Founded in 1973, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) is one of the largest and most respected biodiversity conservation NGOs in southern Africa. If you’d like to work for the EWT, visit this page regularly for the latest career opportunities.
Each CV received will be reviewed by the EWT Human Resources department. However please note that it is not possible for us to communicate individually with each and every applicant. We acknowledge that the task of seeking employment can be exhuasting and demotivationg at times and we would like to thank you for considering the EWT.
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The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are requested to submit a CV and a motivation as to why and how they would be well suited to the advertised position. Applicants who have not been contacted within 14 days of the closing date must please assume that their applications were not successful. The EWT reserves the right not to make an appointment.
To apply, please read through the appropriate job specification PDF below. If you are confident that you meet the requirements, please fill in the application form on the PDF and send required documents via email to Human Resources. Please include a detailed motivation as to why you are the best candidate for this position as well as a photo of yourself.
VACANCIES
SENIOR GIS SPECIALIST
the EWT is seeking a technical analyst to advance the science in reference to robust spatial analysis at a site scale. This role will see the incumbent combining their extensive technical expertise with the team’s understanding of business dependencies and impacts on species and ecosystems and has tremendous potential to push the conservation agenda and influence business practices and policies. An understanding of African ecosystem dynamics will be advantageous to bring to the international discussions on metrics and measurements.
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SPATIAL BIODIVERSITY ANALYST
this role requires remotely sensed data analysis, including, but not limited to developing supervised classifications in Google Earth Engine. The incumbent will also be expected to have python knowledge and experience in biodiversity data analysis in R. This role will see the incumbent combining their extensive technical expertise with the team’s understanding of business dependencies and impacts on species and ecosystems and has tremendous potential to push the conservation agenda and influence business practices and policies.
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BIODIVERSITY DISCLOSURE PROJECT MANAGER
This person will be responsible for general project management linked to NBBN partner needs, communication, and general administration. Ideally, this role would suit a person with excellent administrative skills, strong environmental knowledge and a good understanding of issues relating to biodiversity and business.
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JUNIOR GIS SPECIALIST
The junior GIS specialist will be combining their technical expertise with the team’s understanding of business dependencies and impacts on species and ecosystems and work with global data. A clear understanding of basic to advanced GIS analysis will be needed, and the ability to work as part of a team.
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