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WCS - Technical Specialist, WILDCO Project, Northern Uganda
Technical Specialist - Land Use Planner/Ecologist, Wildlife, Landscapes and Development for Conservation in Northern Uganda – Uganda Country Program
The Wildlife Conservation Society currently seeks candidates for the position of Project Director for the Wildlife, Landscapes and Development for Conservation in Northern Uganda – WILDCO Project. This is a major new USAID funded project with a budget of $4.8 m over three years, which will strengthen biodiversity conservation in selected priority landscapes in this region by improving the available knowledge base on the biodiversity of the area, working to strengthen the management of the most important protected areas within these landscapes, improving land use planning and management, and promoting biodiversity friendly land and natural resource use options in key corridors and buffer zones. This will involve working closely with local government, land owners and communities, as well as protected area authorities, and setting up mechanisms and economic incentives to manage corridors with biodiversity conservation as a primary goal.


Northern Uganda is entering an era of peace building and stability after more than two decades of conflict. The consequent large scale migrations of internally displaced people homeward, coupled with the government’s desire for agricultural and hydrocarbon development, escalate the threats to biodiversity and urgency to find long-term sustainable approaches to managing Northern Uganda’s valuable natural resources. There are a number of biologically important landscapes within this region on which the project will focus, stretching from Murchison Falls National Park north along the River Nile to the border with Southern Sudan, and eastwards to Kidepo Valley National Park. Several of these landscapes cross over the border, and the project will seek to promote transboundary collaboration between the two countries for their management.

The land use planner/ecologist will be employed to work with district officials and Gulu University in strengthening the capacity in the ecological principals of land management for rural development and biodiversity conservation. He or she will lead the development of a training course for district planning staff, and provide technical support and on the job mentoring in the development of environmental action plans in selected areas in biologically important landscapes. This position has opportunity to have a major impact on how land use planning is conducted and in the rehabilitation of a post conflict environment.

Skills and experience:

• Experience in developing participatory land and resource management plans in rural settings;
• Use of GIS in land use planning,
• Experience with conservation oriented planning in the context of corridors and protected area buffer zones;
• Knowledge of various methods and approaches for developing shared visions for land and resource management involving multiple stakeholders, such as scenarios planning and participatory resource mapping.
• Strong skills in facilitation and knowledge sharing in a multi-cultural setting.
• Prior experience working in Africa preferred.
• Post-graduate degree and three years relevant experience.

Interested candidates should send cover letter and CV and/or requests for detailed terms of reference to Graeme Patterson at: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , with copies to Pamela Watim ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
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