Nature Based Solutions (NbS) and Government Liaison Assistant-réf:2025/047 - Antananarivo

12/08/2025 | Wildlife Conservation Society | Contrat CDD - 1 an renouvelable | Date limite de candidature : 27 Août 2025 | Antananarivo

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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.
Madagascar is considered one of the “hottest” of biodiversity hotspots, with extremely high species diversity and staggering rates of endemism – the island is home to more than 5% of the world’s biodiversity over only 0.4% of the world’s land area. Home to more than 112 endemic lemur species, 90% of these lemur species are now threatened with extinction, and almost a third are Critically Endangered.
WCS has been active in Madagascar since 1993 and works to ensure the long-term conservation of the country’s unique biological diversity with a focus on activities in our priority landscape/seascapes. We achieve this through terrestrial and marine protected area management, engagement with local communities to support them to become effective stewards of natural resources, environmental education, and a program of applied conservation science.
WCS’s interventions are focused in the MaMaBay (Masoala, Makira, Antongil Bay) Landscape/Seascape program in the northeast of Madagascar with interventions in and around Makira Natural Park, one of Madagascar’s most important sites for threatened and endemic wildlife. The Park has the highest diversity of lemurs of any protected area in Madagascar, and the highest number of endangered primate species of any protected area on the planet, as well as the highest diversity of palm species in Madagascar, and more than 100 endemic amphibians recorded from the site.
The Makira Natural Park was created as part of the development of a REDD+ project, intended to provide long-term funding for the park’s creation and management. The Makira REDD+ project is the longest running VCS/CCBS validated REDD+ project in the world, and its benefit sharing mechanism includes distribution of 50% of net revenue to improve local infrastructure, provide health and education services, and support training, inputs, and technical assistance for sustainable agriculture. The project has an excellent team based in the nearby town of Maroantsetra, implementing protection, biodiversity, and community activities.
Whilst the project’s climate and biodiversity value are clear, local communities play an equally important role, with the project supporting communities in the buffer zone to obtain devolved management rights to forests through the Gestion Contractuelle des Forêts de l’Etat process. To date, 87 communities have been granted management rights.
Although the project remains active today, implementing a full range of forest and biodiversity conservation and community support, the project’s last VCS/CCBS verification was for the 2009-2013 period. The Government of Madagascar announced its intention to pursue an FCPF jurisdictional REDD+ approach, which temporarily paused VCS/CCBS verifications at Makira Natural Park.
With a new jurisdictional program under development, with the potential for nested projects within a jurisdictional framework, verifications of Makira Natural Park are anticipated to restart, first for the pre-jurisdictional program period, and later within a nested framework for the post-FCPF period.
WCS is also supporting development of other REDD+ projects under VCS and CCBS in Madagascar outside of the MaMaBay landscape.

Position Overview
The REDD+ and Government Liaison Assistant will be a supporting member of the WCS Madagascar team, providing assistance to the REDD+ and Government Liaison Advisor in the implementation of the REDD+ program in Madagascar.
This position aims to strengthen the capacities of the WCS NBS team in Madagascar by contributing a local, committed, and motivated individual who will support both administrative and technical tasks and liaise with internal, government and community partners.
The assistant will work in close coordination with the WCS NBS team, including technical and field staff, and will contribute to smooth communication between WCS and its institutional partners, especially ministries and local authorities.
This position is a learning and professional development opportunity for a junior person interested in conservation, REDD+, forest governance, and community development, with the potential to grow within the WCS team in the long term.

Key responsibilities
1. Administrative support
• Assist in the preparation of reports, meeting minutes, and technical documents.
• Coordinate agendas, meetings, and workshops with government, local and community partners.
• Support the management of project files and databases.
2. Technical support
• Assist in the collection of data related to WCS REDD+ activities in Madagascar.
• Assist in the review and compilation of legal and technical documents (contracts, agreements, regulatory frameworks).
3. Institutional liaison
• Provide logistical and communication support for relations with local and national authorities.
• Facilitate communication between the WCS team and government, and community partners.
• Participate in meetings as an assistant and take notes for subsequent reporting.
4. Internal coordination
• Support coordination between the WCS Madagascar REDD+ team and other technical teams (MEL, MaMaBay, Social Safeguards).
• Assist in organizing field trips and logistics for the NBS team and other organizations participating.

• Malagasy nationality (mandatory requirement).
• Minimum educational level: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in environmental studies, law, social sciences, public administration, rural development, or related fields.
• Demonstrated interest or engagement in environmental or development initiatives, including internships, volunteer work, academic projects, or community-based activities related to forest or wildlife conservation.
• Good command of spoken and written French. Basic English desirable.
• Knowledge of the institutional and social context of Madagascar, particularly the environmental sector.
• Ability to work with local communities and government partners.
• Communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.
• Basic computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, or Gmail).

APPLICATION:
The single file in .pdf format containing the following application documents must be submitted no later than Wednesday, August 27, 2025:

- A cover letter including salary expectations;
- A CV with a recent photo and professional references;
- A copy of diplomas and certificates.

Applications that do not meet the above-mentioned requirements will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
All applicants interested in this position must adhere to WCS’s Principles and Values.

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