours of the
facility to English speaking tourists and engaging them with the work
undertaken to combat the illegal wildlife trade in endangered primates in
Vietnam. The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal skills and
presentation skills to deliver our messaging to visitors of the centre. The
centre provides a transition stage for animals that are being rehabilitated for
release and therefore viewing of the majority of them is from a distance to
eliminate close contact with humans. This requires a creative approach to a
guided tour drawing on a number of resources to fully engage the visitor and
hopefully effect behaviour change and encourage advocacy. As well as on-site
education delivery, the role will include some outreach in the local community
to a wider audience.
A
number of the animals living at the centre are in large, semi-free enclosures,
preparing the animals for release and viewing from the watch towers for
visitors is very rewarding.
The
role will also include a number of tasks assisting the team at Dao Tien with
the daily running of the primate rehabilitation process. We have a strong local
team and a candidate with good communication skills will help develop the
relationship with the team to enable an excellent team dynamic.
Essential
·
Fluency in English - both written and spoken
·
Previous working experience in ex-situ
institutions
·
Previous experience of communicating to a
wide variety of audiences
·
Must be comfortable living and working in a
rural setting
·
Able to commit to at least 6 months within
this role, upon completion of probationary period
·
Self–driven, able to work in challenging
conditions and be culturally sensitive
·
Computer literacy in Microsoft packages
Desirable
·
Previous experience of working in a Wildlife
Hospital and/or rehabilitation centre
·
Experience with and knowledge of South-east
Asian Wildlife
·
Some Vietnamese language skills
·
An understanding of fundraising within the
non-profit wildlife sector
·
Animal record keeping systems would be an
advantage (ZIMS/TRACKS).
Benefits
The
island of Dao Tien is a 5 minute boat ride from the Cat Tien National Park and
facilities for Wi-Fi and other amenities can be used here daily. The island
accommodation is well equipped and includes air-conditioning and western style
bathroom. There are two cooked local meals provided every day for staff at the
centre also.
The
National park is a haven for many species and noted for its bird life which
attracts international visitors in large numbers. Other species of note in the
park include Black-shanked douc, elephant, Guar and pangolin, as well as the
pygmy slow loris and Golden-cheeked gibbon, the major focus of the
rehabilitation and release work of the project.
Cat
Tien National Park is based five hours away from Ho Chi Minh City which is
accessible on days off by local bus transfers. There is also a small village
for other shopping nearby, as well as the facilities at the hotels restaurants
and shops at the entrance of the National park. So whilst you are in a
gloriously isolated spot within the forest you are not far from civilisation.
This
is a temporary role for 6 months. A subsistence stipend will be paid during the
time in Vietnam and return flight costs will be paid ½ upfront and ½ on the
completion of contract. Days off will be dependent on the weekly schedule.
Interested
applicants should contact Nic Dunn at Monkey World (nic@monkeyworld.org) with
their application and resume detailing their experience in conservation
education and any other relevant experience such as animal management within an
ex-situ environment or other work in rescue centres both at home and abroad.
We
will review all applications as they come in and will contact potential
candidates before the end of the deadline, so please get your expressions of
interest to us as soon as possible. The start date for this role will be
dependent on the availability of the successful candidate but could be as soon
as February.
Deadline for applications 28th
March 2020
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