Scientific Coordinator: Illegal Succulent Trade

This position is seconded to SANBI Biodiversity Research Assessment and Monitoring Division

(22 month fixed term contract position based in either Worcester, or Cape Town but willing to drive to Worcester as needed)

WWF is the worlds largest and most respected independent conservation organisation, with over 6 million supporters and a global network active in over 100 countries. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the Earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

WWF South Africa is a national office that is part of the WWF network. We are a local NGO that has worked for over 50 years with the aim of inspiring all South Africans to live in harmony with nature, for the benefit of our country and the wellbeing of all our people. WWFs work is for nature, for you.

Our work is challenging and exciting and we love what we do. To join our team, you need to be brilliant at what you do, passionate, results-orientated and have a positive attitude.

Background

Over the past few years there has been a significant escalation in the illegal trade of succulents from South Africas arid zone which is threatening populations of many species of succulents.

WWF is assisting SANBI with capacity for the implementation of the National Response Strategy and Action Plan to address the Illegal trade in South African Succulents. The Coordinator shall be responsible for receiving and processing confiscated succulent plant material, supporting the effective and efficient writing of expert statements for the law enforcement process with regard to illegal succulent trade cases, and supporting the selling and transfer of plant material to a network of botanic gardens to maximise our ability to conserve genetic material for future reintroductions.

The Coordinator will work closely with and be supervised by the Senior Scientific Coordinator: Illegal Succulent Trade.