🌳 #JobHuntMondays | The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is hiring a Community Conservation Coordinator for its Gabon programme, based in Libreville.

🌍 What WCS Gabon is doing: WCS works with Gabon’s national parks agency (ANPN) and the Ministry of Water and Forests to protect some of Central Africa’s most important parks, including Ivindo, Lopé, Mayumba and Loango, with local communities at the heart of conservation.

💼 In this role, you’d:
🧭 Develop and lead WCS Gabon’s national community conservation strategy
👥 Supervise field teams and coordinate community activities across project sites
🤝 Build trust with local communities, leaders and authorities, and support community-based local management
📊 Lead monitoring, socio-economic studies and reporting, and help write funding proposals

📋 Strong fit if you have:
✅ A master’s in social sciences, rural development, conservation, natural resource management or a related field
✅ 7+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years coordinating teams or managing programmes
✅ Experience with community-based conservation and work with rural communities and Indigenous peoples
✅ Practical knowledge of rights-based approaches, social safeguards and FPIC
✅ Fluent French (working English strongly preferred)
⭐ Experience in Gabon or Central Africa is a strong plus

💚 IMVELO Impact: Conservation lasts when communities lead it. This role puts the rights and voices of local and Indigenous communities at the centre of protecting Gabon’s forests and wildlife.

📍 Location: Libreville, Gabon (with frequent field travel)
⏰ Deadline: 6 November 2026

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