Intern (Wildlife Health and Conservation Team)

Vacancy Announcement

Organization Background

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting science-based solutions, and taking conservation actions that benefit nature and humanity. With more than a century of experience, long-term commitments in dozens of landscapes, presence in more than 60 nations, and experience helping to establish over 150 protected areas across the globe, WCS has amassed the biological knowledge, cultural understanding and partnerships to ensure that vibrant, wild places and wildlife thrive alongside local communities.

WCS Viet Nam Program Overview

WCS has been working in Viet Nam since 2006, focusing on strengthening the commitment, capacity and actions of the government of Vietnam to combat wildlife trafficking. Through support and cooperation to executive and judiciary sectors, including Ministry of Public Security, Supreme People’s Court, Supreme People’s Procuracy, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the National Assembly, it has provided and shared intelligence on criminal wildlife networks which help generate well-informed decisions in enforcement operations. WCS Viet Nam have generated a wide range of reliable data on a number of related issues on illegal wildlife trade, trained and briefed about 4,000 law enforcement officers, policy makers, journalist, researcher and managers at nation-wide  in investigation and enforcement techniques, legal barriers and distributed a number of technical handbooks and guides. It has assisted central agencies to review and propose necessary changes to national legislation, criminal intelligence analysis systems, inter-agency cooperation. WCS has also facilitated Government to Government dialogue through multilateral and bi-lateral collaboration efforts, between Viet Nam and Asian, African and Latin American countries, to detect and respond to illegal wildlife trade networks. Its wildlife health expertise has been leveraged to address unregulated wildlife trade and mitigation of pandemic threats, through collaborative research, training, and policy development.Recently, WCS Viet Nam has also expanded to species conservation, with a focus on finding and protecting Rafetus Swinhoei in the wild.

Job Summary

Under the supervision of Wildlife Health and Conservation Team Leader, the intern will work virtually and have regular meetings with WCS, and is expected to support the Wildlife Health and Conservation Team to entry data from wildlife health surveillance into WCS database with the following details and other ideas as appropriate.

Responsibilities

1. Reviewing and sorting information to prepare source data for computer entry;
2. Transfer data from source documents from paper or digital formats into computer files (spreadsheet);
3. Review and verify data by comparing it to source documents;
4. Update existing data;
5. Upload data from computer files into WCS web-based database (WHIP);
6. Reviewing data for deficiencies or errors, correcting any incompatibilities and checking output;
7. Document and share lessons learnt during data entry and collation for further improvements.
8. Performs other tasks as assigned by the direct supervisor.

Minimum Requirements

• Vietnamese nationality currently undertaking or recently completed postgraduate/bachelor studies in veterinary medicine, animal science, one health, environment, wildlife conservation, or other related fields;
• Excellent English and Vietnamese language skills;
• Basic understanding of databases;
• Having basic knowledge of disease diagnostic methods is an advantage;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google workspace;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills;

Benefit and allowance

Students who are serious about pursuing their career path in wildlife health and have passion about non-profit/wildlife conservation are encourage to apply. Meal and travel allowance paid is 250,000 VND per working day.

Application Process

Interested candidates, who meet the above qualifications shouldsend your CV and cover letter to ourrecruitment team at [email protected] latest by 23:59 of 19 December 2022.

Your email subject must state the position you are applying for and file name should follow formula: YourFullName_CV, YourFullName_CL

WCS is an equal opportunity employer and the organization complies with all employment and labor laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in hiring and ensures that candidates from all backgrounds are fairly and consistently considered during the recruitment process. We are dedicated to hiring and supporting a diverse workforce. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment and look for future team members who share that same value. The organization provides equal employment opportunities for all qualified candidates. The organization does not discriminate for employment based on age, color, disability, gender identify, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by laws and regulations.