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Senior Manager On-Ground Programme

Position Summary:

If are you ready to embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of ecological conservation, join us as our Senior Manager of the On-Ground Programme (OGP) and become an integral part of The Habitats Trust's mission to safeguard India's precious ecosystems. In this role, you'll play a pivotal role in managing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating our OGP, contributing to our vision of securing and maintaining ecological functionality of the natural world for human wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities:

• •Embark on a mission to manage OGP and execute projects under the programme, where every action you take contributes to the conservation of India's rich biodiversity and its habitats.
• •Help shape the direction of our OGP, mapping priority areas and identifying key conservation challenges across the country.
• •Venture into the field to collect, manage, and analyse vital data, ensuring the security and integrity of our ecological data and interventions.
• •Oversee implementation and monitoring progress with scientific rigour and impact orientation.
• •Play a vital role in expanding our human resources by assisting with recruitment and hiring efforts for the OGP.
• •Serve as the report generator of our ongoing projects, providing regular updates and insights to Director – Operations and Lead – Conservation to keep our conservation efforts on track and impactful.
• •Carefully document conservation inputs by authoring output and outcome reports.
• •Help create budgets and monitor expenses of OGP.
• •Undertake cross-program interactions within THT and the broader organizational teams as and when needed.
• •Any other work assigned by the Lead – Conservation.

Essentials:

• •12-15 years of hands-on experience in biodiversity conservation with research component, with at least one extensive project entirely managed by you.
• •Specialise in at least one broad taxon group, and possess great curiosity for the intricacies of ecological processes and conservation nuances.
• •Professional skills in project design, execution, and collaboration with an inclination to tackle any challenge that comes your way.
• •Quantitative skills to handle data and program evaluation including integrating interdisciplinary aspects in programs.
• •Communicate effectively to a diverse audience through both written and oral communication.
• •At least a Master's Degree in a relevant discipline (wildlife or conservation sciences), obtained from a recognised institution worthy of your scholarly ambitions.

Desirable traits:

• •Band together with fellow conservationists and colleagues as a true team player.
• •Take ownership of your programme with unwavering self-accountability, ensuring that every action you take brings us closer to our conservation goals.
• •Harbour a true spirit of collaboration between diverse stakeholders and a willingness to work with people and organisations in the world of biodiversity conservation with all its challenges.
• •Embrace the call of the wild with a passion for fieldwork and a willingness to journey to the farthest reaches of our project locations.
• •Ability to acquire knowledge and tools needed to thrive in the ever-changing landscape of conservation problem solving, eager to publish your findings in prestigious journals and media outlets.